RICS-accredited chartered surveyors and old house specialists, based in Wiltshire, Hampshire and London.

Who we are

About Smith Heritage Surveyors

Smith Heritage Surveyors is a family-run, RICS-accredited building survey company that originated in Salisbury, Wiltshire in 2019.

But really (and don’t tell anyone), Smith Heritage is a hobby that got out of hand when Emmeline and Dave began refurbishing an old house in 2010. Through making lots of mistakes and hard lessons, Dave began looking into traditional building methods and maintenance, and then tackling the jobs himself. This carried on until a friend who’d had a survey asked Dave to come and inspect it. He soon realised there was a huge gap in house surveys specialising in older buildings, and from there, the rest is history.

We started operating across Wiltshire and Somerset and soon had enquiries coming in from far afield, thus our second office in London, followed by our Bath office followed shortly after, and we are now pleased to offer our services throughout the South of England and Wales. We have travelled to Lincoln, Yorkshire and the Lake District when called upon (nothing to do with a weekend break).

Our building surveyors work with buildings of all ages, but we specialise in listed and heritage buildings (buildings built pre 1930). We have been working hard to train the next generation and have been joined with surveyors from the SAVA programme, who have great knowledge of more modern, post 1930 houses as well and have helped teach Dave that not all new builds are evil. If you are buying a house built after 1930, then a level 2 should be fine.

Our mission is to make it easy for our clients to achieve their property goals. We aim to debunk all things buildings and legislation, providing clear advice to help you make life-changing property decisions with confidence.

At Smith Heritage, we know that no two projects are the same. That’s why we tailor our service for each client’s requirements, ensuring we provide a first-class service every time.

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