Hocking Associates operates as a firm of independent Chartered Surveyors, RICS Registered Valuers, and Property Consultants based in Falmouth, Cornwall. Our practice offers a comprehensive suite of residential surveying services, tailored to meet the individual requirements of clients engaging in property transactions. Whether purchasing or selling a house, cottage, or flat, our experienced team provides detailed and bespoke advice to ensure that every aspect of your property journey is managed with precision. We encourage clients to explore our range of services and contact our surveyors for guidance specifically suited to their circumstances.In addition to residential surveys, we deliver pre-sale advice to assist vendors in identifying potential issues likely to arise during a purchasers survey. This enables necessary remedial works or cost estimations to be undertaken in advance, facilitating a more efficient marketing process. Furthermore, our valuation services encompass a wide array of requirements, including matrimonial matters, Probate, Inheritance and Capital Gains Tax considerations, and reports for lending purposes. We also prepare Expert Witness Reports for legal proceedings related to property disputes. Over many years, our local knowledge of Cornwall has been a cornerstone of our practice, ensuring thorough, professional, and approachable service. Clients consistently commend the clarity, depth, and reliability of our work, reflecting the high standards we maintain in every assignment.
Served areas
- Hocking Associates operate throughout a wide area of Cornwall, primarily covering Newquay to Lands End, although we also encompass the Wadebridge, Padstow and Rock areas. Based in Falmouth, we frequently inspect properties in Mylor Bridge and Flushing, Mawnan Smith and Helford Passage, Restronguet, Hayle, Lelant, Truro, St Mawes, Helston, Redruth, Camborne, Penzance, Carbis Bay and St Ives together with the surrounding villages.
Business details
- Year established: 1987
- Licensed
Highlights and features
- Independent Chartered Surveyors with local expertise
- Comprehensive residential surveys for buyers and sellers
- Pre-sale advice for smoother property transactions
- Professional valuation reports for legal and tax purposes
- Expert witness services for court property matters
- Friendly, thorough, and straightforward reporting approach
Payment methods
- Cash
- Debit cards
- Credit cards
Services
Our Building Survey Report (Level 3) offers a thorough assessment of a propertys condition, identifying any significant defects and potential future expenses. The report, typically spanning 25 to 40 pages with photographs, provides clear and detailed insights. Following an on-site inspection, we offer an immediate verbal summary and deliver the full report within 24 hours, with a hard copy posted subsequently. Internal and external elements, including roofs, walls, and services, are carefully examined, while additional factors such as damp, woodworm, and nearby environmental influences are also noted. By choosing Hocking Associates, you benefit from the expertise of independent Chartered Surveyors with comprehensive local knowledge, ensuring informed property decisions. 
Hocking Associates provides comprehensive expert witness services, drawing on extensive experience as independent Chartered Surveyors and RICS Registered Valuers. We offer impartial, objective reports to support courts, legal professionals, and property stakeholders in resolving disputes. Our team handles residential property claims, boundary disputes, and valuation matters, producing detailed assessments that are CPR-compliant and legally robust. We ensure clarity, accuracy, and professional integrity in every report prepared.
At Hocking Associates, we provide expert Schedules of Condition and Dilapidations reports, tailored to the precise needs of our clients. Drawing on three decades of experience and inspections of over 17,000 properties, our team produces comprehensive, clear, and practical assessments. These reports document a buildings condition in detail, supported by photographs, ensuring both landlords and tenants are fully informed for lease agreements or remedial actions.
Hocking Associates provides a professional Property Health Check and Defects Report, designed to identify issues within your property prior to sale. Our team of Chartered Surveyors draws on decades of experience to deliver accurate assessments, highlighting defects that may be raised by a buyers surveyor. This allows clients to address concerns early, ensuring transparency and reducing delays during the sales process.
At Hocking Associates, our Residential Valuation Reports offer a professional assessment of a propertys open market value, prepared in strict accordance with RICS Valuation Professional Standards. Each report is conducted by qualified Chartered Surveyors with extensive local knowledge, providing accurate valuations for probate, tax planning, matrimonial disputes, or property transactions. Our services also extend to retrospective valuations and court-compliant expert reports, ensuring clients receive precise, independent guidance tailored to their property-related requirements.
Hocking Associates brings over thirty years of experience as Chartered Surveyors and RICS Registered Valuers, providing precise Residential Valuation Reports for Probate and Tax purposes. Our services are tailored to suit individual client requirements, ensuring accurate property assessments. We offer comprehensive advice on property values to support Probate administration, Inheritance Tax calculations, and Capital Gains Tax planning, combining local expertise with professional integrity.
Reviews (5)
Sarah Wroe
Jun 03, 2025
Lucy Jewson
Feb 26, 2025
We have asked Richard at Hocking Associates to undertake Building Survey Reports for us twice in the last 6 years. Once for our listed Thatched cottage, that is now our home, and recently for a student let investment property purchase. Richard was able to undertake both jobs within just a few days and furnished us with very comprehensive digital (plus hard copies) of the reports. Not only have those reports given us a full breakdown of the structural soundness of the potential purchase (in an easy to understand format) they have served to act as a to do list for the next few years of owning that property, as well as giving me a very useful list of questions to go through with our conveyancer. Using Hocking Associates has really allowed us to buy with our eyes wide open and with confidence. Richard has also been hugely helpful answering questions about any issues that we found complicated and outside our areas of expertise, and happily gave us very pragmatic ideas re: potential solutions. He really couldnt have been more helpful. I will absolutely ask Hocking Associates to survey our next property purchase, I highly recommend them.
Lauren Emily
Feb 03, 2024
Very impressed with the service we were provided by Richard. The report on our purchase was incredibly thorough and extensive, and we really appreciated his knowledge on the period of our home, as well as advising how much the property could be worth after renovation. Richard called my partner immediately to relay his findings. We also received the report via email the day after the survey had taken place, as well as a bound hard copy in the post. Highly recommend his services, and his assistant Sue was so polite and efficient. I would go as far to say that many of these negative reviews are very far-fetched as costs for services were transparent and Richard has been freely available to give us more information at no extra cost.
Deborah Marshall
Aug 11, 2023
We had an excellent service form Hocking Associates from start to finish. We had a verbal summary the same day with the full email report by 9am the next morning, the written report followed in the post. The question. we had over the report we answered and it was good to have someone to talk it through. Very competent and would highly recommend to anyone buying a house.
Laura Warren
Jul 19, 2023