Testimonials

Homebuyer report – Bournemouth: Andrew Bennett
“We really valued the service you provided and, as promised, wanted to leave a few words of recommendation that you may wish to add to your website.  We were delighted with the service provided by AK Property Consultants. Our Level Two Home  Buyers reports was incredibly comprehensive (including over 30 photos)) and provided a perfect balance of  information to progress our house purchase. Karl provided an immediate phone update on the day on the survey and this was complemented by a full consultation in person once the report had been completed. We would thoroughly recommend Karl for his service quality and value for money. You need look no further”
Full building survey & Homebuyer report- Southbourne, Bournemouth: Mr Woodward 
Karl’s approach to his work is diligent and very thorough. He maintains excellent communication. When I have contacted Karl to request a survey he promptly arranges it and updates me with the date and time. He has called me the same day of the survey to give a verbal report, quickly followed within the next 2 days with the very detailed written report electronically. With a hard copy arriving in the post shortly after. He even offers to meet or have a call to go through any queries. Buying a home is such a huge investment that I don’t understand why anyone would consider buying one without a survey. Should I ever need a survey in the future I’ll be contacting Karl.
Full Building Survey – Poole: Della McVeigh 
Karl Charalambous has undertaken structural surveys on 2 properties on my behalf.  The very high standard of service delivered throughout has prompted me to write this testimonial.  My initial enquiries received professional and prompt response.  Karl was very accommodating and flexible when arranging the survey dates and how quickly the reports would be produced.  This was of particular relevance on one of the properties as I was working to a very short timeline to completion. The reports were thorough, very detailed and used clear, concise language avoiding unnecessary jargon. I found the costings on repairs particularly helpful and in one of the properties he identified a potentially serious and expensive, but not clearly evident issue.
On the afternoon of the surveys he telephoned me with an overview of his findings.  The completed reports were emailed to me within a couple of days,  followed by the hard copies by post.  He was always easily contactable and his friendly open manner meant he was very approachable even with the most trivial of my concerns.
Karl gave a highly professional, comprehensive and personalised service tailored to my needs which indicated that he had my interests in sight at all times and it certainly was superior to any surveys I had done in the past.  I have no hesitation recommending him to any prospective customers and certainly in my case it was money well spent!
Della McVeigh

Enfranchisement valuation & building survey Bournemouth – The Mainland Group

We are a London based management company who manage properties all over England and we needed a surveyor for a property down in Bournemouth.

From the moment we contacted Karl, we found him to be a pleasure to work with. He was always professional, thorough, supremely organised and  quick to respond. His attention to detail was exceptional and we would have no hesitation in using him on other properties or recommending him. We hold him in the highest regard as a direct result of our dealings with him.

Full building survey – Equestrian property Lymington

We have now moved into our dream property in Lymington. This was helped by Karl’s extensive property knowledge and our shared interest in horses. If only all business was conducted in such a professional & friendly fashion. I had the report emailed to me within 4 days of my initial phone call.

We are most grateful for your efforts.

Mr & Mrs Leeves

Full building survey – Milford on Sea – Miss Hutter

“I didn’t want to go with the surveyor the estate agent recommended and found AK Property Consultants through the RICS find a surveyor website. I do not believe I would have been given such plain-spoken advice with the estate agent’s surveyor and as a result I did not buy the initial property. It was lovely on the surface having been refurbished but there were many concerns I was not aware of when I made the offer.  I since found out the property has fallen through a number of times so I have been save a lot of heart ache. I have now found a much more suitable bungalow and is purely as a result of Karl’s efforts”.

Homebuyer Report: Christchurch – James Pite & Magdalena Wojcik

“Karl was amazing from start to finish. His prompt survey and detailed report was straightforward and pain free. He even offered to sit down with us for an hour to run through the report and ask any questions we had which from what we’re told is something not many other surveyors do. Karl explains everything in an easy to understand manner which even first time buyers like ourselves understand. If we ever move home again, which we don’t plan to for a very long time, we will certainly be giving Karl a call and recommending him to all our friends and family.”

