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Building & Design

Whether you are buying, building, renovating, or restoring property, our experienced surveyors provide residential, agricultural and commercial clients with a range of reliable and efficient property services.

Symonds & Sampson provides a comprehensive range of professional built environment services tailored to residential, commercial, and rural property owners, tenants, and buyers. Our expert team ensures that you have a thorough understanding of a property's condition, risks, and suitability before making any transaction, working closely with property, legal, and planning specialists where necessary to deliver a complete property service. 
 
We specialise in building structures, offering guidance for extensions, renovations, conversions, and developments. Our services include dilapidation advice, party wall negotiations and insurance reinstatement assessments. 

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Our in-house experts offer a range of architectural, design, project management, and professional services in the residential, rural, and commercial property sectors throughout Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire, and Hampshire.

Working in close harmony with our agents, planning and valuation experts, we can offer a complete property service to clients. Using their expertise, they will ensure that your project is properly planned and carried out to a professional standard and within the parameters of any new or imminent legislation. Details of the services they can offer can be found below. 

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Architectural Design 
Our in-house surveyors offer a range of design services in the residential, rural, and commercial property sectors. From a project inception through to dealing with the building regulations and acting as Principal Designer under the building regulations we often work as part of an inter-professional team, regularly collaborating with our planning consultants, estate managers, and commercial surveyors, as well as third-party specialist consultants, to provide a holistic design approach, whether for small-scale domestic extensions or new-build and conversion projects.

Learn more about our Architectural Design Services

Principal Designer 
We provide Principal Designer services to ensure clients comply with the requirements of CDM 2015 Regulations of health and safety during the pre-construction phase of a project.  Our early involvement streamlines the specification process and enhances safety through proactive risk management and effective stakeholder communications.

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Cost Budgeting & Analysis

We provide Principal Designer services to ensure clients comply with the requirements of CDM 2015 Regulations of health and safety during the pre-construction phase of a project.  Our early involvement streamlines the specification process and enhances safety through proactive risk management and effective stakeholder communications.

Learn more about our Cost Budgeting & Analysis Services

Development Fund Monitoring 
Our experienced Building Surveyors provide development monitoring services to protect clients' interests during construction projects. We conduct due diligence, risk assessments, regular site inspections, and progress reporting. Our experts evaluate construction quality, statutory compliance, and cost management, offering tailored advice for each project. By assisting in the development, we help mitigate risks and ensure successful outcomes for lenders, investors, and stakeholders while maintaining high-quality standards.

Learn more about our Development Fund Monitoring Services

Heritage Property

The sympathetic approach required for works on a Listed Building or heritage asset is often overlooked. Heritage property requires a soft and understanding approach, with reasoned justification and assessment of the property, its history and its setting. Sensitive to the fact that inevitable change to our historic environment needs careful management and conservation, our Building Surveyors can work closely with clients to ensure that alterations to historic properties, be it refurbishment, extension or repair work, are carried out sympathetically.

Learn more about our Heritage Property Services

Insurance Reinstatement (RCA) 
Our Building Surveyors can provide Insurance Reinstatement Cost Assessment (RCA) services to clients to ensure adequate property insurance cover is in place. By carrying out accurate assessments, thorough inspections, and detailed rebuilding cost calculations, they can deliver comprehensive reports in accordance with RICS guidelines. Regular RCAs help clients avoid underinsurance while accounting for both changes in regulations and property improvements.

Learn more about our Insurance Reinstatement Services

Party Wall 
The Party Wall, etc. Act 1996 regulates the relationship between neighbours when building work involves neighbouring structures. Our building surveyors can provide invaluable guidance in negotiating the complexities of the Act. Timely serving of notices and documentation will ensure legal compliance, avoid disputes, delays, and unnecessary costs, and ensure that all parties benefit from the rights offered by the Act.  

Learn more about our Party Wall Services

Dilapidations & End of Lease Services
Our experienced Chartered Surveyors offer comprehensive advice and solutions for Landlords and Tenants in relation to their commercial property leases. Their professional, impartial, and cost-effective advice ensures fair settlements that protect a client’s interests while negotiating interim periods, lease breaks, and the end of lease terms.  

Learn more about our Dilapidations & End of Lease Services

Expert Witness
A number of our experienced surveyors are qualified to act in disputes in where property is involved, including acting as independent experts. 

Learn more about Expert Witness

Meet the Building Surveying & Design Team


Andrew Keen


Head of Commercial Building Surveying
Sturminster Newton

AssocRICS ACABE MPTS

Department: Sturminster Newton Professional
Speciality: Building Surveying, Design, Commercial Property Management, MANCO, Commercial Lettings, Lease Renewals, Commercial Development, Block Management, Expert Witness

01202 639403
07463 887081
akeen@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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James Shapland


Partner
Sturminster Newton

MRICS C.Build E MCABE

Department: Sturminster Newton Professional
Speciality: Building Surveying, Design


01202 639404
07549 296723
jshapland@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Isobella Rumsby


Assistant Building Surveyor
Sturminster Newton



Department: Sturminster Newton Professional
Speciality: Building Surveying


 01258 444584
irumsby@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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How else can we help you?

As a multi-disciplinary firm, our agents can also provide a wide range of professional services across Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire & Cornwall.

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