Harewood Independent Surveyors

07/11/2025

Out & about in Kensington area of West London this week carrying out some pre-purchase investigations. Providing valuable guidance for buyers before making big decisions 🏡 💰 Who can see what might be causing the joist end to rot in the second photo 🧐

06/02/2024

Two properties inspected last week, both clearly untouched for many decades. Both also included these old Rayburns which were used for cooking, hot water and heating. I’m sure specialists on here will confirm, but I know the rope elements to the top section of these will often contain Asbestos 🧐! It goes to show that asbestos containing materials won’t always be obvious in your do’er upper, so it is always prudent to obtain an asbestos survey before any renovation works.

30/01/2024

A wonderful Old School House surveyed in foggy Hampshire on Monday 🤩

11/01/2024

The effects of weathering, road spray and in relatively recent times, the addition of a hard cementitious mortar eating away at this masonry. We love providing buyers and owners understand their building, and this includes explaining why problems are occurring and how to put things right 🧐

07/01/2024

An exceptional Berkshire home surveyed by Oscar and Lee last year. Occasionally a property like this will come up however this one in particular was very special and took 12 hours to survey for design and workmanship flaws. Complex M&E systems, lots of internal joinery and a huge set of grounds.

07/01/2024

Would you live here 👻? A unique Hampshire village property surveyed by Carl in December.

25/10/2023

A classic case of cement causing damage to a traditional building. These soft reds really are susceptible to spalling when re-pointed with a hard sand and cement mortar. Whilst in an ideal world all of the mortar would be removed, sometimes this process can cause lots of damage. It is best to assess the situation and weigh up the options of leaving things as they are until the mortar works loose, or raking out the cement and re-pointing 🙂

02/09/2023

Our man Carl in his element earlier this year, inspecting the roofline of one of Hampshires largest Manor House’s. Carl is super experienced and not afraid to get his hands dirty during a survey 💪🏻

25/07/2023

Some wonderful country properties we have inspected for home buyers in recent times.

Our pre-purchase Building Surveys providing essential information on the construction, condition, repair & maintenance of these homes.

Providing home buyers in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey & London with a top class survey service. It’s what we love to do 😊 🏡 🧐

05/07/2023

We are looking for an Administrator and Surveyors Assistant to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a special individual to join our growing business in the very interesting field of property surveying. More information can be found here 👉🏼

Harewood Independent Surveyors Ltd

14/04/2023

A lovely historic home inspected by Oscar yesterday. The Old School House is thought to date back to the 1600’s! Lots of original features found as well as recent repairs which have been carried out sympathetically and in keeping with the age and character of the listed building.

04/01/2023

Todays L3 Building Survey in Hampshire. Fantastic property which looks a lot older than it really is due to some thoughtful extension work 🏡 🧐