"See the Potential.
Buy with Confidence."
True Value brings expert eyes to the homes you're considering. With clear guidance on condition, design, and cost before you commit, you can avoid costly mistakes, uncover hidden potential, and move forward with a clear plan to create the right home for you and your family.
"See the Potential
Buy with Confidence"
True Value brings expert eyes to the homes you're considering — with clear guidance on condition, design, and cost before you commit, so you can avoid costly mistakes, uncover hidden potential, and move forward with a clear plan to create the right home for you and your family.
"See the Potential.
Buy with Confidence."
True Value brings expert eyes to the homes you're considering. With clear guidance on condition, design, and cost before you commit, you can avoid costly mistakes, uncover hidden potential, and move forward with a clear plan to create the right home for you and your family.
''I honestly can’t understand why more people don’t treat their biggest purchase this way”
Ant Rawlins
''I honestly can’t understand why more people don’t treat their biggest purchase this way”
Ant Rawlins
''I honestly can’t understand why more people don’t treat their biggest purchase this way”
Ant Rawlins
''I honestly can’t understand why more people don’t treat their biggest purchase this way”
Ant Rawlins
Who we are: Our story
Who we are: Our story
"As an architect, I founded True Value after watching too many friends, family, and clients make rushed, emotional, and costly decisions, often buying homes based on untested assumptions about their potential."
Buying a home is one of life’s biggest commitments. Even move-in-ready properties can hide risks — from condition issues and awkward layouts to planning constraints or nearby developments that could affect future value or limit long-term suitability as your needs evolve.
In an ideal world, you’d speak to a planner, architect, surveyor — even a builder — before committing to a home you might improve. But most people don’t have the time, contacts, or headspace to coordinate that.
That’s where True Value comes in.
We bring all those expert insights together in one coordinated service — helping you compare properties, understand risks, and shape a clear plan. Whether you're seeking reassurance or planning something ambitious, we’ll help you move forward with confidence, knowing the home is right, with a vision and a strategy to make it your own.
Harry Clover - Founder
BSc (Hons), MAA, ARB, RIBA
"As an architect, I founded True Value after watching too many friends, family, and clients make rushed, emotional, and costly decisions — often buying homes based on untested assumptions about their potential."
Buying a home is one of life’s biggest commitments. Even move-in-ready properties can hide risks — from condition issues and awkward layouts to planning constraints or nearby developments that could affect future value or limit long-term suitability as your needs evolve.
In an ideal world, you’d speak to a planner, architect, surveyor — even a builder — before committing to a home you might improve. But most people don’t have the time, contacts, or headspace to coordinate that.
That’s where True Value comes in.
We bring all those expert insights together in one coordinated service — helping you compare properties, understand risks, and shape a clear plan. Whether you're seeking reassurance or planning something ambitious, we’ll help you move forward with confidence — knowing the home is right, with a vision and a strategy to make it your own.
Harry Clover - Founder
BSc (Hons), MAA, ARB, RIBA
"As an architect, I founded True Value after watching too many friends, family, and clients make rushed, emotional, and costly decisions, often buying homes based on untested assumptions about their potential."
Buying a home is one of life’s biggest commitments. Even move-in-ready properties can hide risks — from condition issues and awkward layouts to planning constraints or nearby developments that could affect future value or limit long-term suitability as your needs evolve.
In an ideal world, you’d speak to a planner, architect, surveyor — even a builder — before committing to a home you might improve. But most people don’t have the time, contacts, or headspace to coordinate that.
That’s where True Value comes in.
We bring all those expert insights together in one coordinated service — helping you compare properties, understand risks, and shape a clear plan. Whether you're seeking reassurance or planning something ambitious, we’ll help you move forward with confidence, knowing the home is right, with a vision and a strategy to make it your own.
Harry Clover - Founder
BSc (Hons), MAA, ARB, RIBA
What our clients are Saying:
What our clients are saying:
What our clients are saying:
“True Value gave us the clarity to choose between two Cornwall homes — one turn-key, the other full of potential but needing work. Their clear-eyed take on renovation costs and what it could become helped us make a smart offer - negotiating 15% off. Now fully renovated, it fits us perfectly. Without their input, we’d have played it safe with the turn-key home - and ended up paying more for less.”
– Will Hannan
‘’True value saved us a lot of pain and money. The design ideas were so exciting yet practical. It was going to be our dream home! Their honest approach to times lines and budgeting highlighted that we needed to walk away from that project which is what we ended up doing, and instead bought a move-in-ready home up the coast. It was a hard decision but definitely the right one.’’
— Caroline Harber
"The property had been uninhabited for over a year and it clearly needed some work done. True Value helped me assess the house in more detail and it soon became clear that the condition of the house was actually worse than what the agent and seller had realised. True Value provided a realistic cost estimate for the renovation of the house, while also exploring how I could improve and extend the property. With a clear strategy and budget and an accurately priced survey, I was able to negotiate over 20% off the asking price."
