Property Surveys in East Sussex. With Clear, Practical Advice

You may have specific concerns about parts of the property you’re buying, and you can share these concerns with us before the survey. However, we look at an extensive range of items, including the roof, structure, movement or subsidence, leaks, damp, electrical wiring, plumbing, boiler and heating systems. You can see a copy report here from a previous survey we have undertaken to see what is inspected and reported on.

Yes! All our quoted prices are inclusive of VAT, there are no hidden extras to pay.

Yes. Our prices are the same for flats and houses, but the survey for leasehold properties differs slightly to a freehold house purchase. Typically, for a leasehold property, the external and communal parts of the building will be maintained by the freeholder, with each leaseholder being obliged to contribute towards this.

We survey these parts of the building, where practically possible, and report back on the general condition of the building. We advise on budgets for future maintenance works that are likely to take place in the coming months and years. This way you can be financially prepared and assess your offer in terms of future cost exposure.

We keep our prices low by engaging in sustainable business practices and keeping our fixed price surveys restricted to a specific geographical area. We cover approx 15 miles around our base in Seaford. You can see the areas we cover here. We are not a chartered practice so do not have to pay annual membership fees to RICS.

Absolutely. We often travel longer distances, for an additional fee, which usually still equates to less than an alternative local surveyor. You can contact us here to see what this additional fee would be for a specific location.

Yes, we offer 100% refunds on all surveys, so long as we haven’t attended the property. We understand that house buying doesn’t always run smoothly, so if you need to cancel for up to 48 hours before the survey, we will refund you 100% of the fee. We do not keep any admin or processing fees.

We will take care of the booking process and will contact the agent or vendor on your behalf, so all you need to do is book with us. You may wish to let the agent or vendor know you are having a survey done. If you have selected the Premium survey, where you plan to attend the survey with us, you should let them know that you are attending. We may occasionally pay agents a small commission fee (or more likely buy them a Christmas present!) as a thank you for recommending us, this comes from our profits so does not cost you any more.

Yes, we will collect and return the keys from an agent located in the same town as the survey for no additional charge.

If you have selected a Premium survey, where you plan to attend the survey with us, we will advise you of a time to arrive. We normally allow ourselves a sufficient head start on your arrival to ensure you are not waiting too long for us to complete the survey before we can start our own in-person discussions. We would suggest allowing up to 90 minutes for your own time at the property.

For an Essential or Standard Survey, you will typically receive your report within 3 working days of us attending the property. For a Premium Survey, we guarantee that we will email the results to you by the end of the next working day, so long as we gain access to the property in the morning of the survey date.

It couldn’t be easier. Just head to our booking page, where you can select the service you’d like and choose a date that’s convenient to you. Complete Booking Form . Or you can drop us an email here and we’ll contact you.

We accept card payments via the secure online form only. You can also pay easily via online banking. If you send us an email here, we will send you a Fee Invoice for the relevant survey you require and this will include all our bank details.

Some RICS surveyors include a valuation and/or an insurance rebuilding estimate. We don’t include these sums but we know that typically your mortgage company will wish to complete their own mortgage valuation which is often ‘desk based’. Their valuation is a simple check to see if their investment is safe and does not identify any defects or repairs you need to know about. An insurance rebuilding estimate can be easily found free of charge from providers such as the Association of British Insurers (ABI)

Yes, we carry £500,000 of professional indemnity cover and £5,000,000 of public liability cover for our client’s peace of mind.