2025 Survey Costs (ex VAT)
| Property | Standard | Fast Track (+25%) | Rush (+50%) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2–3 bed | £400–£600 | £500–£750 | £600–£900 | | 4+ bed | £500–£800 | £625–£1,000 | £750–£1,200 | | Commercial | £800–£1,500 | £1,000–£1,875 | £1,200–£2,250 |
Survey Deliverables Reference
| Deliverable | Format | Use | | --- | --- | --- | | Floor plans | DWG + PDF | Design reference | | Elevations | DWG + PDF | Planning submission | | Sections | DWG + PDF | Building regulations | | Site plan | DWG + PDF | Planning boundary |
How to Refer Survey Work to icelabz: A Guide for Partner Practices
icelabz works with architectural practices, property developers, construction companies, and other property professionals who need a reliable surveying partner for their projects. If you have a client who needs a survey, referring them to icelabz is straightforward.
Why Refer Survey Work to icelabz?
Architects and developers often need surveying services for their projects but do not have an in-house surveying capability. Referring the work to a trusted surveying partner means your client gets a professional survey, you get a reliable result, and you avoid the risk of your client using an unvetted provider who delivers poor-quality output.
icelabz has established relationships with architectural practices and developers across London and the South East. We understand the standards expected by architects and developers, and we deliver surveys that meet those standards consistently. Our deliverables are in the formats architects need — DWG, PDF, and Revit — and our turnaround times fit within project programmes.
How the Referral Process Works
Referring survey work to icelabz is simple. Your client contacts us directly with their survey requirement, and we handle the survey from instruction through to delivery. You do not need to manage the commission — your client instructs us directly and we deliver to them.
If you prefer, you can contact us first to discuss the project and agree the scope before your client gets in touch. This is useful if you want to ensure the survey specification is appropriate for your project, or if you want to include the survey cost in your own fee proposal to the client.
In all cases, the survey deliverables go directly to your client unless you ask us to copy you in. If you want to review the drawings before they are issued — for example, to check that the survey meets your project requirements — let us know and we will send them to you for approval first.
What to Tell Your Client
When you refer a client to icelabz, the key information to pass on is the property address, the type of survey needed, and the purpose of the survey. Your client can then contact us directly with this information, and we will take it from there.
If you have a preferred specification for the survey — for example, a particular drawing scale or a particular LOD for a BIM model — include this in the referral. We will confirm the specification with your client and ensure the survey meets your project requirements.
What icelabz Provides for Partner Practices
icelabz provides a consistent, professional service for all partner referrals. Our surveys are conducted to the same standard regardless of who instructed us, and our deliverables are checked against our quality control procedures before delivery.
We are happy to work under a partner practice's fee proposal, where the survey cost is included in the practice's overall fee to the client and the practice instructs us on the client's behalf. We are also happy to work directly with the client where the practice prefers to keep a clear separation between the survey commission and their own professional services.
For architectural practices with a regular flow of survey requirements, we offer a partnership arrangement with a named contact, priority availability, and a consistent service standard. Contact us to discuss a partnership arrangement.
Getting Started
To refer a client to icelabz, contact us with the property address and a brief description of the survey requirement. We will confirm availability, provide a fixed-fee quote, and take it from there. For urgent requirements, call us directly.