Assessment · homebuyer surveyors round homebuyer-surveys-2026-09

Record Associates review

Ranked 8 of 10 in Homebuyer surveyors in Telford

Best for: building surveys and construction project management

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Trading as Record Associates 2012 Limited · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury

Record Associates in short

Record Associates is a building surveying, project management and development consultancy based in Shrewsbury and Telford, spanning building surveys, dilapidations, defects diagnosis and design. A purchase that grows into construction can stay with one team. This review rates that span as its standout feature.

No customer reviews sit behind Record Associates on the sources we hold, so this review judges the published record alone. The RICS listings for both offices and the long company record stand behind it instead. This review reads the absence of feedback as a gap, not a verdict.

What else counts against it is pricing detail: no fees, VAT position or insurance details are published. Our judgement: it suits briefs where surveying may lead into project management or design work.

Our verdict

Our judgement: Record Associates suits you if your brief spans surveying and construction — a purchase survey that may lead into project management or design work [1]. The two RICS office listings and the 2012 company record support that picture [2] [3]. The gaps are public feedback, with no reviews on record, plus unpublished fees and insurance details.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
62.8 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

50 out of 100

Insufficient evidence

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

85 out of 100

The business describes itself as a firm of Chartered Building Surveyors [1] and is listed on the RICS Find a Surveyor register [3].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

On the Companies House record since 2012 [2].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40 out of 100

The site invites enquiries through speak-to-the-team routes but publishes no fees, rates, free-quote offer or VAT position [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

80 out of 100

The site sets out building surveying, dilapidations, project management and design service lines across residential, commercial and public sectors [1].

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • You get building surveys, dilapidations, defects diagnosis and full project management from one consultancy [1].

  • The firm holds RICS register listings for its Telford and Shrewsbury offices, checked 4 September 2026 [3].

Limitations

  • No Google reviews are on record, and the site publishes no fees, VAT position or insurance details [1].

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Questions about Record Associates

Is Record Associates any good?

Good for purchases that may turn into building work: eighth in our Telford homebuyer surveyor table with RICS listings for both offices. It suits building surveys, defects diagnosis and project management from one consultancy. Ask for a comparable past instruction, then agree the fee in writing.

Is Record Associates RICS registered?

The firm holds RICS register listings for its Telford and Shrewsbury offices, checked against the RICS Find a Surveyor register. The site also describes a firm of chartered building surveyors. Confirm the listings yourself on the register when you enquire.

How much does Record Associates charge?

No fees, rates, free-quote offer or VAT position are published; contact runs through speak-to-the-team routes. Describe the property and whether building work may follow, then fix the fee and VAT in writing. Ask what stages the fee covers and whether design work costs extra.

Where does Record Associates work?

The consultancy works from Shrewsbury and Telford across residential, commercial and public sectors. Either office can take a Telford instruction. Send your postcode with the brief to confirm which office would handle it, and ask for a named contact first.

How is Record Associates ranked?

It ranks eighth of the ten homebuyer surveyors in our September round, the pick for building surveys and project management. Allied Surveyors & Valuers sits just above. Read the full review, then agree your written price. Ask for the fee breakdown in the same message.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Rosewood Surveyors69.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for RICS-listed Telford firm with the strongest customer record.
  2. Madeleys Chartered Surveyors69.2 / 100Ranked 2. Best for rural, farm and estate surveying advice.
  3. HouseSurveyors.com69.1 / 100Ranked 3. Best for independent Telford home surveys from a sole practitioner.
  4. Stephen Locke Associates67.9 / 100Ranked 4. Best for rural land, planning and environmental advice.

Sources

  1. Record Associates homepage — building surveying and consultancy services Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House — RECORD ASSOCIATES 2012 LIMITED overview (08068851) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. RICS Find a Surveyor — firm search for Record Associates (Telford and Shrewsbury listings returned) Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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