About renovationcosts.co.uk

renovationcosts.co.uk started because trying to buy a house in the UK can land you with a £400 surveyor's report that reads like it was written for another surveyor. Most buyers can't tell which findings are urgent, which are normal for the property age, and how much fixing them would actually cost.

We build the tools we wished we'd had — UK-tuned AI that translates surveys, prices renovations against current 2026 trade rates, and stress-tests builder quotes line by line. The gap between what UK homeowners are charged and what they should be charged is closed by information, not contractors.

Our tools

The site is built for home buyers and renovators at different stages:

• Buying a home — our buying guides explain Scottish Home Reports, RICS survey ratings, and typical repair costs in plain English.
• Renovating — the Renovation Cost Calculator gives you a postcode-adjusted estimate in under a minute, free.
• Quoting — the Builder Quote Checker is a paid AI line-by-line teardown of a contractor's quote. Spot inflated items before you sign.

What we are — and aren't

We are not chartered surveyors or solicitors. The tools on this site are decision-support — they translate documents, run cost benchmarks, and surface negotiation talking points. They are not a substitute for professional advice from a RICS surveyor, conveyancer, or mortgage broker.

We never use RICS-protected terms ("chartered surveyor", "MRICS", "FRICS") to describe ourselves, and we never issue verdicts on whether you should buy or not buy a property.

UK-specific, 2026-current

Every cost benchmark is tuned for the UK market and refreshed against 2026 trade pricing. Our AI uses Google Search grounding to verify cost assertions in real time rather than relying on stale training data.