Listed Building Surveys House Buyer Pre-Purchase & Owner Condition Surveys – Inspections

Dyfi Architecture are a Chartered Architectural firm that also offers specialised highly detailed Listed Building Surveys, as recommended by the Listed Property Owners Club https://www.lpoc.co.uk/help-advice/listed-building-surveys/ and other statutory bodies.

We have helped provide owners and buyers of Traditional and Listed Heritage properties with invaluable advice for properties of all styles from cottages to large Rural Estates. Our Clients also really appreciate our full-service approach and ability to work with them through every stage of the process.

We can see potential and possible outcomes that a standard surveyor is not likely to consider.

Many standard surveyor’s house reports support work that is inappropriate, often unnecessary and may actually conflict with the Listed status or context of the property. This can be costly and damaging even if the property is not Listed.

Listed Buildings require specialist advice and Historic England, Cadw and other Statutory Bodies recommend that survey work should be carried out by those with Building Conservation qualifications and experience.

We are highly qualified and respected in the field of Conservation Architecture and Surveying and have many years’ experience working with traditional properties of all sizes and complexities, from tiny cottages to significant Estates and structures. We add considerable value to projects that we are involved with.

Dyfi Architecture offer bespoke specialist independent surveys that cover the condition of the building(s) and highlight work required with estimated costs as appropriate, much as one would expect from a surveyor involved in a standard house purchase survey, but with much more detail and information that can be referenced during the purchase and subsequent ownership of the property.

These are very detailed and comprehensive reports that can help you make informed decisions.

A bank or building society survey exists simply for the lender to check the value of their security, it provides very little practical information for the purchaser.

The difference lies in that we work for our Clients rather than a mortgage company and we are also able to address specific points in relation to Architectural and Listed and Planning matters, ours is not a ‘box ticking exercise’ but a thorough investigation.

Listed and Traditional Buildings require a specific methodology, we can provide details and suggest ways this can be incorporated into future plans and maintenance regimes to ensure that the building thrives for many generations.

We produce a ‘stand-alone’ document that can highlight problems, expose inappropriate works that have taken place and outline a recommended process for proceeding with the Clients aims and objectives with their home.

Dyfi Architecture are included in the Approved List of Inspectors for Churches in Wales. This achievement recognises our Professional Status in working with important National assets, many of which are very significant Listed Buildings.

We can advise on how to vastly improve the energy efficiency in ways that are sympathetic to the historic character and acceptable to Planning Authorities.

We have considerable experience with large scale renewable projects in Listed Buildings and can help you save energy and make a building suitable for now and future generations.

Our Surveys are a comprehensive report on a building that is of architectural or historic interest, whether Listed or not.

Carried out by a Building Conservation Accredited Professional the survey provides detailed information on the condition of the building just like the RICS Level 3 Building Survey (the highest grade) but with additional detail specific to the historic property.

Any relevant specific questions that the Clients may have can be addressed at the same time. We completely understand the buying process and react quickly and efficiently to our Clients.

Dyfi Architecture also offer the full range of RIBA Architectural work stages, our Clients find this particularly useful and many projects have progressed in this way after the property has been purchased.

Dyfi Architecture hold full Professional Insurance cover.

Approved LPOC conservation accredited & professional surveyors.

Approved HESPR conservation accredited & quality assured professional architectural organisation.

We prioritise Survey work and will respond very quickly to your enquiry, we usually get to site within a week of engagement, see the enquiry form on our contact page : https://dyfiarchitecture.co.uk/contact/