Professional Tree Inspector day rate?

[lum8erjack]

7 hours ago, Chris at eden said:

As a starting point you will be looking at £150 a day.  Up to around £200 but you will need L4 min for that.  You would get 45p a mile on top for travel.  I have a lad who does subby work for me at £200 a day plus travel. He has L6 and years experience as a TO.  
 

if you had L3 I could probably pass you a bit if work here and there.  Can’t promise anything as we are covering everything at the moment but summer I am usually picking and choosing stuff.  Not sure how COVID will impact either. I do quite a bit in Notts, Leicester and Northampton.  Have you done 5837?  QTRA?  
 

 

well i will have to see how i get on with the PTI first and then take it from there. You have defiantly given me something to think about and obviously id appreciate you keeping me in mind for anything you might have that would be great.

 I haven't done bs5837 or QTRA but do you think that is something that would benefit me going forward?

[Chris at eden]

1 hour ago, lum8erjack said:

well i will have to see how i get on with the PTI first and then take it from there. You have defiantly given me something to think about and obviously id appreciate you keeping me in mind for anything you might have that would be great.

 I haven't done bs5837 or QTRA but do you think that is something that would benefit me going forward?

QTRA is just a way of assessing risk but it is something some clients insist on. Housing associations and such.  I’m sure you know this. Thing is, I do a lot of risk surveys now but only because I have picked up a couple of big national clients. If I didn’t have them it would be less than 20% of my work. 
 

5837 is huge. The vast majority of new clients is 5837.  I would say before 2 years ago 5837 was 70% of my work and risk was maybe 20%. Now it’s 45% for each. The rest is mortgage and damage assessment. If you are serious about surveying and consultancy then 5837 is big. It’s nice to mix it up as well. 
 

Cheers 

 

Chris.