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Independent damp surveyors for London flat

sirhobo
sirhobo Posts: 56 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Does anyone have any experience of any of the following independent damp surveyors: Academy Remedial Surveyors (Ray Baker), Independent Specialist Surveyors (Keith Gardner), or Martin Ball? It's for a basement flat in London. I believe only Ray Baker has the Certificated Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing (CSSW) qualification.

thanks!

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  • 25rts
    25rts Posts: 50 Forumite
    Not sure about Martin Ball Associates but the Independent Specialist Surveys website states CSRT and CSSW qualified
  • johnthebar
    johnthebar Posts: 71 Forumite
    I used Ray for my house purchase (Victorian terrace) and was relieved to find he didn't find anything worrying. The survey was good for peace of mind. I'm not sure about the qualifications, but he seemd like quite a knowledgeable guy and the rates were reasonable so I went with him.

    There doesn't seem to be many of these guys about does there?
  • kingstreet
    kingstreet Posts: 39,211 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
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    The ones named are all independent surveyors on the list for the London area. You could ask them for references or testimonials from satisfied customers if you can't get much background info on here...
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
  • middlecat
    middlecat Posts: 63 Forumite
    Does anyone know if there is a register for CSRT, CSSW?

    The reason I am asking is that I would like to verify the name directly against the register to be 100% sure that the person does indeed have the qualification.

    Thanks!
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