RMA Surveyors

Our contract administration service ensures construction projects are completed on time, within budget, and to agreed specifications. We manage contracts between all parties, coordinate stakeholders, and provide expert oversight from inception to completion. Clients benefit from our RICS-accredited expertise in resolving disputes and maintaining compliance with industry standards.

We prepare detailed dilapidations schedules and negotiate settlements for landlords and tenants. Our RICS-compliant assessments identify lease obligations and breaches, ensuring fair financial recovery for landlords while protecting tenants from inflated claims through expert challenge and negotiation.

Our specialists manage full property reinstatement following damage, coordinating with insurers and contractors. We handle specification, tendering, project management, and quality control to restore properties to pre-loss condition while ensuring compliance with insurance policy requirements.

We provide expert party wall surveying under the 1996 Act, preparing notices, schedules of condition, and awards. Our impartial assessments resolve disputes between building owners and adjoining parties while ensuring legal compliance and protecting property interests.

Our detailed defect inspections identify structural and decorative issues in residential and commercial properties. We diagnose causes, recommend remedial actions, and provide photographic evidence to support informed decision-making and prevent future liability.

With over 20 years' experience, Richard leads RMA Surveyors' technical operations. He specialises in contract administration, defect analysis, and dilapidations, combining practical expertise with RICS-accredited standards to deliver client-focused solutions.

Peter brings 56 years of construction and surveying experience, focusing on defect diagnosis and party wall matters. As a Chartered Institute of Building member, he provides deep technical expertise in contract administration and dispute resolution.

We operate across Southern England including Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Bristol, with clients in London and Wales.

Yes, our team includes Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) members providing accredited professional services.

We prepare party wall notices, schedules of condition, and awards while resolving disputes under the 1996 Act for both building owners and adjoining parties.

We manage full reinstatement from initial assessment through specification, tendering, and project completion, coordinating with insurers and contractors.

We prepare detailed schedules, negotiate settlements, and provide expert representation for both landlords seeking recovery and tenants challenging claims.

Our defect analysis service investigates structural and decorative issues, providing photographic evidence and remedial recommendations for residential and commercial properties.

Used Richard for a second time for some advice with our own extension. Excellent knowledge and guidance provided to take us through the process. I would highly recommend him

Richard undertook a home buyer survey for me on a proposed house purchase in the Thatcham area. I had a couple of telephone conversations with him personally prior to the survey and I felt comfortable asking him some questions and pointing out a couple of specific issues that I was aware of with the house. Richard was open to my contacting him and extremely approachable and happy to listen. The report on the survey arrived just over a week later; it was thorough (including photographs), informative and very easily understood (i.e. no "jargon" that only a CS would understand)! Again, Richard was happy to take a call from me and answer a few more questions which satisfied some minor concerns I had. All in all, I have no hesitation is recommending Richard, and RMA Associates.

Used RMA Surveyors for a party wall award with a tricky set of circumstances. Richard was patient with all parties and very responsive when requesting updates. During the site visit he was friendly and clear on options for our award. Thank you for your support Richard.

Used RMA Surveyors for a party wall award with a tricky set of circumstances.

Richard was patient with all parties and very responsive when requesting updates. During the site visit he was friendly and clear on options for our award. Thank you for your support Richard.

Terrible. Spoke to Richard on the phone and has no respect for customers. All this company cares about is money.

We appointed Richard Mountain of RMA Surveyors to act on our behalf, as our neighbours had commenced work excavating right next to our house, without serving a party wall agreement. Richard's knowledge and expertise helped resolve the issue and allowed our neighbours build to continue whilst protecting our property, which was our biggest concern. Unfortunately our neighbours chose to ignore the first award and we had to engage Richard again to go through another award.

He worked extremely well to support us and offered a voice of reason to ourselves, our neighbours and the barrister we had to engage. Richard gave us the confidence that we needed throughout the entire process. His is extremely thorough and practical, his communication was very proactive and he dealt with sensitive issues in a professional and timely manner, often coming out at short notice. I would fully recommend Richard for any party wall agreement.

I was in the process of appointing Richard Mountain (RMA Surveyors) to act as our party wall surveyor when he told me that a notice we had served on our neighbour was invalid because we had served it ourselves (he said it had to be served by the party wall surveyor). When my wife politely queried this he became hostile and defensive and then refused to act! Luckily the surveyor we went on to appoint was great (as was the surveyor we appointed for our neighbour). Neither had any problem with us serving the notice! I think it is worth taking the time to shop around for a knowledgeable surveyor who is happy to answer your queries.

We appointed Richard Mountain of RMA Surveyors to act on our behalf, as our neighbours had commenced work excavating right next to our house, without serving a party wall agreement. Richard's knowledge and expertise helped resolve the issue and allowed our neighbours build to continue whilst protecting our property, which was our biggest concern. Unfortunately our neighbours chose to ignore the first award and we had to engage Richard again to go through another award.

He worked extremely well to support us and offered a voice of reason to ourselves, our neighbours and the barrister we had to engage.

Richard gave us the confidence that we needed throughout the entire process. His is extremely thorough and practical, his communication was very proactive and he dealt with sensitive issues in a professional and timely manner, often coming out at short notice. I would fully recommend Richard for any party wall agreement.

We have consulted and instructed Richard on many occasions within the past year re: Home Buyers Reports and Surveys etc. His response timesand quality and professionalism of services provided have been excellent. Richard is a valuable member of our association of Professional Advisor's.

Richard Mountain Associates were fantastic. Richard provided an excellent service and was clear and prompt with his information at all times. He helped us understand the information given and made our house buying decision much easier for us. With a decision of this proportion we wanted honesty, clarity and expert analysis, Richard gave us all of those in abundance. Highly recommended.