Awards Success for our Chartered Surveyors and Structural Engineers!
We are thrilled to have won SME’s Best Comprehensive Structural Engineering Firm and been shortlisted in Bristol Life’s Property Award!
Shout-out to our fantastic team!
We have received a record 39 5 star reviews in the space of a week. Thanks to our amazing team for all their hard work!
We’re Recruiting! New Building Surveyor Opportunity in Cambridge
We were stag-gered to find a herd of deer in the garden of our country house survey…
Open for business: our latest coronavirus (COVID-19) mitigation plan
In line with the latest government guidance, Allcott Associates is open for business. We will book in surveys for vacant properties, and properties that can be made vacant for the survey and in which nobody is self-isolating, over 70 years old or in any other high-risk group.
Taking Stock: Findings From a Survey of a Converted 300-Year-Old Farm Building
Assessing medieval torture devices for wear and tear is all part of a day’s work for our heritage experts…
Structural Calculations for Building Control Submissions
Structural calculations are an integral part of a submission to building control. Along with the technical designs, they show the building control officers what you are planning to do, and help them assess whether your plans are in line with current building regulations.
Stag-gering findings on a recent country house building survey
We were stag-gered to find a herd of deer in the garden of our country house survey…
Surveying Swindon: Building survey findings in Swindon & Wiltshire
Building surveying in Swindon is typical of much of the country. The defects we see in Swindon and surrounding towns such as Chippenham and Cirencester are damp-related or associated with the use of non-standard construction techniques, reflecting the build types of houses in the region.
Surveying History: Nick Inspects 3 of the Avoncroft Museum’s historic buildings
Assessing the roof is always a crucial part of a building survey. If the property being surveyed is thatched, a through roof inspection is even more important.
On the Ladder: property renovation & career reinvention in Congleton
Lockdown is lifting, and our ‘On the Ladder’ blog series is back! This month, we talk to an entrepreneurial couple with the vision to completely renovate their 3-bed property in Congleton, nr Manchester.
