AMS Surveys

AMS Surveys, building surveying and engineering consultancy in the North of England and Wales

AMS Surveys is a building surveying and engineering consultancy with its head office in Liverpool and offices in Flintshire (North Wales) and Manchester. The company has been operating since 2022 and serves residential, commercial and heritage clients in the North West of England and nationally. Its team consists of RICS Chartered Building Surveyors and CABE-registered Building Engineers, and the firm presents itself as regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

Residential services

In the residential sector, AMS Surveys carries out building surveys, RICS Homebuyer reports (Level 2) and RICS Level 3 building surveys, as well as structural inspections and specific structural surveys. The firm addresses damp and timber problems, such as rising damp, condensation, wet rot, woodworm and wood-boring insects, penetrating damp and plumbing leaks. It also offers studies of the causes of decay and timber rot, structural inspections for lintel failure, subsidence and non-standard construction, as well as roof surveys and spray foam insulation surveys. In design and architecture, the company covers architectural design, house extensions, loft conversions and planning and building regulations applications.

Commercial services

For commercial clients, AMS Surveys carries out measured building surveys, commercial building surveys, schedules of condition and schedules of dilapidations, as well as structural inspections and damp and timber surveys. The firm also provides design and project services, and manages planning permissions and regulations. In the field of investment and development, it offers technical due diligence, feasibility studies, development appraisals, project management and cost and contract administration, as well as residential valuations and Help to Buy valuations.

Heritage services

The company has a specific line for historic and listed buildings. It includes heritage surveys, historic building surveys, heritage statements, historic building recording and listed building consent applications. It also carries out damp and timber surveys, structural inspections and design and project management services for this type of property. The firm presents itself as a heritage consultant and expert witness surveyor.

Team and management

Anthony Spencer BSc, MRICS, MCABE, is the managing director and leads the firm. He is an RICS Board Member and combines his activity with that of school governor. Ian Hufton BSc (Hons), PG Law, building surveyor, holds a BSc in Building Surveying from LJMU and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law, and has worked for local authorities and private companies in the residential, commercial and heritage sectors. Molly Weir BSc (Hons), graduate building surveyor, holds a BSc (Hons) in Real Estate from LJMU and shows a special interest in defect diagnosis. Jamie Mullin BSc, MRICS, AaPS, chartered building surveyor, has more than fifteen years of experience in building surveying with public and private sector clients, with a particular dedication to heritage buildings and defect diagnosis; he is an Associate Member of the Association for Project Safety.

Coverage and offices

AMS Surveys operates from a head office in Liverpool and has offices in Flintshire (North Wales) and Manchester. The company states that it covers the North of England and Wales, with a presence in locations such as Chester, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston and Wirral, and that it serves projects nationally. Among the areas it lists are Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Cheshire, Conwy, Durham, Leeds, Llandudno, London, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, North Yorkshire, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading, Sheffield, Surrey, Swansea, Winchester, Wrexham and York. The firm warns that not all services are available in every area.

Activity and structure

AMS Surveys Limited is registered as a limited company in England and Wales with company number 13954505. The company presents itself as a comprehensive provider that brings architectural design, building surveying, engineering and project management under one roof, with the stated aim of avoiding the coordination of multiple providers. Its activity is aimed at homebuyers, homeowners, investors and clients with commercial or heritage properties.

Offices and premises

Main office: 5 Clock Tower Park, Liverpool, L10 1LD

North Wales Office: St Andrews Business Centre, Queens Lane, Flintshire, CH7 1XB

Manchester Office: First Floor, Swan Buildings, 20 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JW