Homebuyer Report: Bouremouth – Shaun Fothergill

“I contacted Karl blindly via a search on the net. We had a flat that we were thinking of buying and needed a quick survey. We asked for a full building survey but Karl suggested a home survey was cheaper and would do the job perfectly”.  Karl’s report was helpful and he supported it with a summary email to guide us through it…..All in all a great service and we would recommend him to anyone!”

Homebuyer Report: Lymington – Mr Stellakis

“I have used AK Property Consultants Ltd for a Homebuyers survey and have found the service extremely good and reasonably priced. Karl who personally undertook the survey and valuation was very helpful and thorough throughout the process. The survey and valuation produced was the useful tool that a good survey should be for all prospective property buyers. Karl was helpful, patient and polite at all times in our many telephone communications. I would strongly recommend AK property Consultants to any property buyer needing a survey/valuation.”

Homebuyer Report Wimborne – Andrew Killeen

“Just a quick note to say thank you for the recent survey you carried out for my proposed property purchase.  I was impressed by your detail, and advice on how to deal with certain problem areas, and on the whole, I was very impressed by your service, and would certainly recommend it to anyone in need of a property survey.”

Full building survey: Bournemouth – Mr & Mrs Walker 

“We have had a few surveys done over the years and Karl’s was by far the most thorough. The format is his own and incorporates an excel spreadsheet with estimated costs and photos of the problems. The estimates were very realistic having now completed the works. The survey resulted in further negotiations and saved us a significant amount of money. We truly appreciate your efforts Karl and the time you spent discussing the report afterwards which for us was invaluable”

Business Rate Appeal: Bournemouth – Bournemouth Lighting Shop Ltd

“We were delighted by the swift and diligent approach of AK Property Consultants in handling our Rateable Value appeal. A lazy appeal would have certainly failed in our case, and it was only because of the professional, detailed and critical eye of AK that enabled us to receive a substantial reduction to our business rates liability. Value for money service can be hard to find; we found it here.”

Lease Extension Valuation: Poole – Juliana Hopkins

“Karl carried out a fair and detailed evaluation of my property. Whilst working with him I always felt that he was on my side. He was very approachable. I needed to negotiate a lease extension and asked Karl to have a “without prejudice” meeting with the landlord. Karl managed to negotiate a very fair deal on my behalf. One of the things I particularly liked about working with Karl is that he was very good at getting back to my phone calls and emails. I have already recommended him to a friend and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to others.”

Homebuyer report: Southampton: – Josh Harris

“As first time buyers, our knowledge was very limited. Karl made everything very simple for us. He gave us his professional opinion and left no stone un-turned with our property survey. He answered all our queries in a simple way we could understand while being very friendly and approachable. We will be recommending him and using his services again.”

Schedule of Condition: Poole- Nick, Silveredge Print

“Dear Karl,

I wanted to take this opportunity in thanking you for the recent Schedule of Condition, I think the Solicitors and Landlord  were very surprised at the sheer detail you went too.

Following the acceptance of the Schedule, I am now totally confident in moving ahead with the lease and can now be assured that our liabilities going forward with the new factory will be minimised.

Thank you for the fast turnaround and most of all your advice throughout the whole process, you are always to the point and were a true asset throughout the negotiations for which I thank you wholeheartedly for.

I would have no hesitation in recommending your services to anyone else or other companies in similar position and I wish you and AK Property all the success going forward.

Kindest Regards,
Nicholas Jowett,
Managing Director, Silveredge Print & Communications”

Homebuyer report: Bournemouth – Ms Ward 

“I really appreciate the report being completed so quickly, within 2 days of my initial call to you. The report was very detailed”

Dilapidation advice: Ferndown – John Haskins

“Karl dealt with a claim the landlord’s surveyor served against my business for around £4,000 after moving business premises. Thankfully Karl was recommended to me. He managed to get a £0 settlement after going through the lease in detail and preparing a single response letter to the landlord on my behalf. It turned out the landlord in this instance couldn’t support the claim and also could not charge me for the landlord’s surveyor’s costs (£1200) despite the landlord’s surveyor telling me I was responsible. It pays to get the right advice and Karl certainly knows his stuff when it comes to dilapidation claims. Thanks Karl.”

