About Us
Commercial and Residential Building Surveyors
Practical Surveying was founded by Stuart Blick, a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). We are based in Bristol, UK, and serve clients across the country, helping them to achieve their property goals.
Whether you’re buying a property, maintaining an existing property or disposing of one, we look forward to working with you.
Our Team
Tolo Taylor MRICS
Chartered Building Surveyor
Consultant - residential surveys
Stuart Blick MRICS
Chartered Building Surveyor
Director
Regulated by RICS
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regulation ensures that we are held to high standards of technical knowledge, ethical standards and customer service.
You can learn more about the benefits of RICS regulation at RICS Find a Surveyor.
Mission
Buying and maintaining property can be stressful. We are contactable from the first enquiry until the job is done, to ensure that you receive the correct advice when you need it.
Vision
Our aim is to keep clients through positive experiences. We welcome feedback and are proud that our clients return to us again and again.
Posted on Sophie Murray12 February 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great service professional, quick to email back, quick to complete the work and offered follow up call around certain issues I was confused with ! Lovely teamPosted on Steph Faulkner29 January 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Had a really positive experience with Tom, the communication was excellent, the survey was arranged and completed quickly, and the survey was comprehensive and easy to understand. Couldn’t have asked for more - it’s made me feel prepared and confident to go into the next phase of my house purchase.Posted on Lavender15 December 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I'm so grateful for all the help that the entire team gave us for my mum's recent purchase of her flat. I was kept informed from the first call to the final survey by the admin team. Tolo, our surveyor was brilliant. He did the survey very quickly for us as it was urgent. He was thorough in his inspection of the property, yet he was very down to earth and explained things clearly and easily so that we did not have to worry. He focused on what was important in the survey so that we could exchange in the time frame that we had. We also had a follow up call from him which was really helpful. All in all, a great firm.Posted on Olivia L3 December 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Booked my Level 3 house survey with Practical Surveying as a first time buyer. I was able to get the survey booked for the following week with the report returned within five days as promised. The report was excellent. It was clearly written and understandable for someone with zero technical knowledge like myself. It was incredibly detailed and didn’t have any fear mongering whatsoever. The communication from the whole team (Stuart, Tolo and Tom) was consistent, polite, and speedy. Excellent service all around and would recommend to anyone. Plus, when I had a few questions about the report, Tolo happily chatted them through over the phone.Posted on Jake25 November 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Really solid survey. Detailed, clear and helpful.Posted on Katie Lovell20 October 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. High quality level 3 survey. Tolo provided great amounts of detail, called us straight after the survey for a high level view, and then once we'd had a chance to go through the survey, called with us to answer any questions. They were also available to go out and do the survey really quickly, which was great as we didn't have to wait as long as some of the other companies we contacted. Would definitely use them again.Posted on Ro Ke29 July 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. High quality level 3 survey house buyer report. Detailed and very bespoke to property. The people at this company clearly have a very strong knowledge of buildings, building techniques, and history of building in Bristol. Good communication throughout process. Also used drone which helped a lot. Very fair price for level of service. You're not just buying their time, your getting access to highly skilled professionals with expertise and knowledge.Posted on Martha Willis28 April 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I used Practical Surveying to do a Home Survey on my first home - it was a very professional service level with a great level of detail. Stuart was thorough and very open for follow up discussions to give his advice where he could. Thoroughly recommend!Posted on Liam Hurley22 April 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. As nervous FTBs, we were delighted with the report Tolo produced for our L3 survey. Tolo clearly has an impressive depth of knowledge in his field & inspected things that we would have never even thought to check. Thank you to both Stu & Tolo for the service provided, would absolutely recommend.Posted on Tom Bennett3 March 2025Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent service, surveys incredibly thorough but well presented and understandable to the layperson, great breakdown of recommended works. Thanks!Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 38 reviews
Our services
We cover a wide range of building surveying services for residential and commercial clients.
- Level 3 surveys for clients purchasing a new home
- Specific defect surveys, designed for owners or occupiers with a specific issue related to their property such as damp, building movement or roof defects
- Party wall advice
Commercial Services
We look forward to assisting you with your property goals. If you need further information on our services or need some initial advice, we would be happy to discuss your requirements and advice on the best service required.
You can get in touch with us using the contact form below.
