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Dan Knowles

Dan Knowles

Aug 9, 2026

3:55
Oh, thank
3:56
you.
3:57
I think this divergence in the market, you've got a small number of companies who really want to to concentrate on quality over quantity and you've got quite a few companies who yeah they'll take the stack them up cheap approach get their surveyors doing seven eight nine maybe even ten surveys a week I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with that I think it's horses for courses there is a place in the market for that it's not where we want to be I think there are a lot of homeowners and home buyers who are very price sensitive.
4:31
And if someone's only got five, six, 700 pounds and they want a level three survey, then yeah, so be it.
4:38
They can go with one of those companies as long as they've got the expectations of this is what I'm likely to receive.
4:45
And there are going to be some limitations to the quality or the service provided.
4:50
As much as companies will shout from the rooftops, well, we're investing in technology, we're investing in AI, we're investing in this, that and the other.
9:35
I do not want to try stuff my pockets just to have everything blow up in my face and go... got to go find a new career now, which seems to be a trend in this profession where you look around and there aren't many firms that have been around for a good amount of time that have grown to say maybe like large size.

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