Specialist surveyors for old and listed buildings
Independent advice for people buying, repairing or caring for older homes.
Heritage House helps homeowners, buyers and professionals understand damp, timber decay, structural concerns and historic building defects before costly decisions are made.
What do you need help with?
Listed, timber-framed or period
Find the real cause first
Repairs and maintenance
Missed defects and disputes
Not sure? Find the right survey or call 01746 862 640
Since 2005
surveying and repairing old buildings
Hundreds
of listed building surveys
Nationwide
from Shropshire, Yorkshire and London
Independent
no damp-proofing or treatments to sell
The Warm Dry Home
written by our founder, Pete Ward
Our surveys
Surveys for old, listed and timber-framed buildings
Carried out by surveyors who repair and restore old buildings themselves. Not sure which you need? Find the right survey in two steps →
Before you buy
History, alterations, consent and repairs.
Timber-framed building surveys
The frame, joints, infill panels and decay.
Our full building survey for any older home.
Once you own it
Condition & maintenance surveys
For owners planning repairs and upkeep.
Independent diagnosis of moisture and timber problems.
Phone or on-site advice on a specific problem.
How it works
1
Tell us about the building
The address, and the agent’s listing if you are buying.
2
We confirm the fee
The right survey, a fixed fee and a date.
3
A full day on site
Recording the building, its materials and its defects.
4
Your report
Detailed and written for your building, often 50 to 60 pages.
What our clients say
Surveys that tell you what you need to know.
4.9from 42 Google reviewsRead them on Google
After the bank telling me to use a member of the Property care association (PCA) and being ripped off by them trying to sell me damp proofing products with no evidence of where the damp was coming from and telling me I would have to spend £72k on there work that was not guaranteed to…
sam boon
September 2024Google review
The service I’ve had from Heritage Survey has been outstanding. Nick Leach in particular has gone above and beyond what I expected, he’s been fantastic throughout. I’ve now used him for two surveys, due to his astuteness on the first he saved me from purchasing a nightmare property which appeared nice on the surface. Nick…
Jamie Adams
August 2024Google review
Pete has provided invaluable advice and thought process guidance in the past and so this year, before proceeding to exchange on an Edwardian London terrace house, I knew where to go for a conservation survey. As in the past, the survey was both genuinely knowledgeable on what could be done to help the house function…
John Kilcommons
July 2024Google review
CASE HISTORIES
Real properties, real solutions.
See how practical advice comes to life.
Timber Framed Farmhouse in Staffordshire
Before, during and after work on a medieval oak-framed farmhouse.
A Shropshire Farmhouse
A major restoration of a farmhouse first built in the 1400s: lime repairs, oak framing, roofing and new living spaces.
Why Heritage House
Surveyors who repair old buildings themselves.
- Practical experience, not just qualifications. The team repairs and restores old buildings, from Royal Palaces to a little two-roomed cottage in the Dales.
- Timber-frame specialists, with a Conservation Officer on the team for listed buildings.
- Independent. We do not sell damp-proofing or chemical treatments – just an honest diagnosis of your building.
- Started by Pete Ward in 2005, author of The Warm Dry Home, now in its fourth reprint.
Learning Centre
Understand your old house
Over 140 free guides drawn from years of surveying and repairing old buildings: damp, lime, timber frames, insulation, listed buildings and more.
Explore the Learning Centre
Damp, moisture & insulation
Walls, lime & finishes
Structure, roofs & windows
Buying, owning & the rules
The Warm Dry Home
Whether you live in a Victorian brick terraced house, or a 7 bedroom Cotswold stone country mansion, this book is for you.
Packed with practical advice to help understand the building environment, the book breaks down common mis-understandings as to why houses become cold and damp. Hundreds of photos and clear, easy to understand diagrams illustrate the book.
