PA Surveyors

PA Surveyors: RICS Chartered Surveying in Brighton, Hove and Sussex

PA Surveyors is a Brighton & Hove-based practice of RICS Chartered Surveyors. The firm describes itself as client-driven and states that it aims to carry out every survey to its highest standards. It operates as a trading name of Plant Associates Ltd, registered in England & Wales (No. 11586206). The practice reports that most of its work comes through recommendations and repeat business.

According to its own account, PA Surveyors was named Chartered Surveyors of the Year for the South of England in 2023/24 and received Build Magazine’s UK Best Maintenance & Restoration Surveyors award. The firm presents these as part of its professional profile.

Residential surveys: Level 3, Level 2 and Level 1

The core residential offer covers three levels of home survey. The Level 3 Building Survey is the most detailed option, while the Level 2 RICS Homebuyer Survey is aimed at conventional properties in reasonable condition. A Level 1 Condition Survey provides a more basic condition report. The practice also carries out a Defects Survey and a Snagging Survey for newly built or recently altered homes.

Valuations and leasehold matters

PA Surveyors provides valuations for several purposes: building valuations, lease extension, freehold purchase and enfranchisement, probate, and property purchases. The firm also handles Commercial Rent Review, BCIS insurance rebuild assessments, and lease extension and enfranchisement work. Its leasehold services extend to freehold purchase and enfranchisement negotiations.

Commercial, land and legal surveying

On the commercial side, the practice offers Commercial Surveys and Dilapidations, including dilapidation and condition recording for commercial leases. Land surveying covers boundary disputes and the preparation of land transfer plans and lease plans. The firm also provides asbestos assessments and legal work such as expert witness reports for negligence, builder disputes and surveyor disputes.

Project management, party wall and architectural drawings

Beyond survey reports, PA Surveyors offers building project management, specification and tendering. It prepares architectural drawings for extensions, loft conversions and building alterations, and advises on Party Wall etc. Act 1996 matters. Planning and building regulation submission and advice are also listed among its services.

Coverage across Sussex and Surrey

The firm states that its chartered surveyors operate throughout Sussex and Surrey, including Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham, Crawley, Haywards Heath, Eastbourne, Worthing and beyond. The practice is based at Platform 9 Offices, Hove Town Hall, Church Road, Hove, BN3 2AF.

Client feedback and working approach

Testimonials on the site describe thorough reports with detailed photographs, clear explanations in plain English, and responsiveness to questions by phone and email. Clients mention surveys used to renegotiate purchase prices, advice on older properties, and a freehold purchase negotiation. The firm presents these accounts as illustrations of its client service; they are individual experiences rather than a measured rating.