Potter

Established as a family firm in 1921 as Symonds & Co in Lowestoft, and as Potter & Co in Norwich, we have been providing quality property services for over 100 years in the local market. Now practicing as Chartered Surveyors specialising in Residential Surveys under the auspices of David Potter, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors since 1976 and based at 16 Western Avenue, Norwich, NR7 0HA.

Our long history is testament to our reliability and honesty combined with a first-rate knowledge of our subject and the surrounding area. This small independent family firm will facilitate a straightforward transaction with efficiency, precision and value. Personal attention is guaranteed.

About the Area

Norwich is unique for its variety. Its proximity to the coast coupled with its status as the first city in England to join the World League of Historical Cities (joining the ranks of Rome, Prague, Vienna & Barcelona) singles Norwich out as a rare gem of the East of England. The nearby Roman town at Caistor St Edmund on the outskirts of Norwich is an example of how this fine city straddles the generations of history, uniting past times with bustling modern life.

The city boasts a plethora of unspoiled cobbled streets such as Elm Hill, which has attracted Hollywood filmmakers to Norwich to use the location as a film set. Famously too, Norwich has a pub for every day of the year, the oldest of which is The Adam and Eve which dates back to 1249 and which housed Robert Kett when he passed through leading the Kett's Rebellion in 1549.

Above street level too, it would also be impossible to ignore the magnificent cathedral that rises out of the stunning, peaceful Cathedral Close. The esteemed University of East Anglia and a thriving arts scene draw many newcomers to the region. An aerial view of the city centre awards you the famous multi-coloured stripy mass of market stalls, while the Norman Castle dominates the centre, its turrets rising up on the handsome mound of Castle Meadow.

Norwich has an excellent half hourly train service to London (1hr 50mins) and to Cambridge (1hr) making day trips out of the city a tempting option. Now also boasting an international airport, daily flights to destinations as diverse as Iceland and Croatia also promise colourful travel possibilities for the Norwich citizen.

The River Wensum snakes through the city. A great way to spend a day or a week under the summer sunshine is to hire a boat and navigate through the reed and tree-lined Norfolk Broads, mooring at waterside local pubs for refreshments. All this, and we haven't even mentioned the crowning glory of the region; the Norfolk coast. Vast, peaceful sandy planes surround much of the county's borders where Cromer crabs can be enjoyed and succulent samphire picked.

Our Services

The 'Property Buyer's Survey and Valuation' is what it says: a report on the property that you intend to buy. We classify this as a Level 2+ Home Survey Standard. The main topics include an overall opinion of the property from our point of view. Movement, dampness and timber defects are the main threats to buildings. The inspection will cover all the parts of the structure that can be seen starting from the chimney, outside of the roof, gutters, walls, windows and joinery, garage, grounds and a look down and running water through the drains if possible.