— Nina Nielsen
‘’We had different design options from True Value and a very practical feasibility study which opened our eyes to the amount of upheaval this project house would entail. We were then able to make an informed decision and pulled out of the purchase once we knew what would be involved, saving us a lot of time and money. I would recommend this service to anyone buying a renovation project’’
— Jerry Roberts
“I came to True Value with a clear brief: I wanted to get moving on finding our next home — something manageable now, but with real scope to grow in the future. Harry and the team brought deep expertise across property, valuation, architecture, planning, and market dynamics, and shaped a strategy that delivered exactly what we needed. They helped sharpen the parameters of our search, set up a process to spot the right opportunities as they came up, and gave us the tools to buy with greater confidence and negotiating power. Having been through the True Value approach, I honestly can’t understand why more people — myself previously included — don’t treat their biggest purchase this way”
— Ant Rawlins
“True Value gave us the clarity to choose between two Cornwall homes — one turn-key, the other full of potential but needing work. Their clear-eyed take on renovation costs and what it could become helped us make a smart offer - negotiating 15% off. Now fully renovated, it fits us perfectly. Without their input, we’d have played it safe with the turn-key home - and ended up paying more for less.”
– Will Hannan
‘’True value saved us a lot of pain and money. The design ideas were so exciting yet practical. It was going to be our dream home! Their honest approach to times lines and budgeting highlighted that we needed to walk away from that project which is what we ended up doing, and instead bought a move-in-ready home up the coast. It was a hard decision but definitely the right one.’’
— Caroline Harber
"The property had been uninhabited for over a year and it clearly needed some work done. True Value helped me assess the house in more detail and it soon became clear that the condition of the house was actually worse than what the agent and seller had realised. True Value provided a realistic cost estimate for the renovation of the house, while also exploring how I could improve and extend the property. With a clear strategy and budget and an accurately priced survey, I was able to negotiate over 20% off the asking price."
— Nina Nielsen
‘’We had different design options from True Value and a very practical feasibility study which opened our eyes to the amount of upheaval this project house would entail. We were then able to make an informed decision and pulled out of the purchase once we knew what would be involved, saving us a lot of time and money. I would recommend this service to anyone buying a renovation project’’
— Jerry Roberts
“I came to True Value with a clear brief: I wanted to get moving on finding our next home — something manageable now, but with real scope to grow in the future. Harry and the team brought deep expertise across property, valuation, architecture, planning, and market dynamics, and shaped a strategy that delivered exactly what we needed. They helped sharpen the parameters of our search, set up a process to spot the right opportunities as they came up, and gave us the tools to buy with greater confidence and negotiating power. Having been through the True Value approach, I honestly can’t understand why more people — myself previously included — don’t treat their biggest purchase this way”
— Ant Rawlins
Our Full-Service Process
We tailor our service to your needs — whether you're buying a move-in-ready home or taking on an ambitious project.
This is the full journey — for the project-minded buyer who wants expert support at every step:
Our Full-Service Process
We tailor our service to your needs — whether you're buying a move-in-ready home or taking on an ambitious project.
This is the full journey — for the project-minded buyer who wants expert support at every step:
Define Your Search
Define Your Search
Before or during your house-hunting
We help you get clear on what you need — and how to find it. This stage of services include the following:
Before or during your house-hunting
We help you get clear on what you need — and how to find it. This stage of services include the following:
Clarify goals, budget, and renovation appetite
Clarify goals, budget, and renovation appetite
Shape a strategy aligned to your lifestyle and ambition
Shape a strategy aligned to your lifestyle and ambition
Set up alerts and focus your search on the right areas
Set up alerts and focus your search on the right areas
Assess and Offer With Confidence
Assess and Offer With Confidence
From shortlisting to submitting your offer
We help you choose the right home — and make a smart offer. This stage of services include the following:
From shortlisting to submitting your offer
We help you choose the right home — and make a smart offer. This stage of services include the following:
Review shortlisted homes for risks, layout, and potential
Review shortlisted homes for risks, layout, and potential
Flag planning constraints and best places to extend or add value
Flag planning constraints and best places to extend or add value
Support your offer strategy — or help you walk away
Support your offer strategy — or help you walk away
Validate and Plan
After your offer is accepted
We make sure the vision and numbers still stack up. This stage of services include the following:
After your offer is accepted
We make sure the vision and numbers still stack up. This stage of services include the following:
Translate survey results into clear, prioritised repair costs
Translate survey results into clear, prioritised repair costs
Support renegotiation if issues arise
Support renegotiation if issues arise
Test feasibility with a planner and architect-led session
Test feasibility with a planner and architect-led session
Build a phased plan with budget estimates
Build a phased plan with budget estimates
Finalise and Deliver
From exchange through to delivery
We turn your vision into a deliverable plan — then help make it happen. This stage of services include the following:
From exchange through to delivery
We turn your vision into a deliverable plan — then help make it happen. This stage of services include the following:
Prepare RIBA Stage 0–1 pack with layouts, brief, and budget
Prepare RIBA Stage 0–1 pack with layouts, brief, and budget
Run a competitive tender for delivery to a local architect
Run a competitive tender for delivery to a local architect
Stay involved as your Client Guardian to keep things on track
Stay involved as your Client Guardian to keep things on track