About us
We’re here to give homebuyers the advantage
True Value exists to help you make one of life’s biggest decisions with clarity, strategy, and confidence, particularly when the right home is not perfect on day one.
Buying a home that you want to improve is a complex judgement call, balancing price, risk, planning, cost, and long-term value. Too often, buyers are expected to make that judgement quickly and with limited information. True Value exists to change that, giving you the insight and perspective you need before you commit.
"True Value saved us a lot of pain and money. The design ideas were so exciting yet practical."
Caroline Roberts
Our Story
True Value grew out of first-hand experience of how exposed buyers can be when purchasing a home, particularly one they plan to improve.
To properly understand the opportunity, you may need an architect, surveyor, planning consultant, cost consultant and someone to help you negotiate. The expertise exists, but it is usually fragmented and often arrives too late to influence the purchase.
That experience became the foundation for True Value: bringing this breadth of expert insight together earlier and pairing it with negotiation support, so buyers can properly understand what they are buying, what it could become, and secure it at the best possible price.
“We created True Value so buyers don’t have to rely on instinct, assumptions, or estate agent optimism. At the very least, you should have the same level of support as the seller, but why not have more?”
Harry Clover
Our Team
True Value is built around a core team of ARB-registered architects, chartered planners, RICS-qualified cost consultants and property specialists, supported by a network of independent specialists we engage on your project. Together, we bring the range of insight buyers typically access too late into one joined-up process, ensuring advice is timely, independent of the sale, and grounded in real expertise at the moment it matters most. For our Buyer services we act only for you, never for the seller or the agent.
Where We Work
We support buyers across the South of England, from city apartments in London to countryside homes in Bath, Bristol, the Cotswolds, Devon, and Cornwall. While our core focus is in the Southwest and Southern England, we also assist clients further afield across England and Wales.
South West
London - South East
We believe every buyer deserves…
A long-term view of a home’s true value, before they commit
Timely access to expert professionals, when it actually matters
Honest, impartial advice before making an offer
Proper support at any budget level
"Clear, concise advice and allowed my partner & I to see the big picture for our property…"
Matt Chin
"Without their input, we’d have played it safe and ended up paying more for less."
William Hannan
