Account → Application & evidence → Pay & complete → FOD review → Activation

Your membership application

Choose the membership that fits how you work

Apply for yourself, for your business, or as part of your employer’s team. You can save your progress and add evidence later.

Individual / sole trader

For one named professional including a sole trader. It covers the named member only. Individual membership does not mean Independent Surveyor status; that is a separate professional role.

£199.99 per year + VAT
£239.99 including UK VAT

Company

For a business managing a team. A company administrator manages the business application. Each practising employee has their own profile and certification review.

£399.99 per year + VAT
£479.99 including UK VAT

Employee membership

For a named employee linked to a Company membership. You will have your own login, evidence and professional role decisions. Company approval does not automatically approve you.

Two employee places are included with Company membership. The company pays £49 per year + applicable VAT for each additional place, charged in full when purchased and renewed every 12 months from that date.

Employees join through their company’s invitation. Do not buy an Individual membership just to join your employer’s team.

What happens next?

1. Check your details, roles and evidence.
2. Continue directly to secure payment to submit your application.
3. FOD reviews paid or company-sponsored applications.
4. Approved membership benefits and permissions are activated.

Company-sponsored employees do not pay. Payment confirms an Individual or Company applicant’s place in the review queue; it does not automatically grant certification, public listing or logo rights.

Possible review outcomes

Approved: the relevant membership benefits can be activated.
More information needed: add the requested information without restarting or paying again.
Training required: complete the recommended training and return with new evidence without paying the membership fee again.
Role declined: another approved role may continue; this does not automatically end the whole application.
Final overall decline: FOD ends the complete application and refunds the membership fee in full.

Save before leaving: use Save application to keep your progress. Moving between steps does not save changes.

Start with your account

Sign in or create your account first. You can save your application and evidence as you go. When you submit a complete application, Individual and Company applicants continue directly to secure payment before FOD review.