13 providers offering building survey in or across the South East, including national firms. A RICS-registered chartered surveyor, often one with experience of older or traditional buildings.
13 chartered surveyorsthe South East
Who needs oneBuyers of older, listed, unusually built or significantly altered properties, or anyone planning major renovation
Who can do itA RICS-registered chartered surveyor, often one with experience of older or traditional buildings
WhenAfter your offer is accepted, before exchange of contracts
Based in Witney, Oxfordshire · Covers Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and WarwickshireAccreditation stated by provider: Regulated by RICS (stated on site)
Based in London · Covers London, the South East and the Home CountiesAccreditation stated by provider: RICS regulated (stated on site), RICS Registered Valuer
Based in Reading area, Berkshire · Covers Berkshire and Oxfordshire, including Reading, Newbury and OxfordAccreditation stated by provider: Regulated by RICS (logo shown on site)
Based in Canterbury, Kent · Covers East Kent, including Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate, Ramsgate, Deal and DoverAccreditation stated by provider: RICS Regulated Firm, RICS Registered Valuer
Based in Brighton, East Sussex · Covers London, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Essex and Dorset, plus parts of the Midlands, Manchester and Tyne and WearAccreditation stated by provider: Regulated by RICS (stated on site)
Based in London · Covers London, Essex, Suffolk and KentAccreditation stated by provider: Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors, Pyramus and Thisbe Society, RPSA
Based in Brighton, East Sussex · Covers Sussex, with offices in Brighton, Haywards Heath, Chichester and EastbourneAccreditation stated by provider: RICS company (as stated on site)
Based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex · Covers Hampshire and West Sussex, including Portsmouth, Southampton and ChichesterAccreditation stated by provider: RICS Regulated Firm
A building survey (RICS Level 3), sometimes still called a structural survey, is the most detailed inspection available before buying a property. It suits older, unusual, listed or altered buildings, or anywhere you’re planning significant work.
Getting signed off in England
In England, your council’s building control team or a registered building control approver checks the work. They issue a completion or final certificate once they have the reports they need, such as the as-built SAP, EPC, air test and any sound or ventilation test results.