What Clarke & Jay Chartered Surveyors does

Clarke & Jay Chartered Surveyors is an independent, RICS-regulated chartered surveying practice founded in 2013 by Dominic Jay and Cameron Clarke and headquartered in Worcester, United Kingdom. The firm delivers RICS-compliant property surveys (Building Survey Level 3, RICS Home Survey Level 1 & 2, New Build Snagging, Drone Surveys, Specific Defect Reports, Structural Assessments, Schedules of Condition, Commercial Surveys), RICS Red Book valuations (including probate, matrimonial, capital gains tax, charitable, insurance reinstatement, Help to Buy, Shared Ownership, and Mortgage Guarantee Scheme), professional services (Expert Witness, Party Wall, Project Management, Defect Analysis), rural services (estate management, landlord/tenant, succession planning, planning and development, grant applications, compulsory purchase compensation), and specialist prime/listed property surveys.

Its primary technology differentiator is in-house CAA-approved, fully insured drone operations used to inspect roofs, chimneys, and other areas normally obscured from ground-level access, reducing the need for scaffolding. The firm is distributed across a Worcester head office and three regional offices (Moreton-in-Marsh, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham), serving Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, and the wider West Midlands.

The business operates a sales-led, quote-based model with revenue generated per completed survey engagement. Customers are predominantly individual residential buyers, high-net-worth owners of historic and listed properties, rural landowners and farmers, and legal professionals requiring statutory or tax-purpose valuations. Distribution is direct, via phone, email, and an online quotation request form, with no apparent external investment, no parent company, and no public listing. The firm is privately held by its founders and maintains a chartered surveyor training and mentoring programme to underpin continued service delivery.

Name

Clarke & Jay Chartered Surveyors

Legal name

Clarke and Jay Surveyors Ltd.

Website

https://clarkeandjay.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clarke & Jay is an independent, RICS-regulated chartered surveying practice in Worcester, UK, providing building surveys, RICS Red Book valuations, drone inspections, expert witness, party wall, rural, and historic/listed property services to residential buyers, landowners, farmers, and legal clients across the West Midlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chartered Surveying Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Building Inspection Services (541350), Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (53132)

SIC

Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Valuation & Appraisal (BPAHANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Insurance Replacement Cost & Damage/Loss Valuation (BPAJAKAL)

Keywords

• Property surveying services
• RICS valuations
• Building surveys
• Expert witness reports
• Rural surveying

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Surveying Services: One-time professional service fees for building surveys, RICS home surveys, new build snagging reports, and other property surveys. Revenue generated per completed survey engagement.
2. RICS Valuations: RICS Red Book compliant valuations for various purposes including inheritance tax, matrimonial settlement, capital gains tax, charitable organisations, and insurance reinstatement.
3. Professional Services: Expert witness reports, party wall surveying, project management, and defect analysis services billed per engagement.
4. Rural Services: Rural professional services including landlord and tenant matters, estate management, succession planning, planning and development, grant applications, and compulsory purchase compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clarke & Jay Chartered Surveyors provides RICS-regulated property surveying and valuation services delivered by chartered surveyors across the West Midlands. Offerings include building and home surveys, new build snagging, drone roof inspections, defect and structural reports, RICS Red Book valuations for legal and tax purposes, expert witness and party wall work, project management, defect analysis, and rural and prime property services.