Homebuyer report: Poole – Chris Miles

“Karl did a detailed survey, with photos, on the house I wanted to buy. As it had vacant possession he invited me to join him at the end and
he showed me all the points he had highlighted in the survey.  That was very useful as he discovered a sprig of Japanese Knot Weed.  I was
able to report back to the owners and they have agreed to pay the cost of a three year management program that would have cost me nearly
£2,000.When I spoke to others who had a survey recently they all felt sure that their Surveyor would not have spotted the Knot Weed. Karl is very knowledgeable and personable and I will have no
hesitation to recommend him in the future”.

Full building survey: Salisbury- Gabby 

“We thought the service we received from AK Property Consultants was exceptional. The survey was really competitively priced and Karl maintained a good level of communication at each step of the process. We really appreciated the level of detail provided in the report, especially the photos, and having the opportunity to talk through the report afterwards was really valuable. We would highly recommend”.

Full Building Survey – Poole: Della McVeigh 
Karl Charalambous has undertaken structural surveys on 2 properties on my behalf.  The very high standard of service delivered throughout has prompted me to write this testimonial.  My initial enquiries received professional and prompt response.  Karl was very accommodating and flexible when arranging the survey dates and how quickly the reports would be produced.  This was of particular relevance on one of the properties as I was working to a very short timeline to completion. The reports were thorough, very detailed and used clear, concise language avoiding unnecessary jargon. I found the costings on repairs particularly helpful and in one of the properties he identified a potentially serious and expensive, but not clearly evident issue.
On the afternoon of the surveys he telephoned me with an overview of his findings.  The completed reports were emailed to me within a couple of days,  followed by the hard copies by post.  He was always easily contactable and his friendly open manner meant he was very approachable even with the most trivial of my concerns.
Karl gave a highly professional, comprehensive and personalised service tailored to my needs which indicated that he had my interests in sight at all times and it certainly was superior to any surveys I had done in the past.  I have no hesitation recommending him to any prospective customers and certainly in my case it was money well spent!
Della McVeigh

Enfranchisement valuation & building survey Bournemouth – The Mainland Group

We are a London based management company who manage properties all over England and we needed a surveyor for a property down in Bournemouth.

From the moment we contacted Karl, we found him to be a pleasure to work with. He was always professional, thorough, supremely organised and  quick to respond. His attention to detail was exceptional and we would have no hesitation in using him on other properties or recommending him. We hold him in the highest regard as a direct result of our dealings with him.

Full building survey – Equestrian property Lymington

We have now moved into our dream property in Lymington. This was helped by Karl’s extensive property knowledge and our shared interest in horses. If only all business was conducted in such a professional & friendly fashion. I had the report emailed to me within 4 days of my initial phone call.

We are most grateful for your efforts.

Mr & Mrs Leeves

Full building survey – Milford on Sea – Miss Hutter

“I didn’t want to go with the surveyor the estate agent recommended and found AK Property Consultants through the RICS find a surveyor website. I do not believe I would have been given such plain-spoken advice with the estate agent’s surveyor and as a result I did not buy the initial property. It was lovely on the surface having been refurbished but there were many concerns I was not aware of when I made the offer.  I since found out the property has fallen through a number of times so I have been save a lot of heart ache. I have now found a much more suitable bungalow and is purely as a result of Karl’s efforts”.

Homebuyer Report: Christchurch – James Pite & Magdalena Wojcik

“Karl was amazing from start to finish. His prompt survey and detailed report was straightforward and pain free. He even offered to sit down with us for an hour to run through the report and ask any questions we had which from what we’re told is something not many other surveyors do. Karl explains everything in an easy to understand manner which even first time buyers like ourselves understand. If we ever move home again, which we don’t plan to for a very long time, we will certainly be giving Karl a call and recommending him to all our friends and family.”

Homebuyer Report: Bouremouth – Shaun Fothergill

“I contacted Karl blindly via a search on the net. We had a flat that we were thinking of buying and needed a quick survey. We asked for a full building survey but Karl suggested a home survey was cheaper and would do the job perfectly”.  Karl’s report was helpful and he supported it with a summary email to guide us through it…..All in all a great service and we would recommend him to anyone!”

