The thing is, specifications for major moments, property lines in a great many other factors shift and change over time, even as recently as after the war. One must remember that we are rapidly approaching a point when the postwar period was a century ago, and there has been a lot of change in that time.
Furthermore, the technology available to a house surveyor has changed greatly in that time, meaning that more accurate measurements and surveys can be done than ever before. The UK is a stickler for accurate surveys and staying on top of this, as well as keeping record straight. Given the amount of property disputes at this country experiences every year, they do their best to try to reduce the need for them as much as they can.
But why RICS surveyors specifically?
This organization, the Royal Institute for chartered surveyors, is a body that in forces the highest standards and quality for survey practices when it comes to property, buildings and anything else. This is a government-endorsed organization, ensuring compliance to the most modern standards, the most courteous service and the most thorough practice. If you don’t go with a chartered surveyor like this, you run the risk of the job being done sloppily, or not being compliant to the latest standards.
If you need a house surveyor, make sure that they are part of the nationwide group of RICS surveyors, to ensure that the survey is done accurately, promptly and to the latest standards. Trust me, this will save you a lot of grief in the long run, as a surveyor who is behind the times or not properly informed about current conditions may give you an accurate information that will be hotly disputed, leaving you out a lot of money and dealing with a lot more stress.
People often find themselves wondering, though, why they even need a house surveyor if the structure is particularly old. It was certainly surveyed after World War II, if not again after that, because during the recovery period after the war, every structure in the country was surveyed at some point. Part of this was to see if any structural damage was done, and to go ahead and update registries and changes to buildings while they were at it, it was a time of rejuvenation and recovery for the country. This was a long time coming, and the tragedy of the war hastened the need for it.