The Smith Emsley Partnership

The Smith Emsley Partnership aims to provide the highest levels of building surveyor services to our clients. Our services are utilised by a wide variety of clients from households and individual private clients, to Housing Associations and Local Authorities.

Smith Emsley offer a wide selection of building surveying services and energy advice reports as well as a range of Architectural design and other professional services all at extremely competitive fees.Funding can be available for improved energy efficiency on completion of appropriate surveys. This is a legal responsibility for all landlords, local authorities and housing associations.

Letting your property for the first time can be a confusing, costly and a bit of a minefield. We are not a one stop shop for rentals but our time and experience in this industry can certainly help you reduce your costs and stress levels.

If we cannot provide the services for landlords you require, we can certainly point you in the direction of a firm who can, all of which we a have a good working relationship with and who are reputable and well established.Additionally, as we have a proven track record on the energy efficiency side of property rental, we can also put you in touch with local and approved installers for insulation and central heating.

Building Surveys can be necessary for a variety of reasons and below we have identified the various types of surveys depending on the required outcome. Building surveyors provide professional advice on all aspects of property and construction. The Smith Emsley Partnership Ltd endeavours to provide the highest possible level of service to our clients.

Building Pathology is a Building Survey that investigates and assesses the construction and condition of a building and will not normally include advice on value. This may be carried out by a member of any of the contributing organisations who has appropriate experience. The survey will generally include the structure, fabric, finishes and grounds; the exposure and testing of services are not usually covered.

An investigation into specific building defects where concern exists over specific parts of, or defects in, a property. Examples of this specialist work are the detailed study of movement, cracking, bulging, timber decay or the testing of building services such as wiring, heating, drainage etc. The scope of this type of investigation will be specific to each individual job and, if necessary, the brief may be altered as findings on site dictate.