Before you sell. After their survey.
Know the real repair costs. Know what can wait.
Keep your sale moving with independent advice.
Understand your home before you list. Prioritise repairs, plan your budget and prepare for buyer questions.
A buyer’s survey shouldn’t leave you on the back foot. Whether you’re preparing to sell or facing a price reduction, we bring clarity to the issues — and perspective to the cost.
Get ahead of the buyer’s survey. Know your property’s condition, what actually needs attention and what a fair repair should cost.
A survey has raised concerns. The buyer wants a reduction. We review the findings, put costs into context and help you respond with evidence.
Your postcode, stage of sale and any target dates. No report upload needed to start.
Ask the team to confirm the fee, expected delivery date and whether an inspection is needed.
Instruct only when the proposed service fits. Further specialist checks may be recommended.
From the first concern to your next move. See where independent advice makes the difference.
An independent inspection puts the condition of your home in context. Genuine defects, further checks and routine maintenance are clearly separated.
Urgent ratings do not always mean major repairs. In one vendor review, the buyer’s £79,500 case included replacement and age-related work that our assessment considered disproportionate to the immediate issues.
The key question isn’t just “how much?” It’s “when?” We separate immediate repairs from future maintenance, so tomorrow’s upkeep isn’t automatically treated as today’s price reduction.
A proposed reduction including replacement and age-related work. A request to examine — not a bill to accept at face value.
Anonymised example from a Project Surveying vendor response. Indicative costs for that property, including VAT. The concession was a proposal, not a confirmed outcome. Every property and negotiation is different.
A repair cost without a timeframe is only half the story. Your report separates immediate priorities from future upkeep — so you don’t treat every finding as an urgent bill.
Illustrative report based on an anonymised vendor response. Maintenance items and timeframes are illustrative additions, not findings or advice for that property. Actual timing requires an assessment.
Vendor’s response
to the buyer’s survey
A considered response to the buyer’s concerns.
A genuine repair. Confirm urgency against the condition and any active leak.
Not supported by the evidence reviewed.
Provide records and arrange appropriate checks.
Example priorities — subject to inspection.
If leaking: arrange prompt assessment and repair. Don’t defer active water ingress.
Where finishes remain protective: budget for minor decoration and maintenance.
Monitor its condition. Age alone does not establish a need for replacement.
Illustrative additions, not case findings. Safety risks and deterioration can change priorities.
Address genuine urgent defects
Budget separately for future upkeep
Respond with itemised evidence
Example only. Indicative costs including VAT. No guaranteed negotiation outcome.
When a buyer’s survey puts the agreed price under pressure, give your seller an independent route to clarity — without taking on the surveying advice yourself.
Your seller decides whether to instruct. The review supports a conversation; it does not guarantee the price or the sale.
Email an introduction to your sellerYou manage the sale.
We bring the surveying perspective.
A survey finding becomes a request to reduce the agreed price.
Offer an independent review rather than trying to interpret technical findings yourself.
Genuine defects, realistic costs and repair timing are reviewed together.
Distinguish immediate repairs from future upkeep so you can discuss the request on a clearer basis.
Use the findings your seller agrees to share to inform the buyer conversation.
Understand what may be fair to concede and where a reduction needs better supporting evidence.
Designed to help keep discussions moving, not to promise an agreed price, a saved sale or faster completion. The seller chooses whether to instruct and what to share.
Not sure which service you need?
Talk it through with our surveying team.
Preparing to sell or responding to a buyer’s survey? Tell us where you are. We’ll take it from there.