Otto Surveys stands as a trusted, independent surveying firm, where our skilled Chartered building surveyors offer specialised residential and commercial property surveys, including home insurance loss assessor and upholstery/furniture assessment services with professionalism, and offer invaluable advice throughout the process. Our comprehensive coverage extends across West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the North East, North West, and the Midlands. Key service areas include, but are not limited to: Leeds, Baildon, Barnsley, Batley, Bingley, Bishop Auckland, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bradford, Brierley, Brighouse, Burnley, Bolton, Calderdale, Castleford, Chester, Cheshire, Cleckheaton, Conisbrough, Coventry, Cumbria, Darlington, Derby, Dewsbury, Dinnington, Doncaster, Goldthorpe, Greater Manchester, Guiseley, Halifax, Harrogate, Haworth, Holmfirth, Hoyland, Huddersfield, Hull, Ilkley, Keighley, Knaresborough, Lancashire, Leeds, Leicester, Leicestershire, Liverpool, Maltby, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Mirfield, Nelson, Normanton, Nottingham, Oldham, Ossett, Otley, Penistone, Pickering, Preston, Prestwich, Pudsey, Queensbury, Richmond, Ripon, Rotherham, Saltaire, Scarborough, Sheffield, Shipley, Skipton, Stockbridge, Stockport, Stretford, Tadcaster, Wakefield, Wath upon Dearne, Wetherby, Whitby, Yeadon, York, Warrington and other cities.
We bring over 16 years of combined extensive experience to the building and surveying industry as a Chartered Member. We are proudly accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and hold additional qualifications with ABBE (buildings and construction). Most surveying firms tend to hold membership with only one professional body, whereas achieving accreditation across all three bodies (RICS, RPSA & CIOB) requires a far deeper level of technical knowledge in building pathology, construction and defect diagnosis. This breadth of accreditation is one of the main reasons clients choose Otto Surveys when they want a thorough and reliable assessment, which means our available survey slots do tend to fill quickly.
Our property surveyors consistently exceed the scope of a typical RICS / RPSA Level 1, Level 2, and full Level 3 home building survey in the Leeds, Shipley, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Bingley, Baildon, Pudsey, Keighley and other West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North East, North West and Midlands based areas. We meticulously identify potential concerns such as structural issues, damp, Japanese Knotweed, and other emerging problems that residential homebuyers, homeowners, and commercial property owners should be aware of. Following our thorough assessment, we provide expert recommendations for effective solutions. Our comprehensive surveys also include an evaluation of the property’s energy efficiency and a light inspection of accessible drains. Even though we are RICS and CIOB accredited, we currently use RPSA’s surveying format and their reports as these appear to be more detailed, easy to read, and expansive rather a RICS report, however if you wish for us to use a RICS branded report, there will be an additional charge for this due to licensing costs. We do not offer valuations, as your lender can do this for mortgage purposes, as we want to keep your costs down.
We utilise industry-standard grading criteria to ensure clarity in our reports:
> ① Green: No action required.
> ② Amber: Defects requiring attention and repair, but not urgently.
> ③ Red: Serious defects requiring urgent attention and repair.
Our reports are designed to be jargon-free, written in plain English, and easy to understand. We aim to make the surveying process as straightforward as possible, offering you peace of mind with your new property purchase at a fraction of the cost typically charged by other RICS surveyors in the industry.
We also assess any insurance work that is needed by an insurer, or if someone has been asked by their insurance firm to provide an independent assessment, we can carry this out and provide costings.
Please note we require a non-refundanble deposit once a booking is confirmed, and the remaining amount is then payable by midday of the survey date prior to the report being typed up and sent. This to ensure everyone’s time is valued and protected, which also allows us to start the pre-inpsection work before the main visit.
Why Choose Us?
Passionate
We want to provide an affordable service and we are passionate about what we do. We want to make sure you don’t overpay on surveys so our aim is to make these as affordable as they can be.
Professional
We bring over 16 years of combined extensive experience to the building and surveying industry as a Chartered Member. We are proudly accredited by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA), & Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and hold additional accreditations from theABBE (buildings and construction).
Support
We offer practical advice and support once a survey is completed so you can ask us questions during and after the process, and we’ll be on hand to help.
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