Grindrod Chartered Surveyors

Grindrod Chartered Surveyors was originally founded by Peter Wardle, who was later joined by David Grindrod in the 1980s. The firm has been providing residential surveys in Leeds and surrounding areas for over 40 years and has carried out over 15,000 Building and Home Surveys. It is based in offices at Headingley. Its surveyors are members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the firm is regulated by the RICS; the surveyors are also RICS Registered Valuers.

David Grindrod is a Director and holds FRICS and FCABE qualifications; he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor after graduating in Urban Land Economics in 1980 from Sheffield, holds a post-graduate Diploma in Building Conservation and has extensive experience in surveying old and Listed buildings. William Grindrod is a Director and an Associate of the RICS; he joined the firm in 2015 and completed a Diploma in Residential Surveying and Valuation, becoming an RICS Registered Valuer.

Elliot Stokes is a Residential Surveyor and Valuer and an Associate of the RICS; he graduated from Leeds Beckett University in 2017 with a Degree in Building Surveying and joined the firm in 2021. Hilary Lane works in accounts and office administration and has been with the company for over thirty-five years. Jack Hewitt joined the company in the spring of 2024. The firm's client base includes private clients, banks, local authorities, housing associations, house builders and commercial organisations.

Thorough, clearly presented reports and rapid turnarounds recur throughout the feedback for this Headingley-based practice. Customers in several reviews describe using the team for RICS Homebuyers reports, building surveys and independent market valuations, and reviewers repeatedly mention how well structured the finished documents are, with risks set out clearly and rebuilding costs and valuations included where needed. David Grindrod is singled out for the detail and clarity of his reporting and for answering follow-up questions afterwards, while Will receives similar praise for a thorough job on a recent house purchase and for attentive communication throughout.

Hilary and Carol are named for being easy and helpful to deal with, and rapid response to urgent structural reports comes up often, with surveys booked, inspected and returned in a matter of days. Landlords commissioning residential surveys describe the service as professional and efficient, with reports that cover current and potential issues and explain which need addressing and how. Communication before and after the inspection, punctuality and the sense that the whole process was handled calmly are consistent threads, and the closing point that reviewers return to is the practical, easy-to-follow guidance contained in every report.