Business Details
40 Years
experience
Your Trusted Chartered Surveyors in Thanet
Established in 1986, our practice provides chartered surveying and architectural design services across Thanet and Kent. Our team combines extensive expertise in residential and commercial valuations, party wall disputes, and expert witness testimony. Geoff Oliver, a Fellow of the RICS since 1995, brings decades of experience in building surveying and local government planning. We prioritise client satisfaction through prompt, competent service, supported by a skilled team of RICS-qualified professionals and designers.Our work spans private clients, local authorities, and large enterprises, with a focus on RICS-compliant home buyer surveys, conservation projects, and grant-aided contract administration. Transparency and impartiality underpin our approach to dispute resolution and architectural design, ensuring solutions tailored to individual client needs.
Services
Surveys
Valuations
Architectural Design
Party Wall Disputes
Expert Witness
Conservation Projects
Details
- Year established: 1986
Highlights and features
- Over 30 years of experience in residential and commercial valuations
- Fellow of the RICS with expertise in historic building conservation
- Unbiased expert witness services for legal cases
- Experienced in local government planning and building control
- Team of RICS-qualified professionals and skilled designers
Associations and certifications
- RICS
Services
Home Buyer Surveys
Our RICS-compliant home buyer surveys in Thanet and Kent assess property condition for residential transactions. We identify structural issues, maintenance needs, and valuation factors, providing detailed reports to inform purchasing decisions. Services cover both small and large properties, ensuring clients understand their investment's true value.
Commercial Valuations
We provide accurate commercial property valuations for shops, offices, and industrial units across Kent. Our assessments support lease negotiations, mortgage applications, and asset management strategies. With over 30 years of local market expertise, we deliver valuations that reflect current market conditions and property-specific factors.
Party Wall Disputes
As impartial surveyors under the Party Wall Etc. Act 1996, we prepare awards and schedules of condition to resolve boundary and structural disputes. Our services include serving notices, drafting legally enforceable awards, and preventing conflicts through expert surveying knowledge and mediation expertise.
Architectural Design
Our RICS-qualified team creates architectural plans for residential and commercial projects in Thanet. Using CAD and traditional techniques, we develop designs that balance aesthetics with practicality. Services include planning applications, building regulations compliance, and conservation-focused renovations for historic properties.
Expert Witness
We provide independent expert evidence for building-related legal disputes. Our RICS-accredited surveyors analyse construction issues, prepare court reports, and testify in proceedings. Services support solicitors and clients in resolving contract disputes, defect claims, and boundary conflicts with technical precision.
People
Geoff Oliver
Principal Surveyor
Fellow of the RICS since 1995 with 40+ years' experience in building surveying, local government planning, and conservation projects. Specialises in party wall awards and expert witness testimony.
Amy
Chartered Surveyor
RICS-qualified surveyor supporting residential and commercial valuations, architectural design, and dispute resolution. Brings technical expertise to the team's RICS-compliant services.
Questions
What survey types do you offer for home buyers?
We provide RICS-compliant home buyer surveys across Thanet and Kent, covering property condition assessments for residential transactions.
Can you handle commercial property valuations?
Yes, we assess shops, offices, and industrial units for lease, sale, or mortgage purposes using local market expertise.
Do you resolve party wall disputes?
As accredited surveyors, we prepare party wall awards, serve notices, and mediate disputes under the 1996 Act.
Are your services RICS-accredited?
Yes, Geoff Oliver is a RICS Fellow with 30+ years' compliance experience, and Amy is a qualified RICS member.
Do you provide architectural design?
Our team creates residential and commercial designs using CAD and traditional techniques, including conservation projects.
Can you act as expert witnesses?
We provide court-compliant expert testimony on building disputes, with experience in legal report preparation and cross-examination.
