Already have a survey report? Understand what it means and what to do next.
We accept RICS home surveys, building surveys, damp and timber reports, specialist property reports, insurance inspection reports, existing quotations, contractor recommendations and supporting photographs.
Most reports are written to protect the surveyor rather than to explain the property. They record elevated moisture readings, recommend further investigation by a specialist contractor and leave the reader no clearer about what is actually wrong. We read the report against the evidence in it and tell you what that evidence does and does not establish.
About your situation
What you receive
A written explanation of the findings, the recommendations we would question, the ones we would act on first, and an indication of what the remedial work usually involves. Where a figure is needed for a budget, an insurer or a managing agent, we set out what the repair would reasonably be expected to cost.
Your documents are treated in confidence, are seen only by the team reviewing them and are never passed to a third party. Uploading a report places you under no obligation to instruct us, and if the report is sound we will say so.
Example of how we interpret a finding
- Original finding
- Elevated moisture readings were recorded to the front reception-room wall.
- Initial interpretation
- Elevated readings alone do not confirm rising damp. Further assessment should consider wall construction, external ground levels, rainwater goods, internal finishes and other possible moisture sources.
- Recommended next step
- Arrange a targeted damp investigation before deciding whether remedial treatment is necessary.