Product overview

Clarke & Jay Chartered Surveyors operates as a unified surveying services practice offering a comprehensive portfolio of RICS-regulated property survey and valuation services. The core offering centres on Property Surveys (Building Surveys Level 3, RICS Home Surveys Level 1 & 2, New Build Snagging, Drone Surveys, Specific Defect Reports, Structural Assessments, Schedules of Condition, and Commercial Surveys) and RICS Valuations (Red Book Valuations, Help to Buy Valuations, Insurance Reinstatement Valuations). Professional Services include Expert Witness, Party Wall Surveying, Project Management, and Defect Analysis. Rural Services address landowner and farmer needs including estate management and agricultural valuations. Prime services cater to historic and listed properties. All surveyors are RICS Registered Valuers providing integrated expertise across residential, commercial, and rural property sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Survey (Level 3 RICS Survey) Comprehensive inspection (formerly Full Structural Survey) for Grade II listed and historically important houses, period properties and properties in poor condition, providing detailed reporting on construction, structure and condition with advice on repair, maintenance and future management.
• RICS Home Survey - Level 1 & 2 Visual inspection surveys suited to properties from the 1900s onwards of traditional construction. Level 2 (formerly Homebuyer Report) includes descriptions, advice, condition ratings and optional market valuation; Level 1 provides a simple overview format for properties in reasonable condition.
• New Build Snagging Surveys Comprehensive inspection of newly built properties identifying defects, poor workmanship and incomplete work (often over 100 defects found), covering external and internal elements, services, outbuildings, landscaping and boundaries.
• Drone Surveys In-house CAA-approved drone pilots inspecting roofs, chimneys and areas normally obscured from usual surveying, providing roof surveys, condition reports, heritage documentation and photography at a fraction of scaffold costs.
• Specific Defect Reports Investigation and reporting on specific problems such as building defects, cracks, water ingress, quality of construction and structural movement, used when further investigation is needed or before agreeing a mortgage.
• Structural Assessments Inspections and reports focusing on main structural elements of the building fabric (excluding secondary elements like joinery and fittings), suitable for properties to be substantially remodelled or where further investigation is needed to satisfy mortgage lenders.
• Schedules of Condition Comprehensive record of a building's condition on inspection day, used as benchmarks for commercial lease clients, to protect position regarding lease obligations, and prepared prior to building work to protect against neighbour damage claims.
• Commercial Surveys Pre-acquisition surveys for commercial premises to understand repair and maintenance liabilities, with reports assisting negotiations on price or repair liability limitations.
• RICS Red Book Valuations RICS Red Book compliant valuations by Registered Valuers for settlement, statutory and taxation purposes including probate, matrimonial settlements, capital gains tax and charitable organisations.
• Help to Buy Valuations RICS Registered Valuer reports meeting requirements for the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme, Shared Ownership Scheme and Right to Buy Scheme, including interior/exterior inspection with photographs and three months validity.
• Insurance Reinstatement Valuations Expert advice and accurate assessments for property insurance, particularly important for historic buildings or unusual properties on hard-to-access sites, to ensure adequate cover and help reduce premiums.
• Expert Witness Services CPR-compliant expert witness reports for court proceedings covering valuation matters, construction defects and property damage; firm has completed the RICS Expert Witness training scheme, with recent work on flood damage, matrimonial valuations and defective workmanship cases.
• Party Wall Surveying Advice and services acting as Party Wall Surveyors under the Party Wall etc Act 1996, preparing Party Wall Awards, photographic schedules of condition and acting for building owners, adjoining owners or as agreed surveyor.
• Project Management Services Full project management support through repair, renovation and alteration of properties including initial consultations, planning applications, contractor tendering, appointments, monitoring and final certifications.
• Defect Analysis Professional surveying services and expert opinion on building defects, including assessment of materials, condition and defects, with expertise in building pathology for structural defect claims, insurance claims and claims against builders or developers.
• Rural Services Comprehensive rural professional services including landlord and tenant advice, estate management, succession planning, valuations, planning and development, environmental stewardship, grant applications and compulsory purchase compensation.
• Prime & Listed Property Surveys Specialist surveying services for historically important houses, Grade II listed properties, country houses and historic properties, providing balanced reports with additional advice on repair and maintenance for traditional materials.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with UK valuation and building consultancy practices. Comparable to Clarke & Jay on RICS-regulated valuations and commercial/building surveying, but focused on commercial rather than residential property and operating at global scale.
• e.surv Chartered Surveyors: One of the UK's largest residential surveying and valuation firms, operating a national panel model for lenders. Comparable to Clarke & Jay as a RICS-regulated surveyor delivering residential building surveys, RICS Home Surveys and lender-accepted valuations, but at significantly greater scale and with a digital-first customer journey.
• Savills: Global real estate services firm with a substantial UK residential surveying and valuation practice serving prime and country house clients. Comparable to Clarke & Jay on RICS valuations and prime/residential surveying, particularly for high-value and historic properties, but at much larger scale.
• Connells Survey & Valuation: Surveying arm of the Connells Group, delivering home buyer reports, building surveys and valuations across the UK. Comparable to Clarke & Jay on RICS-regulated residential surveying, but tied to a large corporate estate agency and mortgage network with national reach.
• Carter Jonas: UK-wide property consultancy with significant rural, residential and commercial surveying and valuation practices. Comparable to Clarke & Jay on rural surveying, estate management and RICS valuations, with particular overlap in the rural services and prime property segments.
• Countrywide Surveying Services: National UK surveying platform delivering residential surveys and valuations, primarily for lender panels and estate agency referrals. Comparable to Clarke & Jay on RICS-regulated residential surveying and valuation services, but operating nationally with much higher volume and a panel-driven model.
• Knight Frank: International real estate consultancy with UK residential surveying, valuation and advisory services for prime property markets. Comparable to Clarke & Jay on RICS Red Book valuations and prime/country house surveying, but operating globally with significantly broader service breadth.

Regional players

• Allister Baker Surveyors: Independent RICS-regulated chartered surveying practice based in the West Midlands delivering building surveys and valuations. Closely comparable to Clarke & Jay as a similarly sized independent West Midlands surveying firm offering RICS surveys and valuations in overlapping regional geographies.

Direct peers

• Right Surveyors: Network of independent RICS-regulated chartered surveyors across England delivering building surveys, homebuyer reports and valuations. Directly comparable to Clarke & Jay as an independent surveying practice offering the same RICS Home Survey and Building Survey levels, often in similar regional UK geographies.
• Hollis Chartered Surveyors: Independent UK chartered surveying practice delivering building surveying, project management, party wall and defect analysis services. Directly comparable to Clarke & Jay on professional services (party wall, defect analysis, project management) and building surveying, particularly for complex and commercial property.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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