surveyor

[Anonymous]

Good morning all, a friend of mine has just had her offer accepted on a lovely grade 2 listed house in Duxford about 15 miles West of Oxford. Could anyone please recommend a local surveyor experienced in period houses? Many thanks, Charles

 

[Anonymous]

Here's a useful start - RICS conservation accredited people - also try Seeking Specialists part of this site - and SPAB has lists also of suitably skilled people.

However - see warnings below reagrding Building Society not accepting a report for valuation purposes, and insisting on another survey for valuation! Mad. But worth knowing about and checking.

It's well worth additionally paying to get a decent full survey from a conservation professional however. That way, if the BS valuation surveyor recommends another specialist survey for damp and timber etc, as they usually do, then there is already one in place - from someone who will not also be keen to flog chemical injection etc etc.


http://www.rics.org/AboutRICS/RICSforums/RICSBuildingConservationForum/RICSBuildingConservationForumaccreditation/accreditedlist.htm