News Update
- Andrew McColl, Chairman
- 21 August 2025
Skyline Launches Seller’s Survey: A New Chapter for the Market. A significant new development has landed in the residential surveying world. Skyline Surveyors have launched the Home Insight Survey — the first structured seller-commissioned survey in England and Wales.Seller’s surveys are not new internationally. Scotland has long utilised its Single Survey system as part of the mandatory Home Report, and countries such as France, Norway, and Sweden have demonstrated that upfront information makes transactions faster, smoother, and far less likely to fail. Until now, though, sellers in England and Wales have had no equivalent option.Skyline has taken the lead, and their home insight survey is designed to do three things:Give sellers confidence by identifying issues before marketing,Provide buyers with reliable condition information at the point of offer,And reduce the risk of costly fall-throughs and renegotiations. With around 30% of transactions currently collapsing and average transaction times stretching to 22 weeks, the potential benefits are clear. By comparison, Scotland’s upfront system sees straightforward sales complete in just 6–8 weeks, with far fewer abortive costs.The question of trust is often raised. Will buyers accept a report commissioned by the seller? Evidence suggests yes. Research from the Department for Business found that 89% of buyers would find a seller...
