Chartered Surveyors

Besley Hill Chartered Surveyors is a private practice based in Bristol, dedicated to providing expert advice to homeowners, commercial enterprises, property professionals and lending institutions across the West of England. We provide reports and valuations (including RICS Homebuyer Reports), building surveys and investment advice. In addition, we are highly successful auctioneers, and our sales attract national and international interest. All our surveying and professional services are provided by fully qualified members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, with more than 20 years' experience and SAVA accreditation. Moreover, the practice is fully compliant with the rigorous standards of performance required to uphold an ISO 9002 Quality Assurance certificate. This means that Besley Hill Chartered Surveyors must maintain consistently high standards of service, professional competence and integrity in everything that it does. Everyone at Besley Hill Chartered Surveyors takes these obligations very seriously, of course, but no doubt you will have come across many firms that make the same claims. So what makes Besley Hill Chartered Surveyors different to the rest? As a private practice, Besley Hill Chartered Surveyors serves no-one but its clients. There is no parent company governing our decisions, dictating terms or pushing us to sell their products. There are no wider corporate interests to serve, and there are no public shareholders to satisfy. There is just you, the customer. At Besley Hill Chartered Surveyors, we recognise that every customer has different requirements, that every property is unique and that there is no such thing as a 'standard' report. When you contact us for a quote, we don't simply recite a list of services and fees - we take the time to talk to you about your individual circumstances, listen to your concerns and offer personal guidance as to the type of report that best suits your needs. Only when we have established your precise requirements will we suggest a fee - and even this is open to further discussion. All this, before we are appointed, and without any obligation on your part. We do this, because Besley Hill Chartered Surveyors works to a philosophy that combines professionalism with approachability. Our aim is to deliver our professional expertise in a friendly and supportive way, working with you to make sure you get the advice you need, when you need it, and for as long as you need it.

Philip Sealey is the director of the company and is the principal professional providing the company's services. We are a small practice with a total of 5 staff including administration. Philip left grammar school in 1972 and worked for various local authorities within their Building Control Departments. He began as a trainee, progressing to the position of a Chief Building Control Officer when he was responsible for administering the Building Control function for a local authority. During this time he gained experience of a wide variety of building types and techniques, as he enforced the minimum construction standards laid down in the Building Regulations, originally under the Public Health Acts and later the Building Act. He worked for 5 different local authorities for 16 years. His experience includes residential, industrial and commercial property of all types. In 1988 Philip left local government and joined Prudential Property Services as a Building Surveyor. He was soon promoted to be the Building Surveying Director responsible for 27 Building Surveyors throughout the country. After 5 years Prudential Assurance Company sold Prudential Property Services to Scottish Widows. Philip became a Building Surveyor with Connell Residential Estate Agents, a subsidiary of Scottish Widows. Philip was quickly promoted to be the Building Surveying Director responsible for a national Building Surveying service. In April 1998 he set up his own company as Philip Sealey Chartered Surveyors. During the early years of his employment Philip continued his education. He obtained an O.N.C. in Building and an H.N.C. in Building Technology. He was also accepted as a full professional associate of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (R.I.C.S.) by direct examination. In 1994 he was promoted to be a Fellow of the R.I.C.S. Philip is also a member of the Institute of Building Control, the Association of Building Engineers and a member of the Architects and Surveyors Institute. During his time in the private sector Philip has been responsible for designing and supervising portal frame industrial units, office buildings up to 3 storeys, as well as numerous extensions. He has prepared major planned maintenance surveys for water companies and housing associations. He has advised on fire precautions and means of escape for multi storey buildings up to 14 storeys high as well as numerous hospitals and other health authority buildings. He has worked as a Planning supervisor responsible for Health and Safety on numerous contracts. He has also acted as a Party Wall Surveyor on many occasions dealing mainly with town centre redevelopment sites but also domestic situations. We undertake work throughout England and Wales with occasional contracts in Scotland. This experience gained over the past 28 years, together with Court Room appearances, acting as expert witness, ensures that the company is providing expert advice for any concerns about building related matters.

Roche is an independent professional practice of Chartered Surveyors, based in Norwich. The firm provides a comprehensive range of commercial property services throughout East Anglia. Established in 1988, the firm prides itself in giving sound advice, based on a thorough knowledge and experience of the region, and in applying this expertise conscientiously and effectively when fulfilling instructions. The firm is market-orientated and aims to provide a dynamic and pro-active service in representing a range of local and national clients, with the objective of getting the job done successfully.