Residential Surveys
Buying or selling a house, cottage or flat? We offer a broad range of residential surveys to assist with your property transaction.
Read moreIndependent Chartered Surveyors in Cornwall
Reliable advice from local experts

Buying or selling a house, cottage or flat? We offer a broad range of residential surveys to assist with your property transaction.
Read moreOur Chartered Surveyors advise on items likely to be identified by a purchaser's surveyor, allowing you to attend to remedial works or obtain estimates before marketing your property.
We provide a range of Valuation Reports for matters such as matrimonial disputes, probate, inheritance and capital gains tax, as well as reports for lending purposes and expert witness reports for court.
Hocking Associates is a firm of independent Chartered Surveyors, RICS Registered Valuers and Property Consultants based in Falmouth, Cornwall. If you are looking for a residential building survey or other property-related services anywhere between Padstow / the north Cornish coast and Lands End, our expert team should be your first port of call.
Over many years, our practice has built up a first-class reputation that we take great pride in. You will find our local surveyors refreshingly friendly and down to earth to deal with, while our approach to reporting has always remained thorough yet straightforward.
When surveying properties in Cornwall, we believe local knowledge is crucial, given the uniqueness of the area and its ‘hidden gems’.

Mr. Hocking acted as expert witness for us in a complex and contentious trespass and boundary dispute case heard at Truro County Court. The successful outcome was in our opinion in no small part due to Mr. Hocking's expert report and his expert evidence given in court. Mr. Hocking had immediately fully grasped all of the circumstances and throughout was sensitive and considerate towards us and our position whilst also being independent and professional. Based on our personal experience we are happy to recommend Mr. Hocking's services including being an expert witness.
Thank you so much for this (the report) and the hard copies which have come through - wow you do a 'proper job' - thank you so much. Super.
Thank you for such an in-depth survey....we were most impressed!
Thank you very much for your report. It was and will be a very helpful document. I am impressed you were able to produce something so thorough and professional so quickly.
Thank you for your reports. We've found them comprehensive and very useful in helping us look at different ways forward.
Many thanks for the excellent survey and your assistance with the explanation thereof. We were highly impressed and pleased with your work and will be very happy to use your services in any future dealings, in addition to recommending you to our friends. Many thanks again.
Thanking you and Richard for prompt responses and excellent service.
May I thank you for your comprehensive Defects and Valuation Reports... In addition I must thank you for your invaluable professional advice.
Hi Sue. Thank you for sending us Richard's report so promptly. We very much appreciate its thoroughness and I'd be grateful if you'd pass on our thanks to him.
May we just take this opportunity to thank you for a very detailed and comprehensive report... Should we ever be asked to recommend a surveyor in Cornwall your services will be mentioned. Many thanks again.
Many thanks for your prompt attention. Should we buy any residential properties within our company operation I would be pleased to contact you again.
Thank you for your comprehensive report on the problems at my rental property and the speed with which you produced it.
We were delighted with the work you did and the way it was presented to us - it was really helpful to have the photos, particularly of the more inaccessible places, so we could see what was being referred to and understand the issues raised.... Thank you very much for an excellent piece of work and we would be very happy to recommend you to anyone we hear is looking for a survey.





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