MA Property Surveys

MA Property Surveys: building surveyors for immigration and party wall work

MA Property Surveys is a building surveying practice that presents itself as a specialist in immigration property inspections. Its stated field of practice covers surveying, building defects, property maintenance and asset management, with more than twenty years of activity behind it. The firm describes nationwide coverage for its inspection work while its core service area is London and South East England.

Accommodation inspection reports for immigration purposes

The central service is the immigration property inspection report. According to the firm, a person from outside the European Economic Community hoping to settle in the United Kingdom must demonstrate that the property they are moving into is suitable, safe and secure, and the Home Office requires verifiable proof of that. MA Property Surveys positions its independent surveyors as the party able to produce that evidence through an accommodation inspection report.

The practice frames the report as the practical route to satisfying the Home Office requirement, and stresses the independence of the surveyors who carry it out.

Party wall surveys and the Party Wall Act

A second line of work concerns party wall matters. The firm explains that renovations affecting neighbouring properties require serving notice and obtaining the neighbours' authorisation. It lists works that fall under the Party Wall Act, including excavations for extensions near neighbouring structures and the cutting of beams into a party wall as part of a loft conversion, along with any other development affecting party walls. It also warns that skipping the proper procedures can lead to serious fines and penalties, and offers to guide clients through this area.

Additional services and documents

Beyond the two main lines, the site refers to dilapidations, energy performance certificates and drone surveys as part of the practice's activity. It also advertises HMLR Land Registry documents at £10, a figure the site presented at the time of writing this profile.

Experience and scope

The firm bases its offer on more than two decades of surveying practice, with stated knowledge of building defects, property maintenance and asset management. It presents nationwide coverage as available, while the services described are framed around London and South East England.