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About Smith Heritage Surveyors

Smith Heritage Surveyors is a family-run, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors-accredited building surveying company, founded in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in 2019. Since then, we’ve grown to cover London, Bath, and the wider South of England and Wales, while still keeping our personal, client-first approach.

Our story began back in 2010, when founders Emmeline and Dave started refurbishing an old house. After years of trial, error, and learning traditional building methods, Dave discovered a real gap in the market: most surveyors weren’t giving listed and heritage homes the attention they needed. What began as a passion project quickly turned into a business built around specialist heritage surveying.

We first operated across Wiltshire and Somerset, but demand soon spread further afield, leading to new offices in London and Bath. Today, our surveyors work with properties of all ages, shapes, and sizes, from listed cottages and period townhouses to modern family homes. We’ve even travelled as far as Yorkshire, Lincoln, and the Lake District when called upon.

While our specialism is listed and heritage buildings (pre-1930), we’re also proud to have surveyors from the SAVA programme, bringing expertise in post-1930 and modern properties. This balance ensures that, whatever the age of your home, you’ll get the right survey and the right advice.

Our mission is simple: to make property decisions easier, clearer, and more confident. We strip away the jargon, explain complex legislation, and give you practical advice you can act on.

At Smith Heritage, we know that no two buildings or clients are the same. That’s why every survey is tailored to your needs, carried out with the same care and detail we’d expect for our own homes.

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