Owning your own home

its an old 2 up 2 down type of place so wanted to get the more in depth one due to the age of the place. cheers for the heads up on its just a rubber stamp not really a report on the soundness of the property. Sam just been downloading the guides from RIC's. cheers people

I don't blame you for getting one first time out as it should give you some reassurance, but surveys on London Victorian houses could mostly just be photocopied and handed out on street corners, they are so similar.

As mentioned ^^ they will say blah blah looks reasonably sound but you need to speak to a damp / roof / subsidence / electrical / plumbing expert (delete as applicable) to get proper advice.
Surveyors = another massive rip-off in the house buying process. IMO.