Validity confirmed in one call, certs turned around for tight completions, and straight answers on the 2026 changes, from an assessor who has supported conveyancing files since 2009.
On a sale or letting, the file needs a valid BER and advisory report before closing, and increasingly before marketing. Where one exists, the question is validity: ten years from issue, unless a major renovation has intervened. Where one does not, the question is speed. We answer the first by return email and solve the second with surveys typically inside days and certificates registered within 48 hours of survey.
The 2026 scale change generated a wave of client questions, and the answers are short: existing certs remain valid, transactions proceed exactly as before, and re-certification is a commercial choice rather than a legal requirement. We have put the full position on one page you can keep on file or send to clients directly.
Validity checks. Send the address or BER number and we confirm the position, no charge, usually same day. No point instructing an assessment the client does not need.
Tight completions. Tell us the closing date and we work backwards from it. Urgent files get priority survey slots, and you get the registered cert and advisory report by email the moment they issue.
Probate and receivership files. Vacant, unheated or partially documented buildings are routine for us, and we report what the file needs without drama.
The awkward questions. Mixed-use demises, certs that do not match the folio, exemption queries on protected structures: email and ask. If the answer is "you do not need us", we say so.
The new scale, certificate validity, and what to tell clients, on a single page written for solicitors and estate agents.
Free. No spam, ever. We will only email you about commercial BER updates that matter.
No call centre, no sales layer. Send the quote form and the callback comes from the person who will handle the file, within 24 hours.
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