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Chartered Building Surveyors & Valuers
you can trust

FAMILY-RUN PRACTICE · HORSFORTH, LEEDS

RICS-regulated surveys, valuations and expert witness reports, with 40 years' experience behind every piece of advice.

Regulated by RICS

Chartered surveyors

★★★★★ 4.8 on Google

From trusted clients

RICS Registered Valuer

All aspects of valuation

CAA-licensed drone

Up-close aerial inspections

A FAMILY PRACTICE

Forty years' experience

Knight Surveys is led by David and Joe Knight, both Chartered Surveyors. David has 40 years' experience of residential, commercial and expert witness work, and Joe brings experience from the commercial sector and residential surveying.

Our focus is the quality of our advice: thorough inspections, accurate reports and clear explanations, with any issues kept in proportion. You can always speak to the surveyor who inspected your property.

David J Knight

MRICS MISVA

Chartered Building Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer. Specialises in older and complex properties and expert witness work.

Joe Knight

MSc MRICS

Chartered Building Surveyor, with experience across the commercial and residential sectors.

Best for conventional homes in reasonable condition

A concise survey for standard properties that appear to be in reasonable condition.

Ideal for modern or conventional homes

Highlights urgent defects and major risks

Choose Level 2 if: the property is fairly modern, has not been significantly altered, and seems in reasonable condition.

Recommends further investigations where needed

Which survey is right for your home?

A clear side-by-side guide to help you choose the right level of inspection before you buy.

Best for older, larger, altered or complex homes

Our most detailed survey for properties needing deeper inspection and clearer repair guidance.

Ideal for older, extended or unusual homes

Explains defects, likely causes and repair options

Choose Level 3 if: the property is older, larger, heavily altered, in poor condition, or of non-standard construction.

Provides advice on maintenance and future works

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

How else can we help?

Probate, Matrimonial, Help to Buy, Shared Ownership etc.

Advice for landlords and tenants at lease end.

Independent evidence for building and valuation disputes.

Make sure your insurance covers a full rebuild.

A dated record before a lease or building works.

Close-up roof inspections without scaffolding.

FOR SOLICITORS AND THEIR CLIENTS

Building and valuation expert witness

RICS REGISTERED VALUER · MISVA

David J Knight MRICS MISVA

Independent evidence on building and valuation disputes from David, a Chartered Building Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer.

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Party-appointed expert or single joint expert

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Reports prepared under CPR Part 35

Building defects, workmanship and fitness-for-purpose disputes

CLIENT REVIEWS

What our clients say

4.8

★★★★★

Google Reviews

“David's advice made sense… although we paid a little bit more for this particular survey, it was money well spent in our opinion.”

STEPHEN R. · GOOGLE REVIEW

★★★★★

“The report was thorough and detailed and Joe went above and beyond to go through everything with me at length… A lovely family business providing an excellent service.”

— Lisa G.

★★★★★

“Their reports are well written and easy to understand, they will also give a verbal report which I found reassuring.”

— John B.

WHERE WE WORK

Based in Horsforth, working across Yorkshire

Our office is at Network House on Lister Hill. We cover Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Harrogate, York and Huddersfield, and all the towns and villages in between, and we're happy to travel further.

Map of areas covered by Knight Surveys from Horsforth, Leeds, across West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire

FOR ESTATE AGENTS & SOLICITORS

Recommend us with confidence

Agents and solicitors recommend us for balanced advice and a named Chartered Surveyor on every job.

THE PRACTICE

Who you'll deal with

DK

David J Knight MRICS MISVA

JK

Chartered Building Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer

Joe Knight MSc MRICS

ES

Chartered Building Surveyor

Emily Scandrett

Office enquiries, instructions and bookings

SEND AN ENQUIRY

Tell us what you need

Send an enquiry and we'll call you to discuss the property, or we can email the fee quote if you prefer.

CALL

0113 293 0600

EMAIL

admin@knightsurveys.co.uk

VISIT

Network House, Lister Hill, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5AZ

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