David Beaumont & Associates

David Beaumont is the Director and Building Surveyor of David Beaumont & Associates, a building surveying firm based in Leicester. The company provides building surveying services across Leicestershire and Rutland, serving the residential, commercial, and industrial property markets. Its residential valuations cover purchase, matrimonial, inheritance tax/probate, capital gains tax, and Help to Buy loan redemption. It provides house structure or purchase reports and valuations comparable to RICS Homebuyer Reports (Level 2 surveys), as well as building survey reports (previously structural surveys and often now called Level 3 surveys) on residential properties.

Defect diagnosis reports address specific problems such as structural movement, dampness, timber decay, or defective roof coverings. The firm also provides buildings insurance valuations (reinstatement cost assessments). For tenanted commercial properties, it carries out schedules of condition at the start of a lease and schedules of dilapidations at the end of the term. It provides structural condition reports or building survey reports for those taking long full repairing and insuring (FRI) leases or purchasing business premises, and prepares 5 to 10 year planned maintenance programmes for landlords or tenants.

Architectural design services include feasibility advice, measured survey, local authority consents, contract supervision, and completion on site. The company provides advice under the Party Wall etc Act 1996 and can be appointed by the building owner, adjoining owner, or jointly as an agreed surveyor. It prepares expert witness reports for the courts on boundary and building disputes, including housing disrepair claims, compliant with RICS Guidance and Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

David Beaumont & Associates is described by clients as a practice where the person carrying out the work stays closely involved from instruction to completion. Reviews repeatedly mention the thoroughness of the reports produced, whether for home buyers surveys, specific defects reports or impartial assessments of defective rendering, with findings described as detailed, readable and reassuring. Several customers note that David answers questions promptly by phone, talks through the process clearly and keeps them updated as the survey progresses.

A quick turnaround between instruction and delivery features often among the praise, along with the perceived value of the advice, one client regarding the fee as a sound investment even after deciding against a purchase. Reviewers also appreciate the practical suggestions offered for future upkeep and the care taken when explaining defects and their implications. Reports are said to cover all expected aspects of a property's condition, while the experience as a whole is described as professional, efficient and straightforward. The hard copy posted out alongside the online version is mentioned as an added bonus, and the confidence gained about work needed before moving in stands out.