Fourth Wall Building Consultancy - Sheffield

Fourth Wall Building Consultancy Limited is a chartered RICS building surveying practice. Joshua Weston is the Lead Director and a Chartered Building Surveyor, and won the RICS Young Building Surveyor of the Year Award in 2022. He is a member of the RICS Professional Group Panel and holds BSc (Hons), MRICS and IHBC qualifications. Annie Buckley is a Director and Client Experience and Development Lead, holding a BSc (Hons) qualification. Liam Piercy and Pete Nichols are surveyors with BSc (Hons) and MRICS qualifications.

The company has surveyors based across England in regional offices. It specialises in dilapidations, schedules of condition, building surveys and licence for alterations. Joshua Weston has particular expertise in heritage assets, advising on heritage impact assessments and listed building surveys. The company uses inspection methods and equipment including pole cameras, drones and 360 degree cameras. Clients get access to an online portal for documents, invoices and surveyor contact details.

The company stores third-party reports such as asbestos surveys, fire risk assessments and services testing. It offers commercial services including planned maintenance reports, reinstatement cost assessments, contract administration, project management and development monitoring. It also offers residential services including RICS Level 3 Survey, RICS Level 2 Survey, party wall surveys and snagging surveys. Heritage services include heritage impact assessment, listed building consent advice and quinquennial surveys.

Sheffield homeowners and buyers describe Fourth Wall Building Consultancy as a practice whose survey work is marked by thoroughness and clarity. Several customers note that even a Level 2 survey produced a document richer in detail than expected, with findings set out in accessible language rather than dense technical jargon. A recurring theme is responsiveness: reviewers repeatedly mention how easily the office could be reached, how promptly questions were answered, and how the team arranged access with estate agents and vendors.

Josh is named for the advice he gives and for walking clients through the report after the inspection, while Pete Nichols is praised for his careful house surveys and for taking time to explain results to first-time buyers. Turnaround is described as quick, with one report delivered inside a working day, and follow-up queries dealt with efficiently. Customers also value the practical guidance, which explains why defects occur, what remedial work is required and how similar problems might be avoided later. The journey from quote to completed survey comes across as informative and smoothly handled, with office staff flexible about timing. Named surveyors willing to discuss their findings, combined with clear reporting, are what reviewers return to.