Surveyors in the United Kingdom
10 surveyors across the United Kingdom, each compared on their portfolio, credential evidence, past work and reviews: the evidence that matters before a project you'll live with. Add your area below to compare their work near you.
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Surveyors
10 surveyors found
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What to check when hiring surveyors in the United Kingdom
MyTrustedTraders ranks on independent public evidence. No ads, no paid placement. Use these checks alongside the evidence on each profile before you decide who to contact.
- Ask to see a portfolio of completed work like yours, plus recent references you can contact.
- Check the credentials and registrations that matter for this work, and that they are current.
- Get a written, itemised quote with scope, assumptions and a staged payment schedule.
- Compare at least three surveyors on the depth of their evidence, not just price.
How to judge a surveyor
Independent, no-ads guidance. The trade-specific checks that matter most, the warning signs, and what to ask before you hire. Use it alongside each trader’s public evidence above.
Verify before you hire
- Check their name against ricsfirms.com: only RICS-regulated firms are required by law to carry professional indemnity insurance.
- Confirm whether they hold MRICS or FRICS after their name: the title 'surveyor' alone is not legally protected in the UK.
- For a damp or timber report, verify the firm is a Property Care Association independent member (property-care.org): not a remediation contractor with a financial interest in finding problems.
- Ask which RICS survey level they recommend for your specific property type and age, and confirm it is included in the fixed-fee quote.
Warning signs of a cowboy
- They are not listed on ricsfirms.com: meaning they have no mandatory professional indemnity insurance if their report misses a structural defect.
- The damp or timber survey is offered free by the same company that then quotes to fix the problem: a direct conflict of interest.
- The quote excludes VAT or adds charges for properties above a certain value only revealed after you book.
- They cannot confirm which RICS survey level they are providing, or they describe every report as 'standard' regardless of property age.
Questions to ask before you hire
- Are you a RICS-regulated firm, and can I verify you on ricsfirms.com?
- How long will you actually spend at the property, and will you access the loft, roof space, and sub-floor void?
- Do you regularly survey properties in this postcode: are you familiar with local flood risk, subsidence, or conservation-area rules here?
- What does your fee include, and is VAT already in the price you have quoted?
Frequently asked questions
- How do I choose a trustworthy surveyor?
- Compare the public evidence on each profile: how many independent reviews they have and across how many named sources, the rating and how recent it is, any credential evidence, and the company status. A surveyor backed by several named sources is harder to fake than one found in only one place.
- Does MyTrustedTraders rank or recommend surveyors for payment?
- No. There are no ads and no paid placement. Surveyors are ranked only by the strength of independent public evidence. No one can pay to rank higher, add a badge, or change their reviews.
- Where do the reviews come from?
- They're imported from named public review sources and always shown with the source named. They aren't reviews written on MyTrustedTraders. We cross-check the same business across sources rather than creating new reviews.
- What should I check before hiring a surveyor?
- Confirm credentials and insurance directly with the surveyor, get a written quote, and run the Cowboy Checker on the business first. MyTrustedTraders helps you shortlist on the evidence. It doesn't replace your own checks before you hire.
More ways to check who to trust
Free, independent checks. No ads, no paid placement.
- Cowboy Checker
Spot the warning signs of a dishonest business before you hire.
- Company Health Check
Check whether the company behind a business is active, dissolved, or in liquidation.
- Licence Check
A licence number from a van or quote, checked against every public register included here in one search.