Building Surveys in North East

We are a Husband and Wife team, providing professional construction advice to people across the North East. We aim to help people with their current or future homes.

We have extensive construction knowledge, with particularly in-depth knowledge of trees, foundations and drainage, along with Building Regulation and Planning advice being available.

We focus primarily on the Tees Valley area, but do provide services across the North East.

If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact us by phone, e-mail or the Contact form.

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Services Provided

There is considerable confusion as to what service some people require.

For most Property Purchasers a Home Survey is perfectly suitable, but certain properties (converted, very old or unusual construction types) require that a Building Survey is the only suitable survey. If you do not require any detail, then a Valuation may be sufficient.

We will try to guide you to the most appropriate service, but we will respect any instruction for a higher service, if it is permissible (we do have to follow RICS rules).

For Valuations we do need to know the purpose of the Valuation – Accounting, Bankruptcy, Valuation Challenge, Equity Consolidation, Inheritance Tax, Matrimonial, Purchase, Reinstatement or Rental Valuations.

For Home Owners, we also provide Specific Building Advice, for issues of cracking, dampness, creaks, or whatever is concerning you.

General Tips

Some clients wish to be present while the Surveyor is performing the survey. This can be very distracting and it is not realistic to expect the Surveyor to give an off the cuff verbal report. We wish to consider all items revealed at inspection prior to reporting. As we provide reports within two working days, we find it best if you wait for your report and then raise any queries, by email, once you have read the full report.

Before placing an order with any Surveyor you should always ask them to confirm that they have adequate qualifications, accreditation, experience and insurance to perform the work. You should also establish their timescales for inspection and production of the report.

If making structural changes to an existing building or if designing a new building, you will need to be in compliance with the current building regulations and you may need to submit information to your local Building Control authority. We can also offer guidance in this area, as we have considerable knowledge of the Local Authority processes, both Planning and Building Control.