Expert witnesses: surveyors
We instruct independent surveyors to inspect properties and report on disrepair in claims brought under the Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Conditions Claims. If you are a qualified surveyor with housing conditions experience, we would like to hear from you.
Why surveyor evidence matters in our cases
Almost every housing disrepair claim we run turns on the condition of the property, and the condition of the property is established by an independent expert inspection. Under the Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Conditions Claims, the parties are encouraged to agree a single joint expert or arrange a joint inspection, and the surveyor's report becomes the central evidential document in the claim: it identifies the defects, their likely cause, the remedial works required and, where relevant, the presence of hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System.
That means the surveyors we instruct are not producing a formality. Their reports are relied on in negotiation and, where matters do not settle, in court. Reports must be independent, thorough, CPR Part 35 compliant, and delivered to deadline, because Protocol timescales do not wait.
We instruct surveyors on matters across England, with a concentration of work in the North West. Instruction volumes are steady year-round.
What we look for in panel surveyors
Join our surveyor panel
Send a summary of your qualifications, experience, coverage area and a sample report (anonymised) to partnerships@antonyhodari.co.uk, with “Surveyor panel application” in the subject line.