On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:48:06 -0800, Peter Bennett
wrote:

Some people claim that
you _should not_ use a surveyor recommended by the selling broker,
just in case he may be biased towards encouraging the sale.

And that is absolutely correct. I go out of my way to find a
surveyor recommended by two or more people who have no interest in the
sale, and preferably do not even know the selling broker.