Ironstone Surveyors — Chartered Building Surveyors, Warwickshire

Who we are

Our Director and Founder Sam Archer became a Chartered Building Surveyor in 2014. We have over 19 years of Building Surveying experience and a wealth of experience assisting Residential, Commercial, Public sector and Private Clients with all manner of issues and Survey needs relating to their buildings and land. Operating across the Midlands, based in Warwickshire.

What we do

We offer traditional Building Surveying Services focusing on cost effective, relatable and clear advice to our Clients.

Pre-acquisition — Residential

Pre-acquisition Surveys & Advice on Domestic Buildings, including RICS Level 2 & 3 Residential Surveys.

Pre-acquisition — Commercial & TDD

Pre-acquisition Surveys & Advice on Commercial Buildings. Technical Due Diligence Surveys, condition reports and advice on Planned Preventative Maintenance and CapEx.

Defect Analysis & Building Pathology

Defect Analysis & Building Pathology diagnoses — identifying the cause of a problem so it can be put right.

Landlord & Tenant

Landlord & Tenant Matters — Schedules of Condition and Dilapidation.

Building Works & Projects

Advice on Building works & projects, from early planning through to completion.

Why choose us

We do things differently.

We get to know you

We get to know our Clients, for every project — this helps us to establish trust and to provide a bespoke product that suits each Client.

Clear, personable advice

We pride ourselves on our personable and clear style.

Flexible around you

We often work outside of normal office hours to suit the needs of our busy Clients.

A passion for buildings

We have a great love and passion for buildings, especially historic buildings — this comes across in our work.

What our clients say

A few words from clients we've worked with.

Kevin Webb

Sam at Ironstone Surveyors Ltd was an absolute pleasure to deal with from start to finish. The work carried out for Nexus Ltd was completed to a very high standard, and the whole process felt seamless.

Communication was excellent throughout—clear, prompt, and professional—which made everything straightforward and stress-free. Sam was reliable, organised, and clearly takes a lot of pride in his work. It's not often you come across someone who combines technical expertise with such an easy, approachable manner.

Overall, a genuinely top-level service. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Sam and Ironstone Surveyors Ltd to anyone looking for a professional and dependable surveying company.

Sarah Brennan

Sam was able to help me with some advice on my refurbishment of my Victorian end terrace house, his advice was specific, clear and the project was a great success, thanks Sam

William Phayer

Great service. Really knows what he's talking about. Friendly and easy service. What a guy

Paul Lofthouse

Sam gave me clear, honest advice and was great to deal with throughout. Very flexible and easy to communicate with. Helped me when exiting my lease a few years ago and made it all much easier.

Joseph McKeown

Great service from start to finish. Sam was easy to get in touch with and worked around me. He communicated everything in a way that was easy to understand for someone like me who isn't very handy. Couldn't recommend Ironstone more!

Jono Nicholas

I used Ironstone to survey my first home before buying it and I was very pleased with their work! They were very easy to get hold of, worked around my schedule to do the survey at a time best for me and they delivered a very professional report with plenty of extra help when I had questions.

Thomas Grandjean

Excellent service from start to finish. The residential building survey was thorough, and the advice provided was professional, clear, and concise—making everything easy to understand.

Sam was particularly great to deal with—flexible, approachable, and always willing to take the time to answer any questions. It really felt like the service was tailored to our needs, which made the whole process smooth and stress-free.

Highly recommend.

Dave Nicholls

Sam's advice was professional, clear and concise. He also has a very approachable manner so he made doing business with him most enjoyable! He gave us great advice on our commercial lease schedule of condition and dilapidations, saving us loads of time and money. Brilliant service!