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Subject to survey

Subject to survey is the status of a property whose sale has been agreed in principle but remains conditional on a satisfactory survey of the property.

In plain English

This means the deal is not final yet. The buyer and seller have agreed to proceed, but the sale still depends on the property's survey being satisfactory.

In context

Here, it indicates that the agreed sale is still dependent on the survey being satisfactory.

Situation
Following home-purchase, mortgage, valuation, survey, and closing administration
What it communicates
marks the sale as still tied to survey-related progress.

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say whether the survey will be satisfactory or whether the sale will complete.

Examples

“They agreed a price for the cottage, but it remained subject to survey.”

Core meaning

“Because the sale was still subject to survey, neither side considered the purchase complete.”

In context