Chartered Surveyors in Greenwich
Greenwich is one of London’s most historic areas, and its housing is correspondingly special — and complex. The World Heritage core and the conservation areas around it hold Georgian and early Victorian terraces and townhouses of real quality; the surrounding streets add Victorian and Edwardian houses; and, along the river and on the Greenwich Peninsula, extensive modern developments have added thousands of flats. Whether you’re buying a listed Georgian house or a new riverside apartment, the survey — and the enquiries around it — need to fit the property.
As chartered surveyors in Greenwich, we match the inspection carefully to the home. The Georgian and Victorian houses bring solid walls, historic roofs, sash windows, period joinery and the movement, damp and timber matters that come with real age, frequently alongside listing or conservation-area controls that shape what can be altered. Many have been converted into flats, and those conversions need checking for quality, fire separation and the condition of the whole building. On modern riverside flats we look at build quality and, importantly, cladding and fire-safety matters, the state of common parts, and the lease and service-charge position.
For a modern flat or home in good order, a Level 2 (RICS Home Survey) is often proportionate — though on leasehold the cladding and service-charge enquiries matter just as much. For any home built in the 1930s or earlier — Greenwich’s Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian houses — a listed or conservation-area property, or any home significantly altered or converted, a Level 3 (Building Survey) is the wiser choice. Where you need a formal figure — purchase, probate, matrimonial or lease extension — our RICS Registered Valuer provides Red Book valuations.
Beyond survey and valuation work, we also prepare Schedules of Condition for landlords and tenants agreeing a property or commercial unit’s condition before a lease begins, advise on dilapidations at lease end, and act as expert witness, with reports prepared in accordance with CPR Part 35 for civil proceedings and the Family Procedure Rules where a matter falls within the family courts. Our Red Book valuations also cover Help to Buy and shared ownership staircasing and capital gains tax, in addition to the purchase, probate, matrimonial and lease extension work mentioned above — services relevant across Greenwich and the surrounding area, including Blackheath, Deptford, Charlton and the Greenwich Peninsula.
We cover Greenwich and the surrounding area, including Blackheath, Deptford, Charlton and the Greenwich Peninsula, with independent, RICS-regulated advice and genuine local knowledge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a Level 2 or Level 3 survey right for a Georgian or Victorian house in Greenwich?
For any Greenwich home built in the 1930s or earlier — and certainly its Georgian and Victorian houses — we’d recommend a Level 3 Building Survey. Older, solid-walled and often listed or converted properties reward the deeper inspection and its costed advice. A Level 2 Home Survey suits only a genuinely modern home in good order.
Are there special considerations for a listed or conservation-area property?
Yes. Listed buildings and conservation-area homes bring tighter controls, and genuinely old construction — solid walls, historic timber and lime-based materials — behaves differently to modern building and needs to be understood on its own terms. Our Level 3 survey is geared to exactly this kind of property, and we flag where consents may have been needed.
Do I need a survey on a new riverside flat on the Peninsula?
Yes. Even new flats can carry snagging defects, and the bigger questions are often cladding and fire safety, service charges and the lease. We inspect the property and set out what to ask your solicitor about building-safety documentation and future costs.
Do you cover Blackheath and Charlton too?
Yes. We survey across Greenwich and the surrounding area, including Blackheath, Deptford, Charlton and the Greenwich Peninsula, matching the inspection to each property.
Buying a period home or riverside flat in Greenwich or Blackheath? Get an independent RICS view before you exchange. Contact Gibsons Surveyors to discuss the right survey or valuation and receive a prompt, no-obligation quote.