Terms of use
The terms that apply when you use Surveyor Case, and the limits of what a counting and checking helper can be relied on for.
Last updated: 28 September 2026
What this is
Surveyor Case is a helper for chartered surveying candidates writing their own APC submission. It counts the words you type, compares your dates, hours and totals with published limits summarised in its own words, and prints your drafts. It is not an official template, it writes no text, and it does not decide whether any statement, example or case study is acceptable. Surveyor Case does not judge your competence or predict a result; the assessors decide. It gives no legal or career advice.
Official requirements
Professional bodies change their guides, limits and rules. Where anything here disagrees with the current candidate guide, pathway guide or template, those govern. The official count is made in Microsoft Word; our count may differ by a few words, so check the final count in Word. You are responsible for what you submit, and for making sure it describes your own work in your own words. Surveyor Case is an independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by RICS or any other professional body. The APC is a RICS assessment.
Your records
Anything the site remembers is stored by your own browser on your own device. It can be cleared by you at any time, cannot be recovered by us, and does not follow you to another device. Keep backups.
Cost
Every feature is free to use, with no account. No paid plan is offered at present; if one is added, this page will describe it.
Acceptable use
Use the site to count and check your own submission. Do not scrape it at a rate that degrades it for other people, and do not present its output as an official document or as an assessment decision.
Warranty and liability
The site is provided as it is, without warranty of any kind. To the extent the law allows, Surveyor Case is not liable for any loss arising from the use of the site or from reliance on anything on it, including an assessment that does not go the way you hoped. A result here is a calculation on the words, dates and hours you entered, not advice about your readiness.
Contact
Questions, or a report that a rule or a count is wrong, go to [email protected]. A wrong calculation is a defect and gets fixed.
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