Building Surveyors and Consultants

Elcock Associates is an Independent RICS Building & Quantity Surveying and Construction Consultancy providing a range of building surveying and general practice services to corporate clients and individuals. Embracing modern technologies and traditional business values, we aim to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through each associates wealth of experience.

All associates are members of one or more professional organisations including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Chartered Institution of Building (CIOB) and the Building Research Establishment (BRE).

Our clients range from law firms, property developers, and corporate organisations through to estate agents and individuals.

Based in Christchurch, Elcock Associates serves clients from Dorset, Devon through Somerset, Hampshire and up to London.

Our Services

As an independent Building Surveying and Construction Consultancy practice, we pride ourselves in our work and the number of repeat clients and recommendations we receive. We offer no nonsense pragmatic and timely advice to aid and guide you in your project.  Here are just few of the services that we offer:

• CDM Coordinator
• Structural Engineer
• Architectural Designs
• Homebuyer Survey and Valuations (HBR)
• Probate Valuations
• Contract Administrator
• Quantity Surveying
• Schedules of Condition & Dilapidations
• Party Wall Act
• Measured Surveys
• Planning Applications
• Building Regulations
• Employers Agent
• Cost Advice and Value Engineering
• Cost Plans
• Project Management
• Land Acquisition
• Direct Procurement Construction
• Contract Tendering
• JCT Contract formation

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Types of Surveys

Landlords & Tenants

If you are a tenant taking a full repairing and insuring (FRI) lease, you will have a responsibility to put the building into good repair, keep it that way, and surrender it in good repair. At Elcock Associates, we will review the lease, prepare the documentation, and negotiate the best deal for Landlords and Tenants.

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Project Management

At Elcock Associates we have a number of project managers with a wealth of experience who are experts able to help make your dream new house or extension, a reality without the headache. We are professional surveyors and will act at all times with your project brief in mind. Let us use our experience and guide you through the process to ensure you get the house you want at the end.

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Party Wall

Party Walls are defined as a wall which forms part of a building and stands on lands of different owners i.e. usually the common wall separating two buildings.

Since the Party Wall etc Act 1996 came into force, homeowners in England and Wales have had a procedure to follow when building work involves a party wall or party fence wall. The Act is designed to minimise disputes by making sure property owners use a surveyor to determine the time and way in which work is carried out. You can use an 'agreed surveyor' to act for both property owners should problems arise. The Act allows you to carry out work on - or next to - a shared wall. At the same time protecting the interests of anyone else who might be affected by that work.

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Surveys & Valuations

Homebuyer Surveys

It is always advisable for you to have your own survey when buying a home so that you know precisely what you are buying. Incredibly only about 20% of purchasers have a survey!

The Homebuyer survey identifies defects which we consider urgent or of significant importance and likely to affect the value of the property. It also provides a market valuation and rebuilding insurance valuation. This survey is completed by qualified building surveyors who are members of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The Homebuyer survey involves inspection of the whole property, which includes: Roof coverings, Drainage, Roof structure, Internal walls, floors and partitions, External walls, Internal joinery, Guttering, Kitchen fittings, Damp proof course, Sanitary appliances, Sub-floor ventilation, General decorative condition, Windows, doors & external joinery.

Building Surveys
These used to be called Structural Surveys, which is misleading because they cover much more than just the structure, and they are now referred to as Building Surveys. These surveys are carried out by Associate and Chartered surveyors accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and experts in their field.

They are a much more detailed survey than the Homebuyer Survey and we will advise on the structural stability of the building, with particular reference to trees nearby and whether they pose a threat, together with recommendations for remedial works.

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Open Market Valuation
A valuation would usually be carried out by the mortgage lender for their own purposes and will be arranged by them, If however, you require an independent valuation for probate, transfer of ownership etc. We can carry out a private valuation.

We also offer the following services:

Employers Agent and Project Management

Planning & Design