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Building surveyor

I wondered if anyone has personally used a building surveyor suitable for a traditional 3 bed Victorian (?) terrace in the Roehampton area? I'm not sure that I want to ask the selling estate agent thinking that an independent one might be more likely to point out problems. I'm not looking for the cheapest and happy to pay for one that people have had a positive experience with. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Karl Henry ● 1738d7 Comments

Very good in my experience:David GravesJCF Property Management322 Upper Richmond roadLondon SW15 6TL

Alexander MacLeod ● 1738d

Yes, but I'm afraid, when painting the house I live in, they used a surveyor from Weybridge, who then used people they new to paint the house and charged over 33000, for painting front and back and they were crap. We did our own on the ground floor at the back as didn't want their builders in our backgarden.  Also this was only windows they painted, not brickwork. all right when Mr. J. Frances himself was at the company. Then after putting a new base to the balcony on the middle floor they never sealed under the door, and the water poured into the main passage, into our cellar and into my bedroom. That was after the rain a couple of years ago.

Barbara Stevens ● 1737d

I would not recommend David Graves.

Sue Hammond ● 1737d

Doesn't sound like the same company. My experience has been the direct opposite.

Alexander MacLeod ● 1737d

SH: Why?

Alexander MacLeod ● 1737d

Alexander, sorry to disappoint you, but they managed the Freehold where I live for nearly 30 yrs. I only live round the corner to the office. OK when Mr. Francis his self was there, but I'm afraid one of the staff dealing with the freehold, used another Surveyor from Weybridge, who said just because my other half had put in quote to do the work didn't mean he would get the job. So they used a company who seem to have an office in Eastbourne. The work they did was Sh=t. I even said they had block the guttering and it had blocked the drain by the front door. So the boss of the painters said of we have cleared it, I said what drain did you clean, he pointed to the coal chute in front of the front door. My mouth must have been open in disbelief. I said that is the coal chute, where did you get the water from they didn't know. Mr. Graves attended a couple of times to inspect also on the other surveyor whether she was checking on the work. But they didn't check properly.

Barbara Stevens ● 1737d

Barbara: point noted, but not my experience.

Alexander MacLeod ● 1736d