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Subsidence referrals for heritage buildings
Where clients own or manage older properties with visible signs of ground movement, a specialist can attend the site and provide a quote for the work required.
Conveyancers, loss adjusters, structural engineers, historic building consultants, estate agents and property managers often spot the early signs of subsidence repair for heritage buildings before anyone with the right instruments has attended site. A stair-step crack running through brickwork, a skirting board lifting away from an uneven floor, a note in a homebuyer's report flagging ground movement: any of these gives your client good reason to have a specialist attend who knows the structural behaviour of traditional construction. Send the address along with a brief note of what has been seen, and a specialist will contact your client directly to agree on the appropriate next steps. Where the assessment points to repair work, your client receives a free quote. Reports, crack monitoring data, completion certificates and any other written findings the specialist produces go directly to your client, ready to submit to an insurer, mortgage lender, solicitor or future buyer. Services covered include crack monitoring, drainage investigations, foundation repairs, lime mortar repointing, load-bearing wall stabilisation, subsidence surveys, tree root assessments and structural underpinning. From the point your client speaks with the specialist, all technical discussion takes place between them, so the matter does not circle back to you.
How Heritage Subsidence helps your clients
- A free quote for any repair work identified, with no obligation to proceed
- Ground movement evaluated by a specialist attending the property, not judged from photos
- Written findings ready to submit to a lender, insurer or solicitor
- Cracks caused by ground movement distinguished from those with a different structural origin
- Repair methods chosen to suit traditional and historic building materials
- Surveys, monitoring and repair work handled through a single point of contact
To set up a working arrangement for client referrals, go to the enquiry page and include your firm name, the kinds of cases you deal with and your preferred contact details. Before making contact, please check that your client has given consent for their details to be passed to a specialist.