Homebuyer Report: Lymington – Mr Stellakis

“I have used AK Property Consultants Ltd for a Homebuyers survey and have found the service extremely good and reasonably priced. Karl who personally undertook the survey and valuation was very helpful and thorough throughout the process. The survey and valuation produced was the useful tool that a good survey should be for all prospective property buyers. Karl was helpful, patient and polite at all times in our many telephone communications. I would strongly recommend AK property Consultants to any property buyer needing a survey/valuation.”

Homebuyer Report Wimborne – Andrew Killeen

“Just a quick note to say thank you for the recent survey you carried out for my proposed property purchase.  I was impressed by your detail, and advice on how to deal with certain problem areas, and on the whole, I was very impressed by your service, and would certainly recommend it to anyone in need of a property survey.”

Full building survey: Bournemouth – Mr & Mrs Walker 

“We have had a few surveys done over the years and Karl’s was by far the most thorough. The format is his own and incorporates an excel spreadsheet with estimated costs and photos of the problems. The estimates were very realistic having now completed the works. The survey resulted in further negotiations and saved us a significant amount of money. We truly appreciate your efforts Karl and the time you spent discussing the report afterwards which for us was invaluable”

Business Rate Appeal: Bournemouth – Bournemouth Lighting Shop Ltd

“We were delighted by the swift and diligent approach of AK Property Consultants in handling our Rateable Value appeal. A lazy appeal would have certainly failed in our case, and it was only because of the professional, detailed and critical eye of AK that enabled us to receive a substantial reduction to our business rates liability. Value for money service can be hard to find; we found it here.”

Lease Extension Valuation: Poole – Juliana Hopkins

“Karl carried out a fair and detailed evaluation of my property. Whilst working with him I always felt that he was on my side. He was very approachable. I needed to negotiate a lease extension and asked Karl to have a “without prejudice” meeting with the landlord. Karl managed to negotiate a very fair deal on my behalf. One of the things I particularly liked about working with Karl is that he was very good at getting back to my phone calls and emails. I have already recommended him to a friend and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to others.”

Homebuyer report: Southampton: – Josh Harris

“As first time buyers, our knowledge was very limited. Karl made everything very simple for us. He gave us his professional opinion and left no stone un-turned with our property survey. He answered all our queries in a simple way we could understand while being very friendly and approachable. We will be recommending him and using his services again.”

Schedule of Condition: Poole- Nick, Silveredge Print

“Dear Karl,

I wanted to take this opportunity in thanking you for the recent Schedule of Condition, I think the Solicitors and Landlord  were very surprised at the sheer detail you went too.

Following the acceptance of the Schedule, I am now totally confident in moving ahead with the lease and can now be assured that our liabilities going forward with the new factory will be minimised.

Thank you for the fast turnaround and most of all your advice throughout the whole process, you are always to the point and were a true asset throughout the negotiations for which I thank you wholeheartedly for.

I would have no hesitation in recommending your services to anyone else or other companies in similar position and I wish you and AK Property all the success going forward.

Kindest Regards,
Nicholas Jowett,
Managing Director, Silveredge Print & Communications”

Homebuyer report: Bournemouth – Ms Ward 

“I really appreciate the report being completed so quickly, within 2 days of my initial call to you. The report was very detailed”

Dilapidation advice: Ferndown – John Haskins

“Karl dealt with a claim the landlord’s surveyor served against my business for around £4,000 after moving business premises. Thankfully Karl was recommended to me. He managed to get a £0 settlement after going through the lease in detail and preparing a single response letter to the landlord on my behalf. It turned out the landlord in this instance couldn’t support the claim and also could not charge me for the landlord’s surveyor’s costs (£1200) despite the landlord’s surveyor telling me I was responsible. It pays to get the right advice and Karl certainly knows his stuff when it comes to dilapidation claims. Thanks Karl.”

Full building survey Verwood: Cob house – H.G Froud & Son

“Fantastic surveyor. Karl was efficient and knowledgeable. Helped us a lot with our property. Highly Recommended”