Property surveys in Cenon

Property surveys in Cenon : what you need to know

Cenon steps up from the lower right bank, near the Garonne, to the plateau. Down below are townhouses and old échoppes (single-storey stone houses). On the heights, large 1960s and 1970s housing estates sit alongside bourgeois houses in parkland, detached houses and newer buildings from urban renewal projects.

Large estates, built well before 1 July 1997, make an asbestos survey unavoidable on a sale. Houses and échoppes in lower Cenon built before 1 January 1949 need a CREP (lead report). Gas and electrical installations over 15 years old are inspected. As most flats are in co-ownership, a loi Carrez (floor area) measurement is almost always needed. To let, you need the loi Boutin living area and a DPE (Energy Performance Certificate): G-rated homes have been banned from letting since 1 January 2025, F will be from 2028. Unrenovated 1970s flats are the most exposed to these thresholds. A termite inspection is required in municipalities covered by a prefectoral order: we check the status of your address.

Depending on the property's location, the ERP (risk statement) may show flood risk from the Garonne in the lower town and clay shrink-swell on the hillsides. We work in Cenon in flats and houses alike, with weekday slots and Saturday mornings on request.