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We carry out residential structural surveys and commercial surveys in Bishop's Stortford. Bishop's Stortford is a busy and ancient market town located in east Hertfordshire but on the border with Essex . The area around Bishop's Stortford includes beautiful countryside and pretty villages. Through the centre of the town runs the River Stort, in this case the river is actually named after the town, which is unusual as towns are usually named after rivers (see our 'Facts and Places to Visit page for further information).

During the Roman era Bishop's Stortford was a small settlement on the Roman road of Stane Street running from St Albans to Colchester , but the town was deserted when the empire collapsed. However, the Saxons settled on the site which they called Esterteferd, which eventually became Stortford. The 'Bishop' part was tagged on in 1060 when William, Bishop of London, purchased the manor. Later the Normans constructed a wooden castle in the town and the mound still remains; the castle itself was in ruins by the Tudor era.

There are a number of good examples of 16 th and 17 th century buildings in the town along with a with fine 15 th century church. We carry out building surveys on properties of this era, indeed historical properties are of a special interest of one of our surveyors. To see examples of properties from these eras you can go to our downloadable survey page.

Due to the river and the roads the town gradually developed and the town became a market town by the beginning of the 19 th century and the town still holds two street markets a week on Saturdays and Thursdays. In 1842 the railroad had arrived and the town developed further.

Today Bishop's Stortford is considered to be a commuter town and the town centre has undergone many changes with a new town centre area and the building of new homes. More building is planned due to the close proximity of Stansted Airport .

If you book a survey with 1st Associated you will find that we take great pride in the quality of our surveys and produce a very detailed survey report. We use plain English in our surveys to explain any problems with the property to ensure that you understand the problems and how to resolve them.

We are always keen to meet our clients at the property we are surveying on their behalf; this can help with a Quick Sale as we can speak to you in person and point out any problems we may find with the property and give you our professional advice on the spot. Our surveys are produced quickly so that you can go to our website and download your survey using a unique password.

1st Associated Chartered Surveyors cover the whole of the UK including all areas of Hertfordshire for example in:

Abbots Langley Berkhamsted Bishop's Stortford Borehamwood Broxbourne Bushey Cheshunt Croxley Green Harpenden Hatfield Hertford Hitchin Hoddesdon Letchworth Potters Bar Rickmansworth Royston South Oxhey Stevenage St Albans Tring Ware Watford Welwyn Garden City

Below are some examples of surveys we have carried out in the Hertfordshire area: Commercial Survey - Property Report and Schedule of Condition on a 18th century pub and restaurant in Welwyn Garden City Residential Building Survey of an early 1900s Period Terraced Property in Letchworth Residential Building Survey of a 1960s/1970s Detached Property in Hemel Hempstead Residential Building Survey of a Modern 1990s Detached Property in Abbots Langley Residential Building Survey of a Modern Detatched 1980s Property in Tring Residential Building Survey on an Extended End of Terrace Property built in the 1960s in Welwyn Garden City Residential Building Survey of a Converted Leasehold flat, with a share of the Freehold, in a c.1900s terraced property in Hitchin Residential Building Survey of a 1960s detached property in St Albans Commercial Survey - Property Report and Schedule of Condition on a 17th / 18th Century Public House in Buntingford More examples of surveys from different eras are available to download from our downloadable surveys page.

1st Associated provide house surveys, commercial surveys, engineers reports, property training plus more all carried out by RICS surveyors in Bishop's Stortford and the surrounding areas.

Contact us today for a free, no obligation quotation, including building surveys, structural surveys, homebuyers reports and pre sales reports, for Bishop's Stortford and the surrounding towns and villages.

If you are planning to book a building survey on a property you are purchasing in Bishop's Stortford then we would like to assure you that we always send a suitably qualified and experienced surveyor to carry out the job. This ensures that you get expert advice on any issues that we may find with the property we are surveying. All our surveyors are members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - RICS - and are Independent Chartered Surveyors. Being 'independent' means that they are working for you and you alone; they do not work for a mortgage company or an estate agents, so they have your best interests at heart.

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We carry out Structural Surveys, Structural Building Surveys on Residential properties and Commercial properties throughout Hertfordshire.