Chartered Building Surveyors providing surveys of buildings, plus Party Wall, Expert Witness, and Right to Light services. At Smith Marston, we strive to give you a high level of service, one that we hope you will tell others about. We pride ourselves on our level of repeat business from satisfied customers and word of mouth recommendations.
Cannot recommend highly enough! Everything was clearly explained and dealt with efficiently; it was such a friendly, personalised service and. We used Smith Marston to project manage the building of our extension. After spending time clearly understanding our specification SM handled both the tendering exercise and the build with great professionalism and attention to detail.
Cannot recommend highly enough! Everything was clearly explained and dealt with efficiently; it was such a friendly, personalised service and. We used Smith Marston to project manage the building of our extension. After spending time clearly understanding our specification SM handled both the tendering exercise and the build with great professionalism and attention to detail.
Services
Our particular areas of expertise include Building Surveys of residential property, acting as an Expert Witness, giving Party Wall advice, Right to Light, and BRE Daylight and Sunlight Reports. We act for individuals, other consultants plus local and national businesses. For our Building Surveying services, we generally provide a local service to the North East of England, and parts of Cumbria.
The Party Wall etc Act 1996 is often overlooked by parties carrying out development work. For many, this piece of legislation is only learned of when they are just about to start work on site, or for many, when they have already begun. This can cause problems for both the person(s) undertaking the building works (known as the Building Owner) and also for the neighbour(s) to the person undertaking the work (known as the Adjoining Owner).
In the event of a dispute with a neighbour or a building contractor, it is always highly desirable to attempt to settle matters without reverting to Court action but sometimes this is unavoidable. In such circumstances, there may be the need for the production of a suitable report from an Expert Witness.
We offer a variety of surveys for a range of purposes. You might be intending to purchase a house and need a full survey or maybe a partial, bespoke survey. Alternatively, you may wish to be able to plan maintenance for the next few years, or you already own a property and wish to have an inspection of a particular defect which is concerning you.
Reviews (8)
Emma Coates
Oct 19, 2021
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Alistair McPhee
May 31, 2021
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Philip carried out a full building survey on a property which whilst a new build was of an unusual design. He delivered a comprehensive report within a relatively short timescale and was happy to discuss issues raised over the phone on two or three occasions thereafter. He identified a number of deficiencies and we eventually pulled out of the purchase. Can fully recommend and would use his services again.
Stu Clennell
Feb 04, 2021
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Noel Stoddart
Feb 03, 2021
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Alexandra Johnson
Oct 26, 2020
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Mark Gascoigne
Sep 04, 2020
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Nicola Gifford
Jul 05, 2020
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Cathy Stark
May 10, 2020
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