Our Services
RPSA Home Buyer Surveys and RICS Building Surveys by your local Building Surveyors
RICS Building Surveyor Services under one roof in Kent and East Sussex.
Our RICS Building Surveyor Services
Weald and City Surveyors Ltd. look forward to being your long-term property partners. As general practice RICS Building Surveyors, you can rely on us as your ethical and supportive building consultants. Our experience, knowledge, and proven focus on client care combine to ensure satisfaction.
Learn how we can assist you at each stage of your property journey.
Pre Purchase Building Surveys
RPSA Home Buyer Survey (Enhanced Level 2)
For unaltered modern properties that you do not intend to alter.
- A full non-invasive inspection
- Moisture meter assessment
- Clear digital report with traffic lights
- Description of visible defects
- Annotated photos
- A section for your legal advisers
- A section outlining risks
- A section on Energy Matters
- Post inspection overview email
- Post report call with your surveyor
- Desktop research report
- 3-4 hours inspection time
Unsure if this great value option is right for your property? Contact us, we’re happy to advise.
Backed by the Property Ombudsman Alternative Dispute Resolution Service
RICS Level 3 Home Surveys (Building Survey/Full Structural Survey)
As Homebuyer Survey plus:
- A more thorough inspection of roof spaces
- Access to drone and thermal imaging
- Moisture meter and hygrometer checks
- Description of construction/materials
- Descriptions of potential concealed defects
- Explanations of defect implications
- Repair methodology guidance
- Hyperlinks to relevant resources
- Consideration of third-party drain reports
- 4-8 hours inspection time
Undertaken by our most experienced surveyors to reduce risk and strengthen your negotiating position.
Unsure if this extensive survey is necessary? Contact us, we’re happy to advise.
Backed by The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Service
Listed Building Survey (Enhanced RICS Level 3)
Our detailed, non-invasive survey extends the standard RICS Level 3, incorporating historical significance, original construction, and modern alterations.
We assess compliance, consent history, and can provide follow-up five-yearly (quinquennial) inspections under a separate instruction. Protect your investment with a survey built upon BS 7913:2013 standards.
- Chapels
- Cloth Halls
- Oast Houses
- Hall Houses
- Farmhouses
Unsure if this extensive survey is necessary? Please contact us for further information.
Backed by The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Service
How Much Does a Building Survey Cost?
RPSA Home Buyer Survey Fees
- Age
- Condition
- Size
- Outbuildings
- Garden Size
Expect to pay 0/1% – 0.125% of the property’s advertised asking price.
Surveyors: 1
RICS Level 3 Home Survey Fees
- Age
- Condition
- Size
- Construction Complexity
- Outbuildings
- Garden Size
Expect a fee of 0.13% – 0.18% of the property’s advertised asking price.
Surveyors: 1-2
Listed Building Survey Fees
- Listing Category
- Age
- Condition
- Size
- Construction Complexity
- Outbuildings
- Garden Size
- Boundary Treatments
Expect a fee ranging between 0.19% and 0.3% of the property’s advertised asking price.
Surveyors: 1-3
Your Modern Survey Report is Thorough, and Easy To Understand
Visual and Informative
High-quality captioned images in HTML and PDF formats so you can quickly see what’s important. Select full, summary or Condition Rating 3 viewing modes. Your surveyor will answer your questions after you have read your report.
Complimentary Desktop Research Reports
Our reports include a Desktop Research Report. From ground conditions and mining to road noise and internet speeds, these are packed with helpful information from over 200 data points.
No 24 Hour Delivery
Our comprehensive reports are bespoke. They are not written by AI, and they undergo internal verification.
Please allow 3-6 working days depending on the type, size and condition of the property.
Accessible and Helpful
Our modern inspection reports with annotated photos and videos can be viewed on your mobile, tablet, PC or printed from a PDF to suit your needs. We will even send a copy directly to your legal adviser to save you a job.
You're Buying Peace of Mind
Our surveyors only inspect one property per day, they write their reports after the inspection, and do not rely on AI.
Party Wall Surveyor Services
Party Wall Notice and Award Services
Our two party wall surveyors share over 40 years of specialist experience.
From basements and city redevelopments to the repair of residential party fence walls, our RICS regulated building surveyors are here to help.
Our surveyors are also experienced general practice surveyors with a working understanding of building construction and pathology gained through undertaking 100s of RICS building surveys.
