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2020 General Binding Rules: Septic tanks discharging to surface water are now illegal. A survey confirms your system’s compliance status — essential before a sale and increasingly required by solicitors and lenders.

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Who needs a survey?

Four common situations

Buying a rural property

Your solicitor or mortgage valuer has flagged private drainage. A specialist inspection is required before exchange — usually time-sensitive and compliance-driven. Delivered as a solicitor-ready PDF report.

Selling your property

Get ahead of buyer objections. A pre-sale compliance report lets you present an evidenced system to the market — avoiding last-minute renegotiation at exchange.

Existing owner health check

Something doesn’t feel right — smells, slow drainage, grass discolouration. A survey diagnoses the root cause before a minor issue becomes a major one.

Commercial / B&B compliance

Business premises, holiday lets and hospitality sites have stricter sizing, permit and record-keeping requirements. A commercial survey covers it all.

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Our surveyor network

Vetted, verified, UK-wide

Every surveyor in our network is independently verified before they receive any enquiry. We check qualifications, insurance and compliance history so you don’t have to.

  • ✓Qualified inspectors with septic and drainage expertise
  • ✓Full public liability and professional indemnity insurance
  • ✓2020 General Binding Rules compliance assessment
  • ✓Solicitor-ready PDF reports as standard
  • ✓Priority attendance for exchange-pending sales
What’s included

Every survey covers these 10 checks

Tank & lid inspection

Structural condition, corrosion, cracks, root intrusion, lid seal integrity

Baffle & internals

Inlet/outlet baffles, dividing walls, scum & sludge layers, condition

Drainage field review

Soakaway condition, visible saturation, grass health, surface breakout

CCTV / dye test

Run pipework visualised or dyed to confirm flow paths and discharge route

Soil / porosity check

Ground conditions reviewed; full percolation test available as add-on

Capacity sizing

Tank capacity vs bedrooms/occupancy benchmarked against BS 6297

2020 GBR compliance

Assessment against current UK General Binding Rules - pass/fail call

Discharge route

Confirmed drainage field vs surface water vs soakaway; EA permit check

Recommended remedy

Where non-compliant: the recommended remediation approach

Written PDF report

Solicitor-ready, photos, findings and recommendations - typically 48 hours

Simple process

From enquiry to report in around 4 working days

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Get matched

Quick enquiry, under 2 minutes. We match you with a verified local surveyor.

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Survey visit

Your surveyor attends — typically 60–90 minutes on site, photos recorded.

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Written report

A full PDF report — findings, photos and compliance assessment.

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Your next step

Pass it to your solicitor, act on the findings, or keep it on file. No obligation.

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Your solicitor-ready written report

Every survey is delivered as a clearly structured PDF with photos, findings against the 2020 General Binding Rules and a plain-English pass/fail call.

Reports are written to be directly usable by conveyancing solicitors — no jargon, no hedging, just a clear document you can pass on.

  • ✓Tank type, condition and capacity assessment
  • ✓Discharge route and 2020 GBR compliance status
  • ✓Recommended remedy where non-compliant
  • ✓Photographic evidence throughout
Septic tank survey in progress
Common questions

The questions we hear most

How fast can a surveyor attend if we’re exchanging?

Priority slots are usually available within days. If you’re in the final week before exchange, tell us when you enquire — we flag exchange-pending surveys so your matched surveyor can escalate ahead of routine work.

Is the report suitable for my solicitor or lender?

Yes — reports are written to conveyancing standard, with clear findings, photos and an explicit 2020 GBR compliance call. Solicitors and valuers accept them as evidenced compliance.

What if the tank fails the inspection?

The report sets out the recommended remedy. You can then ask the seller to resolve it, arrange the work through your surveyor, or simply walk away with the facts. A survey is a diagnostic — there’s no pressure.

Is the comparison service free?

Yes — completely free to use. We are paid by surveyors only if you proceed. You are never charged for being matched, and there is no obligation to proceed after receiving quotes.

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