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Hornes Surveyors

4.7(14 reviews)See reviews ↓·Bradford

About the company

Hornes Surveyors is an independent, RICS registered surveyor firm established in 2016 by David Horne, who is the founder and managing director. David Horne holds BSc and MRICS qualifications, became a full member of RICS in 2000, is a panel assessor for the RICS, and has surveyed over 10,000 properties during his career. Jordan Hartley has been a surveyor at the firm since 2018 and holds BSc (Hons), Assoc RICS, and VRS designations. Mike Duckett is a Certified Surveyor of Remedial Treatments (CSRT).

Simon Studholme holds BSc, MRICS, and VRS designations. The firm works mainly with residential properties across West and North Yorkshire, covering areas including Saltaire, Shipley & Baildon, Guiseley, Menston & Burley in Wharfedale, Ilkley, Skipton, Silsden, Harrogate, Ripon & York, Leeds & Bradford, and other areas in West & North Yorkshire. It offers valuation, homebuyer report, and building survey services, and uses plain English and a traffic light system in reports.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Buyers of older and unusual homes in the Bradford area have repeatedly turned to this firm for building and Level 3 surveys, and the feedback centres on how thoroughly the properties are examined. Customers in several reviews describe detailed reports that set out concerns in plain English, with clear explanations of what each finding means for the purchase and what steps might follow. One thing mentioned again and again is the personal attention given by David, who is named in numerous accounts for talking clients through the process beforehand and remaining available for questions afterwards.

Reviewers often mention the speed of turnaround, from quotations issued promptly to findings relayed by telephone soon after the inspection, followed by a written document. Reliability and responsiveness also feature, with staff described as courteous, flexible and diligent, and the post-survey support extending to further conversations once buyers had moved in. The clarity of the advice is credited with giving purchasers confidence in their decisions, and the examination of period or unloved properties is singled out as a particular strength.

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Michael Collins16 July 2026
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Felicity Jones25 October 2025

Horne’s Surveyors provided an exceptional service from start to finish. Their attention to detail was outstanding, identifying issues and considerations we would never have spotted ourselves. The advice and explanations were clear, professional, and informative, giving us confidence in our decision to move forward with our house purchase.

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Adam Cullen17 September 2025

A fantastic company and our Level 3 survey was definitely value for money. David & team turned our survey around very quickly and the report was written in plain English and clearly set out for us to understand. What has also been even better is the post-survey support from David and team. We had a follow-up meeting in the office to talk through our immediate questions and now that we have moved into the property, we have had a few more additional phone calls to talk through some things we couldn’t quite appreciate at the survey stage. A really great company particularly if you are buying local to Baildon with lots of knowledge about the property types that are commonplace in the local area that you just dont get from the low cost, country-wide “factory” surveying firms that sometimes you are recommended! Keep up the great work!

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Pat Bradbury16 April 2025

Fantastic survey from a great company - clear communication at all points - survey was thorough and clear, written in plain english and easy to understand. Would use again an recommend to all.

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Peter Lockwood8 April 2025

I could not recommend Hornes Surveyors anymore, they were very easy to deal with, David provided the initial findings from the survey as soon as he was finished via telephone call, and then a very informative written document arrived very shortly after. Any questions I had he was more than happy to answer, and took time to ensure that I understood the impact and follow up work that may be required as a result of anything he had found, which was particularly appreciated as a first time buyer. Thank you so much!

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Hannah Moody8 August 2023

Absolutely fantastic company. Will be recommending to anyone that is purchasing a property. From the moment of contacting Hornes Surveyors, they could not do enough to be helpful, supportive and efficient. We had a quote with in an hour of requesting one. Everything that will happen in the survey is clearly explained in the quote. Then following the survey David has been incredibly supportive and given us so much useful information. The report is written is a way that even with little or no experience with this type of report, it is very easy to understand. Not to mention that David has spoken with us multiple times since the report to explain things further and answer any questions that have come up. Really brilliant company with a team that care about their clients and it really shows. Thanks again!

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Gordon Sherratt27 April 2023

This company is simple excellent, we couldn't recommend them more. All the staff were really helpful, responsive and flexible. David was amazing, his telephone call chat through explained everything, very straightforward and happy to answer questions and follow ups. Their Report was clear, detailed with simple to follow advice for next steps on purchasing the house. If you need a surveyor report I completely recommend this firm, they made a stressful process much easier, certainly very happy we chose them.

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Contact
+441274584988hornes-surveyors.co.uk16 Westgate, Baildon, Shipley BD17 5EJ
Working hours
Monday09:00–05:30
Tuesday09:00–17:30
Wednesday09:00–17:30
Thursday09:00–17:30
Friday09:00–17:30
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed