THE COST GUIDE / NO 'FROM' GAMES
What surveys cost.
And what moves it.
In 2026 a Level 2 typically costs £400–£1,000 across the UK and a Level 3 £630–£1,500+. Our fixed prices start at £425 and £675 — set before we ask who you are.
See the full published price register →THE ANSWER / READ THIS FIRST
Four inputs set the fee: size, age, value, location. Everything else is noise.
Surveyors price on the work involved. A five-bed detached takes longer than a two-bed terrace; an 1880s stone terrace takes longer to read than a 1990s semi — and usually pushes you to Level 3 as well. Independent benchmark: HomeOwners Alliance, 2026.
01 / PRICE IT YOURSELF
Your band.
Both numbers.
Pick a survey level and a purchase-price band: see our fixed total next to the typical UK range for the same job. No email required to look.
02 / WHAT THE FEE INCLUDES
The report.
And the conversation.
A proper fee covers the inspection, the written report, and the surveyor being available to talk it through afterwards — ask, because the good ones say yes, and ours always are. What no survey fee includes: the further investigations a report may recommend — drainage CCTV, electrical testing, a structural engineer. On older properties one or two follow-ups are normal. That is not the survey failing; that is the survey pointing the specialists at the right place before you own the problem.
03 / THE TWO REAL WASTES
The cheap survey on the wrong house. The skipped survey on any house.
A £450 Level 2 on an 1895 terrace is not a saving — it is a report that legitimately cannot answer the questions that house raises. And “the mortgage valuation already checked it” is the most expensive sentence in house buying: the lender’s check protects the lender, sometimes without an internal visit at all. Match the level to the building — the pillar guide shows how.
04 / WHAT THE FEE CAN RETURN
Three outcomes.
All of them value.
- 01MOST COMMON→
Renegotiation
£6,000 of roof work found is evidence. Most sellers adjust rather than relist. One justified renegotiation pays for the survey many times over.
- 02RAREST + BIGGEST→
The walk-away
The survey that stops you buying the wrong house is the best few hundred pounds you will ever spend.
- 03THE QUIET WIN
A clean report
You bought certainty — and a maintenance plan for the next five years. See what you get →
05 / HOW OUR PRICING WORKS
Five facts in.
One total out.
Postcode, type, bedrooms, price band, survey level — a fixed total, VAT included where applicable, before we ask for your name. The quote you see is the fee you pay: no call-backs, no “from” pricing, no upsell ladder. The whole grid is published →
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Before you ask.
01How much is a house survey in 2026?+
Typically £400–£1,000 for a Level 2 HomeBuyer survey and £630–£1,500 or more for a Level 3 Building Survey, depending on the property's size, age, value and location. Level 1 Condition Reports sit around £300–£900 but are rarely the right buy.
02How much does a Level 2 survey cost?+
Usually between £400 and £1,000 across the UK. Smaller, newer, lower-value properties sit at the bottom of the range. Our fixed Level 2 prices start at £425.
03How much does a Level 3 survey cost?+
Usually from about £630 up to £1,500 or more. Large, old, extended or unusual properties — the ones that most need a Level 3 — sit toward the top. Our fixed Level 3 prices start at £675.
04Why are surveys more expensive for older houses?+
Because there is more to inspect and more to say: solid walls, aged roof structures, historic alterations and long-term movement all take longer to examine and report on properly.
05Who pays for the survey when buying a house?+
The buyer — you commission and pay for your own survey, and the report is produced for your benefit, not the seller's or the lender's.