Who are we?
Hepburn & Associates are specialist independent residential Chartered Building Surveyors with over 20 years 
experience in the Kent, Sussex and South East London areas. We are regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and fully insured . We are also members of the Independent Surveyors Association.
Are you looking to buy a property in these areas? In the present market it is even more important to get good professional advice about your property. Our fees are very competitive, our service is personal to you and we are not linked with any lender, agent or bank, therefore we will always put your interests first.
Why choose an independent Surveyor?
The valuation report obtained by the mortgage lender will often be from an in-house staff valuer, an associated firm of valuers, or a corporate organisation with whom they have reciprocal arrangements. These organisations may offer additional HomeBuyer type reports or, occasionally, Building Surveys.
Are they, however, truely unbiased? Its is difficult to see how an organisation whose business is lending money can be considered to be disinterested in the outcome of a survey inspection. The lender may be providing the money, selling the property through its estate agency arm, providing other financial services and gaining a survey fee, all quite legally. You would not consider using a solicitor linked in this way, so why use their surveyor.
An Independent Surveyor is just that - independent. The surveyor will give a totally unbiased report tailored to the specific needs of the buyer, and offer independent advice upon which the buyer can base their decision, uninfluenced by any external considerations.
An Independent Surveyor will always put the client's interests first.