Local Surveyors Direct Reviews

4.3 Rating 4,909 Reviews
84 %
of reviewers recommend Local Surveyors Direct
4.3
Based on 4,909 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver, Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Next Day
On-time Delivery
Greater than 89%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 91%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.3 out of 5
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About Local Surveyors Direct:

About Us

Local Surveyors Direct is a property website that helps link customers with suppliers. Our main business is helping home owners and home buyers make contact with Building Surveyors, Structural Engineers, Architects, Domestic Energy Assessors, Electricians, Drainage Contractors and other people providing property related services. In addition to domestic property we also provide a comprehensive range of services for commercial property. These services are provided over the whole of the United Kingdom by a comprehensive network of suppliers which has been steadily built up since the website first started operating in 2005.

Phone:

01962 674840

Email:

enquiries@localsurveyorsdirect.co.uk

Anonymous
Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Good to see what is on offer and their prices but not pleased to receive an e-mail from each of the surveyors with their quotes as I could see these on the website.
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Posted 3 years ago
Instant response from several surveying firms, however a surprising number had not read my requirements and assumed I was moving house, sending inappropriate automatic letters
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Posted 3 years ago
Once the list of surveyors was revealed, I was bombarded by calls from each one within a minute. I would have preferred to have contacted my chosen surveyor myself. Also, one of the surveyors estimates was almost double the amount they quoted me on the phone.
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Posted 3 years ago
Although a list of potential surveyors were provided I was immediately inundated with emails and calls from the companies. As we've just started the buying process it's too soon, further down the line this level of contact would be useful but not just yet. I wasn't aware my email and phone number would be shared with all these companies.
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Posted 3 years ago
Helpful service, but far too many advertising and follow-up emails - a single email summarising the available surveys and costs with the ability to request a final quotation from chosen providers would be far more helpful, rather than permitting each provider to contact individually.
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Posted 3 years ago
Used the directory to identify a local tradesperson but when appt made, it seems that the engineer is not local at all and needs to come from far away so I am not sure why the website needs you to put a postcode in to identify those in the locality??
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Posted 3 years ago
I have the names of the surveyors but I haven't used this service yet. I haven't had time to contact any to discuss the quote or the work to be done.
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Posted 3 years ago
I found a Surveyor like previous review about this company we are using their prices are old and charged us more. I do think more needs to be done to make sure all companies are transparent with fees.
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Posted 3 years ago
Disappointed that my email address and telephone number were given to the surveyors. I was expecting this not to happen and not to get bombarded with requests for work, but that I would contact my chosen surveyor
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Posted 3 years ago
Thought that the quote system was fine; but pretty unimpressed with the quotes provided for a valuation survey, which ranged from £150 to £400. It would be good to add a price cap, and exact value figure for quote
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Posted 3 years ago
Had a cold call immediately after entering details from someone who didn't even do what I needed doing. Not impressed! Did get some useful contacts reason for ( 3☆ ) just not the one that phoned me.
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Posted 3 years ago
Requested estimates for a detached house probate valuation. Received several suggestions with estimated prices. One company was mentioned twice with two different prices, one of which was the lowest. Asked them for a quote and received a price 70% higher than the site had suggested which does not engender trust in either this site nor the surveyors. Other surveyor quotes were identical to the Surveyors Direct estimate. This suggests that Surveyors Direct need to police their client surveyors much more closely.
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Posted 4 years ago
My enquiry was forwarded, I believe, to seven practises. Only two bothered to respond. It is good to surmise that the other 5 are so busy !!!!
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Posted 4 years ago
I think 10 contacts is a bit excessive, 3 or 4 would have been adequate, having so many just makes it more confusing. .
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Posted 4 years ago
+ I got a better price than I was quoted by the mortgage broker or estate agent referrals Found a surveyor who is local to the area and I'm hoping to get a good service from - I was bombarded by emails and even call, I think it should be made more clear how my data will be used and who it will be passed to. Hence the lower rating
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Posted 4 years ago
Connects you up with services you require
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Posted 4 years ago
Enquired specifically about Structural Calculations. Received 6 replies, three were related to my enquiry, three were about general building surveys. Contacted the most local to proceed.
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Posted 4 years ago
While I can see the value of this service, I was overwhelmed by emails, phone calls, voicemails and even text messages within seconds of requesting the comparison. Buying a property can be stressful and I found this hard-sell to be a bit much, on top of everything else. One email from LSD summarising the best options available would be preferable. Having said that, I did choose a surveyor based on the recommendations that came from LSD. So in that respect, it was a useful website. If I were to recommend it to a friend I would warn them to turn off their phone and then go back through all the quotes in their own time.
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Posted 4 years ago
Haven't used anyone yet
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Posted 4 years ago
The enter button didn’t tell me it had sent the information so I ended up sending about 10 times to the contacts.
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Posted 4 years ago
Local Surveyors Direct is rated 4.3 based on 4,909 reviews