Surveyors
Surveyors in this category inspect, diagnose and report on period, listed and traditional buildings. Typical commissions include pre-purchase building surveys, condition surveys, damp and timber investigations, defect diagnosis, reinstatement cost assessments and schedules of repair. A surveyor who understands traditional construction reads an old building differently: damp readings, cracking and past repairs are interpreted against how solid-walled, breathable buildings actually behave. Instruct one before buying an older property, when a defect needs a cause rather than a patch, or when a programme of repairs needs to be specified and prioritised.
What this category covers
- Pre-purchase building surveys of period and listed properties
- Condition surveys and quinquennial-style inspections
- Defect diagnosis, including damp and timber problems
- Schedules of repair and specification of works
- Reinstatement cost assessments for insurance
Alan Dickinson Chartered Surveyor
Alan Dickinson MRICS is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Historic Buildings Consultant ...
Allcott Associates
Allcott Associates LLP is a nationwide surveying practice headquartered in Leamington Spa, ...
Andrew’s Building Conservation Ltd
Andrew’s Building Conservation Ltd (ABC) is a chartered building surveying company and ...
Arnold Bartosch
Arnold Bartosch is a practice of chartered surveyors and historic building consultants ...
Aspectum Chartered Building Consultancy
PROFESSIONAL MULTI-DISCIPLINERY BUILDING CONSULTANCY: Serving South and West UK, this consultancy provides ...
Barrett Corp & Harrington Ltd
Barrett Corp & Harrington (BCH) is a multidisciplinary Chartered Building Consultancy that ...
Blackacre Chartered Surveyors & Valuers
Blackacre Chartered Surveyors & Valuers is an independent RICS-regulated practice with offices ...
Brundell Woolley Limited
CHARTERED QUANTITY SURVEYORS AND COST CONSULTANTS: Brundell Woolley Limited specialises in the ...
Building Conservation Services
Building Conservation Services, trading as BCS Heritage Design & Surveys, is an ...
Cademuir Building Consultants Limited
Cademuir Building Consultants was incorporated in 2017 and draws on more than ...
Instructing a surveyor for an older building
Match the survey to the building. A standard homebuyer report is rarely adequate for a listed or pre-1919 property; a full building survey (RICS Level 3) by someone with traditional-building experience will identify what matters and what is normal for the construction.
Ask how the surveyor approaches damp. Older solid-walled buildings are routinely misdiagnosed with “rising damp” where the real causes are raised ground levels, cement renders, blocked ventilation or leaking rainwater goods. A surveyor who investigates causes rather than prescribing injected chemicals will save you money.
Check credentials and insurance: RICS membership, professional indemnity cover, and for sensitive buildings, conservation accreditation (RICS Conservation Accredited Surveyors or similar).
If the survey leads to work, consider retaining the surveyor to specify and inspect the repairs; a clear specification lets contractors price like for like and protects everyone during the job.
Questions to ask
What level of survey does a listed building need before purchase?
A full building survey (RICS Level 3) carried out by a surveyor experienced with traditional construction. Standard valuation and homebuyer reports are not designed to assess historic fabric, and lenders' valuations tell you almost nothing about condition.
Why do surveyors distrust quick damp diagnoses in old houses?
Because electrical moisture meters read high on old plasters and salts regardless of actual damp, and the common causes in solid-walled buildings are external: raised ground levels, cement render, defective gutters and poor ventilation. Treating symptoms with injected damp-proof courses often wastes money.
What is a schedule of repair?
A prioritised, itemised list of defects and the works needed to put them right, usually ordered by urgency. It forms the basis for obtaining comparable quotations and for planning repairs over several years.
All 47 businesses listed under Surveyors
- Alan Dickinson Chartered Surveyor East Sussex
- Allcott Associates Warwickshire
- AMS Surveys Merseyside
- Andrew’s Building Conservation Ltd Shrewsbury
- Arnold Bartosch Gloucestershire
- Aspectum Chartered Building Consultancy Devon
- Barrett Corp & Harrington Ltd Gloucestershire
- Blackacre Chartered Surveyors & Valuers Greater London
- Brundell Woolley Limited Lincolnshire
- BSA Chesters Ltd Buckinghamshire
- Building Conservation Services Devon
- Cademuir Building Consultants Limited Scottish Borders
- Cavendish Bloor Cheshire
- Central Surveying Gloucestershire
- Civilised Surveying Services Ltd Bedfordshire
- Cooper HBC Kent
- Court Design and Conservation Cornwall
- Criterion Surveyors Ltd Surrey
- CSquared Bath and North East Somerset
- Daniel Martin Conservation Surveyor Kent
- David George Surveying & Conservation Devon
- Desbruslais Chartered Surveyors West Sussex
- Dobanti Chartered Surveyors Kent
- Dyfi Architecture Limited Ceredigion
- Eco Tiffin Limited Hertfordshire
- Emerald Ritter Surveying Services Limited Gloucestershire
- George Baxter Associates West Sussex
- Hawkins Historic Limited Northamptonshire
- Hayden Associates Cornwall
- Heritage Window Consultancy Somerset
- Homes Surveys Derbyshire
- Howe Surveyors Ltd North Yorkshire
- James Slater & Co Gloucestershire
- JWRC Conservation Lancashire
- Listed Building Surveys East Sussex
- Merit Estates North Yorkshire
- Nicholson Price Associates Wrexham
- ODS Group Oxfordshire
- Ofhaus Ltd West Midlands
- Price Whitehead Kent
- Rebuild Cost Assessment Ltd Dorset
- Robinson & Hall Bedford
- Savills Tyne and Wear
- Smith & Garratt Scottish Borders
- Smith Heritage Surveyors Wiltshire
- Thorne Building Associates Ltd Dorset
- Whitworth Suffolk
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