Chartered Surveyors in Sittingbourne

Sittingbourne is a working town with a Victorian and early twentieth-century industrial core,
substantial post-war estates, and very large volumes of recent new-build housing towards Kemsley,
Iwade and Milton Regis.

What we check in Sittingbourne

The town’s brickmaking and papermaking history means made ground, old clay pits and infilled land
appear in places, and we flag where ground conditions warrant further investigation. Marshland to
the north brings flood risk and soft ground. On the new estates we carry out pre-completion snagging
inspections — plot boundaries, drainage falls, ventilation, loft insulation and finish quality are
the recurring problems, and they are far easier to get fixed before you complete. Older terraces
bring solid-wall damp, roof covering age and chimney condition.

Surveys in Sittingbourne

New build buyers should book a snagging survey. For pre-1930 property we recommend a Level 3
Building Survey.

Services we provide in Sittingbourne

• RICS Home Survey Level 2 (Homebuyer Survey) and Level 3 (Building Survey)
• Structural surveys, specific defect reports and crack and movement assessment
• Damp, timber and condensation investigations
• Red Book valuations for probate, capital gains tax, matrimonial and shared ownership
• Party wall notices, awards and disputes under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996
• Schedules of condition, dilapidations and commercial building surveys
• New build snagging inspections and professional consultant’s certificates

Every report is produced by an RICS regulated chartered surveyor, written in plain English, and
delivered with photographs, a clear summary of the significant findings and an indication of likely
repair costs.

Sittingbourne survey questions we are asked most

What are the ground conditions like in Sittingbourne?

Variable. The town’s brickmaking and papermaking history means made ground and infilled clay pits exist in some areas, and there is soft marshland ground to the north. Where the site history suggests it, we recommend a ground investigation rather than guessing.

Is a new build snagging survey worth the money?

On the estates around Kemsley, Iwade and the town fringes we consistently find defects worth many times the inspection fee — drainage falls, ventilation, insulation gaps, plot boundaries and finish quality. Getting them on the developer’s list before completion is far easier than chasing them afterwards.

Book a surveyor in Sittingbourne. Call us or use the enquiry form below and we will come back to you the same working day with a fixed fee and the earliest available inspection date.