Home buyer report/survey 7 year old house

[Aria20]

We've had our offer accepted on a property. It's 7 years old, has 3 years left on NHBC guarantee. Obviously the boiler, windows, doors, roof etc are only 7 years old and all look to be in good condition.
DH thinks it's a waste of money doing a survey on it as our current house was built in 1900s so we had a survey done and the usual red points came up as expected with the age of the house but nothing major that we needed to do so he thinks even less would come up on a new house?
I said sometimes new builds cut corners so could be issues so it's still worth doing?
What would you do?

We sold our 4 year old house last summer and the buyers paid for a survey on it. The surveyor himself when he came round said it was a waste of time and money. Our onward purchase was a 6 year old house and we didn't bother with a survey. All has been fine, no problems.

Thank you @parkrunner1977 I guess I'm being cautious as new house is double the value of current house lol but obviously huge age difference!

@parkrunner1977 did you get a home buyer report or literally nothing at all?

Unless you're in the business I'd take a builder round in lieu of a survey, I wouldn't have nothing at all.

For £500 give or take I would get it surveyed , even at 7 years old

@Aria20 No we didn't have any kind of survey at all. My husband is a groundworker on housing developments and knows new builds very well so he knows what to look out for.

It's expensive purchase you'll ever make (in theory/ unless you buy a more expensive in the future). Why wouldn't you spend that bit extra to fully understand what you're getting into.

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We recently sold a 7 year old house. Our buyers didn’t have a survey at all - however they had renovated previous homes so perhaps we’re experienced enough to have a good look themselves.
I probably would get a survey as we have no building or DIY skills and wouldn’t notice even obvious defects knowing our luck!

We bought a 7yo house and had a survey. Didn't stop the subsidence from shonky building work when the house was 11yo and just out of NHBC warranty

Oh dear I knew there would be horror stories... better tell DH we should still get one!

We live in a 4 year old house and although all seems fine with ours so far, some of the houses on this estate have been built not complying with planning regulations and the builder went into liquidation so the road is unfinished, houses are standing empty etc. so, I do believe they will have potentially cut corners and wonder if anything will come up with ours in the future. Just makes me think you never know, just because it's a new build you can't guarrantee, maybe better to be on the safe side?

Peace of mind is worth a lot. I would have to have it done or I would be worrying all the time.

I agree, a survey is essential and at a small cost in the grand scheme of moving. I assume you are cash purchasers? If you are getting a mortgage the lender will require a survey. Our last move was a cash purchase, we still paid for a survey.