Structural Surveys in London for Home Buyers & Homeowners

Structural engineer’s inspections and plain-English reports across London. Buying a home and your survey says “refer to a structural engineer”? We visit within 3 working days and send your report within 48 hours, so you have a clear answer before you exchange.

Book a survey or call 020 3835 2633

Buying in London?
• Fixed quote within 2 working hours of sending the address and survey extract
• Site visit within 3 working days, focused on what your surveyor or lender flagged
• Report within 48 hours of the visit, in plain English you can share with your solicitor, lender and the seller’s agent
• Clear next steps: no action, monitoring, repair or further investigation, so you can renegotiate or proceed with confidence

Guide prices
• Specific inspection of one defect: £950 + VAT
• General inspection of the whole property: approx. £1,700 + VAT
• Load-bearing wall assessment: £600 inc. VAT, or £1,150 inc. VAT from a Chartered Structural Engineer

Why London houses need a closer look
London’s housing stock is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces built on shallow foundations, often on shrinkable London Clay. Combine that with street trees, older drains and decades of alterations, from removed chimney breasts to knocked-through kitchens, and cracking and movement are common. Most of it is historic and harmless. Our job is to tell you which is which. Our office is at 45 Fitzroy Street, W1, so we can usually visit quickly.

Questions buyers ask us
• My RICS survey says “refer to a structural engineer”. What now?
• Should I buy a house with cracks or subsidence?
• Buying a house where a wall was removed without approval
• Is movement normal in a Victorian terrace?
• My mortgage lender wants a structural engineer’s report
• How quickly can I get a structural report before exchange?

Common reasons London clients call us
• Pre-purchase checks after a RICS survey or lender’s valuation flags a concern
• Cracking linked to clay soils and nearby trees
• Subsidence where old drains may be leaking
• Bowing front and party walls
• Removed chimney breasts and knocked-through rooms with no paperwork

Because we also design drainage, we can identify when a leaking drain is behind the movement and design the fix.

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12+ years’ experience · £1,000,000 PI insurance · Site visit within 3 working days · 48-hour reports

London areas we cover
• Islington & Highbury
• Camden & Kentish Town
• Kensington & Chelsea
• Hackney & Shoreditch
• Westminster & Mayfair
• Fulham & Putney
• Clapham & Brixton
• Greenwich & Blackheath
• Lewisham & Forest Hill
• Bromley & Beckenham
• Croydon
• Lambeth & Wandsworth
• Richmond & Twickenham
• Haringey & Enfield
• Waltham Forest & Redbridge
• Hampstead
• Kingston & Surbiton
• Southwark & Peckham
• Tower Hamlets
• Newham
• Barking & Dagenham
• Havering & Romford
• Bexley
• Sutton & Cheam
• Wimbledon & Merton
• Hounslow & Chiswick
• Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush
• Ealing & Acton
• Hillingdon
• Harrow
• Brent
• Barnet & Finchley

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