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Tony Swainston Building Surveyor

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59 Reviews

Opening Hours
Today - 07:00–21:00
  • Monday 07:00–21:00
  • Tuesday 07:00–21:00
  • Wednesday 07:00–21:00
  • Thursday 07:00–21:00
  • Friday 07:00–21:00
  • Saturday 07:00–21:00
  • Sunday 07:00–21:00

About

My name is Tony Swainston. I am a qualified Building Surveyor in Basingstoke, a father to 3 girls, and set up my own practice in 2005. I manage to balance this responsibility with my other job of chief school run taxi driver!

I have more than 35 years’ experience. I have undertaken work as a Technical Assessor to trainee candidates and a site auditor checking upon other surveyors for compliance.

I provide Building Surveys and Specific Defect reports (eg. Damp investigations). My reports are written in an easy to understand format and likely include drone photographs of the property clearly identifying any visual defects.

I cover West London, the Home Counties, and surrounding areas. However, all areas are considered, and I have carried out work from Newcastle to Cornwall.

I also offer my clients the chance to join me for the last half an hour of the survey to discuss any defects or health and safety issues that I have identified, or to discuss any costs of improvement work. 07957 870 440

What we do

  • Builders

    • Building services
  • Surveyors

    • Building Surveyors
    • Damp proofing surveyors
    • Party wall surveyor
    • Timber preservation surveyors
    • Water proofing surveyors
  • More Services

    • defect reports
    • full building and home condition surveys

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Incredible Job
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Tony was so kind and helpful from start to finish. He helped us immensely with organising the survey as soon as possible, and gave us an in-depth report of his findings. He went above and beyond with the time he spent explaining things to us, and made us feel very comfortable with the whole process, especially as we are first time buyers. I would recommend Tony to everyone I know. If you choose Tony, you are in the best hands. Buying a property can be stressful but he lightened the load by taking such good care of us. Thank you Tony.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 27/08/2024 , work completed 11/07/2024
Detailed , Trustworthy and Value for money
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Tony treats your survey like one he is doing for himself and his family - which won us over. He did two surveys for us and being as detailed as he - very clearly communicated all the pros and cons of the properties. We were looking at properties which would need renovation so this was super important for us. Not only did he explain all his points in details alongwith rough potential costs to fix/ improve but was very open to any questions we may have. His expertise clearly came through! Was also very prompt and clear in all his communication Pre & Post survey - latter is super helpful when one is navigating questions fielded at one by other tradesmen or may have some general queues. We would recommend strongly if you want “peace of mind “in terms of taking the right decision about a property Thanks so much for everything
Which? Trusted Traders Consumer Posted on 21/03/2024 , work completed 14/03/2024
The Independent Advice We So Desperately Needed
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Laid low by the number of cold calls from builders offering their services, mostly unrelated, when it became known we had spray foam insulation in the loft, we decided to pay for independent advice from an experienced surveyor, Tony Swainston. The result exceeded our expectations. He came, spent more than three hours going round the house - a converted chapel - and discussing his findings and he then produced a lengthy report detailing what he had found and possible remedies. It covered not only the insulation question (it has to be removed) but the heating insulation and drainage, without pushing for any particular technology or company. After the number and pressure of firms pressing their services, it was a real relief to have independent advice and well worth his fee.
Customer in Somerset Posted on 29/02/2024 , work completed 10/11/2023
First Class Service
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Tony, conducted a home buyer survey report on the 13th November 2023, Tony was extremely professional to deal with, agreed the price, arranged access with the agents and conducted the review as planned, his detailed report came through quickly. He followed this up with a call to highlight the main points following the survey. I would definitely recommend Tony based on our first hand experience.
Which? Trusted Traders Consumer Posted on 05/01/2024 , work completed 13/11/2034
Excellent, through survey
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Tony carried out surveys on two properties for my husband and I. He was very thorough and meticulous. He used a drone to reach and photograph those difficult to reach places. The photos were clear and percise. Tony met us at the properties to clarify and point out the areas for consideration. I loved that we could speak to him at anytime for further clariffication and his traffic light system gave a quick view of prioritising the issues raised. Tony is a warm friendly, helpful and knowledge professional. We felt confident in his ability. The reports were easy for a layperson to follow and we highly recommend him. We used him twice and consider it was money well spent.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 21/11/2023 , work completed 19/09/2023
Home Condition Survey, North London
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We chose Tony because of his excellent reviews on Which? and particularly because he offers the opportunity to join him at the end of his survey to talk through what he found. We were greatly impressed with his whole service. He was very knowledgeable. At the meeting he took the time to answer all our questions. Afterwards he answered questions we raised following receipt of his written report and indicated we could always contact him in the future with any further questions. We would 100% recommend him.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 10/10/2023 , work completed 05/09/2023
Best in the business!
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As first time buyers, my partner and I discovered Tony through TrustedTraders. From initial contact to completing our survey, Tony was extremely professional. He has a wealth of knowledge and provides exceptional after care post survey (easy to contact and very approachable). Tony provided a thorough and detailed survey; clearly highlighting any defects with the property, which was very beneficial to us. We would recommend Tony to anyone requiring a survey report & would definitely use his services again. Thank you so much, Tony!
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 31/07/2023 , work completed 01/04/2023
Specific Defect survey
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I contacted Tony as a new buyer after concerns about the cracks and a leaky attic room window. Tony responded promptly and after sending the relevant information he required we set a date for the inspection. Tony arrived on time and I was put at ease by his professional but personable attitude. I walked around my home with Tony who explained everything in simple detail even drawing little diagrams for me to fully grasp the information. What I did like was that he was able to point out other defects that I hadn’t even noticed, including fire safety information and what was required to change our single bedroom window hinge to open as per building spec regulations for fire safety. Tony also looked at our attic room and came to the same conclusion as a builder as to why the window might be leaking. I expected a short synopsis for the report because we opted for the cheaper survey, however the email was very detailed and I know that if I had any addition questions, I could contact Tony. I would recommend Tony to family and friends and would use him again myself.
Customer in Posted on 08/04/2023 , work completed 28/02/2023
Damp and leak report
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I contacted Tony regarding an ongoing issue with a leak and damp which we could not identify where the issue was coming from in the house. Tony replied promptly to my query and gave me option's of how he would be conducting the survey/report and the prices he charges. On the day of the survey, Tony gave us detailed verbal feedback on his findings. We also later received a written recommendation report of his findings of the causes of our concerns we had with the damp and leakage of water in the house and how to fix the problems. Tony is very personable and he explained our issues in a way that we could understand (no jargon). We would recommend him to our friends and family.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 26/02/2023 , work completed 23/02/2023
Very thorough and professional
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We engaged Tony to survey a property that we are aiming to purchase. We have had issues with our previous property and as such, wanted a thorough survey. Tony undertook this for us, spending several hours onsite. This included a detailed face to face meeting during the last stage, where he explained his findings. He then provided an extensive written report. Neither myself nor my wife have specialist building knowledge and Tony explained each point in plain language, as well as in more technical terms in the report. He was extremely thorough and comes across as someone who knows their work very well, and who takes pride in its quality. He was also very personable, responsive to our queries, and generally easy to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending him.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 05/09/2022 , work completed 16/08/2022