Houzecheck calls for greater flexibility for residential surveyors as industry gathers at Sava Expo

02 October 2026

Houzecheck suggests that flexible working arrangements offer a compelling alternative to standard full-time employment for residential surveyors. By granting professionals greater control over their workloads, this approach allows them to dedicate more time to tasks that directly require their specialised expertise.

The comments come as the residential surveying community prepares to gather at the Sava Residential Surveying Expo at Coventry Building Society Arena on 6 October, where Houzecheck will return as an event sponsor. The event will bring together residential surveyors, trainees, employers and technology providers to discuss the future of the profession.

Houzecheck believes the surveying sector should look beyond traditional working models and consider how technology and greater flexibility could support experienced surveyors while reducing the administrative burden associated with their work.

Adrian Hall, surveying director at Houzecheck, said:

“We believe a surveyor’s expertise, judgement, and experience are the absolute foundation of a quality survey. That is why we use technology to eliminate unnecessary administration and support their workflow, never to replace the surveyor but to enable them to focus entirely on what they do best: surveying.

“That means we need to think differently about how surveying businesses operate. Giving surveyors greater flexibility, while providing the technology, systems and support they need, can create a better working model for professionals and a more efficient service for customers.”

Houzecheck has built its national consultant surveying network of RICS-regulated professional expertise supported by digital technology. The business now has more than 160 consultant surveyors and completes around 21,000 surveys/valuations a year across England and Wales, with surveying volumes increasing by 75% during 2025.

Its model uses digital workflows and structured reporting alongside AI-assisted quality assurance, with technology helping to identify potential omissions and improve consistency while leaving professional judgement with the surveyor.

Houzecheck is working to help the sector’s ability to meet growing expectations around speed, efficiency and compliance with the use of technology to support its existing professional capacity.

Adrian Hall said:

“Customers increasingly expect property related services to move quickly, but there is a limit to how much more efficient you can make the process by simply asking surveyors to do more.

“We need to look at what is actually taking up their time and where technology can remove unnecessary administration. If a surveyor can spend less time on administration and more time applying their expertise, that benefits everyone involved in the transaction.

“Speed cannot come at the expense of quality. The challenge is creating a model that gives surveyors the flexibility to do their job properly while using technology to make everything around that job as efficient as possible.”

Houzecheck’s average survey report turnaround is around 2.75 to three days, with its technology-led operating model designed to support surveyors while maintaining consistency across its national network.

Adrian Hall said:

“The surveying profession has an exceptional amount of expertise, but we need to make sure the way we organise and support that expertise to ensure it is fit for the modern property market.

“That means giving surveyors the flexibility to work effectively, removing administrative friction where technology can do it better and keeping professional judgement at the centre of the process.”

The Sava Residential Surveying Expo takes place on 6 October at Coventry Building Society Arena.