• The concise report covers the building inside and outside, the services and the site. It focuses on the defects and other problems which in the judgement of the surveyor are urgent or significant, but it also covers:
  
  
  • the general condition and particular features of the property
  • particular points which should be referred to the client's legal advisers
  • other relevant considerations concerning, for example, safety, the location, the environment, or perhaps insurance

Matters which are judged to be not urgent or not significant are in general not included in the report, but the surveyor will mention matters judged to be both helpful and constructive.

• Where the clients has a particular concern-perhaps whether the property is suitable for a disabled person-the surveyor will keep this in mind during this inspection. Or, a specific addition to the Service-perhaps to the standard inspection-may be agreed between client and surveyor.

When necessary, the surveyor may also be able to provide some extra service which is outside the scope of the standard package-perhaps providing a schedule of minor defects (for later discussion with a contractor), or arranging for the testing of mains services by suitably qualified specialists.

• Where the client should take some action before deciding to proceed with the purchase, this is signalled clearly in the text of the report and included in the summery of action and the other key considerations.