Chartered Surveyors of York & North Yorkshire

Charters-Reid makes buying property simple in York, Scarborough, Harrogate, Leeds, Wetherby and surrounding areas

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“We’re one of the leading chartered surveyors in York and throughout the region. We pride ourselves on our after-sales service and our chartered surveyors are happy to discuss their reports with you.

There are usually one or two questions that you will have, and we are here to explain the reports, allowing you to make better and quicker decisions.

Our open and accessible approach – coupled with our encyclopaedic knowledge of the region’s properties – helps us to stand apart from other York chartered surveyors.”

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Our accreditations

“We are very pleased with your work; everything was done on time and to our satisfaction.”

TONY FROUD

“You were very generous with your time in briefing us as to the issues we faced in taking on the project and explaining the weaknesses with the house”

TIM LARNER

“he always had time to discuss the property in depth, providing plenty of personal guidance and advice.”

NIKKI ROHLFING

“Really great service from start to finish. We received the report on the day of the survey. We were recommended by friends we would certainly be recommending them ourselves.”

ANNA

“Excellent service. The survey went ahead without a hitch and the report that was produced was easy to read, full of photographic evidence and covered all areas. We would definitely use them again should we need to.”

SARA ROBERTS

“Our survey was produced efficiently, quickly and very thoroughly indeed... All staff from administrative to surveyor gave a very high level of service. Would not hesitate to use Charters-Reid Surveyors Ltd again in the future.”

ALYSON PARKIN

Surveying Services

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VALUATIONS

MORTGAGE | PROBATE | MATRIMONIAL

Our chartered property surveyors will ensure you pay a fair price, identifying any problems up front to help you avoid any nasty—and potentially costly—surprises later on. We provide accurate valuations for mortgage, matrimonial and probate purposes.

HOME SURVEYS

COMPREHENSIVE DOMESTIC REPORTS

We supply comprehensive reports on domestic properties. Our support team is here to help you every step of the way, including explaining your survey findings and what to do next.

COMMERCIAL

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY EXPERT REPORTS

Our extensive experience with businesses small and large throughout Yorkshire equips us to advise on all
commercial property needs, from sale and purchase to rental and refurbishment. We provide schedules of condition, schedules of repair, and development appraisals

About Charters-Reid Chartered Surveyors

Jon Charters-Reid is one of Yorkshire’s top chartered surveyors, happy to share his tips, trade secrets, and opinions. He is also a published author of ‘How to be a Smarter House Buyer’.

Outspoken and highly qualified, he is never short of sound advice or strong opinions on his specialist subject: Property.

Jon has an extensive trade background. He was honoured to work as an apprentice joiner at York Minster, and also worked in the United States as a tradesman.

Returning to the UK he worked as a site foreman, then became a site manager. He is now a Chartered Building Surveyor, a Chartered Builder and a Chartered Building Engineer.

He is a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) registered valuer. Jon passed the 17th Edition electrical exam and has taken the Property Care Association training for damp and timber defects. Each year he takes around 50 hours of extra professional training to keep up to date with industry best practices. In fact, he has a thirst for knowledge.

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Protect Your Investment

A property survey will always protect your investment and highlight defects that could affect the purchase price, potentially saving you money.

A house survey is an extremely detailed inspection, far too vast to mention in this article. Nevertheless, it is important to inspect for sinister defects such as:

Structural movement
Wet rot
Dry rot
Timber treatment
Poor construction quality
Bad DIY which could literally cost thousands to repair.
Cracking
Most important of all, the correct purchase price.

At Charters-Reid Surveyors Ltd we have over 200 years joint experience in our practise, which is apparent when you read our reports.

“Want a cheap survey, then pay twice.”

There are a number of property inspectors out there who will cut corners and fail to mention important details and facts. It’s important to avoid these characters as ultimately it will end up costing you money.

In our 200 years worth of experience there is only one way to do the job properly: with the client’s interest at heart. Speak with a member of our team at your nearest branch.

York	01904 468881
Leeds	01133 530032
Harrogate	01423 605123
Selby	01757 249327
Scarborough	01723 371466
Wakefield	01924 663039

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Do you need to get a survey quote or just a have a question. Our friendly team is always available to help you with your questions and can also arrange prompt quotes for you.

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