Schedules of Condition
Our building surveyors can provide schedules of condition to various levels of details, these are ideal for:-
- Pre works comfort
- Party Wall consent cases
- Condition reporting
Feasibility Reports
Our party wall surveyors assess your proposals, providing feasibility reports to prevent disputes and expedite Party Wall Awards. We advise on required notices and content, ensuring compliance with the Party Wall etc. Act (1996), minimising delays.
We deliver expert party wall reports, offering key insights to reduce risks associated with neighbourly disputes.
Listed Property Services
Heritage Reports
Weald and City Surveyors’ RICS Building Surveyors deliver detailed heritage reports, tracing your listed property’s evolution. We establish the character and value of its features, aiding conservation officers and designers in sensitive adaptations. Reports include photographic libraries, measured surveys, and annotated floor plans.
Quinquennial Inspection Reports
Weald and City Surveyors provide comprehensive quinquennial (5-yearly) inspection reports, offering essential insights into your building’s condition. These reports assist in planning future maintenance and ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting your investment with detailed assessments.
Maintenance Advice
Secure specialist defect analysis and conservation-led maintenance advice for your listed property from Weald and City Surveyors. Our experienced RICS Building Surveyors understand historic building requirements. We identify defects, recommend sensitive solutions to maintain the original fabric, and advise on character-respecting enhancements.
Concept Design and Planning Services
Measured Surveys
Our RICS Building Surveyors can undertake a measured survey of your property to assist in the preparation of planning drawings.
Planning Compliant drawings
Measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measurement
- Planning Compliant drawings
- Measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measurement
Planning Advice and Support
Our RICS Building Surveyors can prepare and submit your
- Design and Access Statements
- Planning Drawings
Concept Designs
Our architectural design team can produce your concept designs and planning permission drawings.
- Feasibility studies
- Design Brief Development
- Concept Design
Building Pathology Services
Professional Damp and Mould Surveys
Weald and City Surveyors Ltd. provide specialist damp surveys for traditional buildings, strictly adhering to the RICS Joint Position Statement. Our surveyors employ a ‘whole building’ approach, identifying moisture sources and delivering responsible, impartial advice. We ensure thorough assessments, avoiding misleading data, and provide clear, actionable reports to effectively manage damp issues.
Specific Defect Reports
Weald and City Surveyors offer targeted property assessments for specific defects, including cracking, damp, and other concerns. Our experienced local RICS building surveyors provide thorough evaluations and detailed reports, addressing your concerns.
Professional Timber Defect Analysis
Weald and City Surveyors Ltd. provide detailed timber defect surveys, focusing on rot and decay. Our surveyors conduct thorough inspections, identifying the causes and extent of timber damage. We deliver detailed reports with clear, actionable advice for effective remediation and prevention, protecting the fabric of your property.
Frequently Asked Property Questions: Answered by our Building Surveyors
A: This is one of the most common enquiries we receive. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is a piece of statutory legislation, and it sets out minimum periods of notice that can run for up to 2 months.
We can sometimes help, provided that your project manager has ensured that the professional team have organised all the required drawings, method statements and other evidence that the party wall surveyor will require. In addition, your project manager must have established that the works are legal in terms of design. This does not just mean that you have planning permission as you need to ensure that the design does create a trespass and that you have established sufficient legal rights to carry out each aspect of the works.
Common trip up points are overhanging eaves/gutters, unnecessary foundation encroachment and a failure to gain agreement for scaffolding which may not be covered by the Party Wall Award(s)/notice(S). Remember that the best time to appoint your surveyor is generally before or when you appoint your architect. You should also appoint a project/contract manager unless you are suitably experienced.
A: Asking a question is often an answer. We would advise you to consider which areas were refurbished, what ‘refurbished’ means on this occasion, whether the builder understood the historic building’s needs and what the potential cost of not allowing the surveyor adequate time and scope may be.
A: Absolutely, and we now have the latest Residential Property Surveyors Association documents and standards available. These have been fully approved in line with the relevant upcoming legislation for snagging assessors.
A: Yes, we can provide a feasibility report and our opinions regarding planning and use.
A: Absolutely, we can carry out a pre-sale inspection and provide our opinion.
A: Yes, we can pop round with our high-level inspection equipment and report back to you with photographs and findings.
A: Yes, but before you do so, there may be a simpler, easier and cheaper solution. We can carry out some investigations for you.
A: Yes we can take a look and also run some checks with our thermal imaging equipment.
A: Probably not is the honest answer. However, we can signpost you in the right direction regarding dispute resolution and may be able to provide a report for your solicitor if required.
A: Yes, we are based in Kent, so oasts and barn conversions are typical properties from our perspective.
