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If the works are recent, they should have paperwork/warranties to back it up. Also worth checking the local council planning site to make sure it was all kosher. Croydon's site made it really easy to see the ground floor extension and loft conversion of our place were A) done when the vendor said they were, and B) signed off properly.
I would still recommend getting full building survey, even just to remove any nagging doubt further down the line. It might not show you more than you already know, but then, you don't know what you don't know. For ours, we knew a shit ton of work needed done and didn't see any signs of structural issues ourselves during the two viewings. But having that reinforced by a survey helped my anxiety. It did also find some other minor stuff that we missed (a loose step, a down pipe needing redirectedetc).
We only paid £600 inc VAT from Leo Horsfield for a building survey and I personally am happy with the turnaround and detail in the survey. The guy also gave me a call as soon as he had done it to have a chat too.
Edit: Congratulations! Where/what is it?