Ride the Tide

In October, 2019 Cockrams staff will be participating in the first fundraising event to officially launch the new partnership between Cockrams Surveyors and The Cornwall Wildlife Trust. The event will be a gruelling kayak down the river Fowey, from Lostwithiel, finishing in Fowey with the overall distance being just over 5 nautical miles (9.3km). The … Read More »

Proudly Sponsoring the Ride to Rome

Petrolab, a mineralogy and petrography specialist based in Redruth, Cornwall are currently on the road cycling from London to Rome raising awareness and money for two charities; Admiral Nurses who work with people (and their families who are often more affected) with Alzheimers and Demelza House, which is a hospice that provides respite care and … Read More »

We did not expect that!!

On a recent inspection on a property in Cornwall, our surveyor, having been instructed to undertake a Building Survey could not believe what they were seeing.  Inspecting the windows and checking seals for blown double glazing units the surveyor identified that the seals had deteriorated and double-glazed units had failed. This being a potentially large … Read More »

Inspection – We go further

If there is an area big enough to crawl through, we will, as far as we possibly can. Whether these are sub-floor voids or small roof spaces, we have the flexibility both physically and with the equipment available to us to view difficult to see places. Colin Cockram, one of our director’s got a little … Read More »

We go further – As standard.

Our ‘look see’ drainage scan proves its worth time and time again. Depending on the drainage channels their length and condition, defects below ground could be costly. A ‘look see’ drainage scan provides you as a potential purchaser, an eyes wide open perspective of the property. We have recently identified a series of defects to … Read More »

You Must Know These Things If You Want To Buy Shared Ownership In Cornwall

The trend of having share ownership accommodation has been quite popular nowadays. People don’t want to pay the recurring amount on rent but don’t want to spend the heavy price for property either.

Enjoy Staying In Your Personal Property In Cornwall, The Best Place To Live

If you are looking for buying property in an area that not only brings a lifestyle change but also adds a few bucks to your wallet?

NEW TEAM MEMBER!!

We’d like to welcome Ed Piotrowski to the team who has recently graduated in his BSc Hons Building Surveying degree and congratulate him on his achievement.   Congratulations Ed and welcome to the team!!   From all of us at Cockrams

WE’VE MOVED!

We have moved from Lemon Street in Truro to our new bigger offices in Truro Technology Park within Newham industrial estate. The offices are fantastic providing a great working environment, lots of natural light and space for our equipment and vans. We would like to say hi and thank you to our past and new … Read More »

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