ALTA / NSPS Land Title Surveys

The survey standard commercial lenders, title underwriters and institutional buyers require — prepared to the current ALTA/NSPS Minimum Standard Detail Requirements.

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Overview

What a ALTA / NSPS Land Title Survey actually involves

An ALTA/NSPS survey is the due-diligence instrument for commercial real estate. It goes well beyond a boundary survey: every exception listed in the title commitment is plotted or addressed, improvements and utilities are located, access is documented, and the surveyor certifies the result directly to the named parties — buyer, lender and title company.

We work from your title commitment, so the survey answers the questions the underwriter is actually asking. Table A optional items are agreed up front, in writing, so the scope and the fee are settled before field work begins rather than renegotiated mid-transaction.

When you need one

Typical triggers

Commercial acquisition

Effectively mandatory for institutional buyers and almost every commercial lender.

Refinancing

Underwriters commonly require a current ALTA survey before releasing terms.

Ground lease or development

Establishes exactly what is being leased or built on, and what encumbers it.

Portfolio due diligence

Surfaces easement and access problems while there is still time to price them.

Questions

ALTA / NSPS Land Title Surveys FAQ

Table A is a menu of optional survey items — things like zoning setback plotting, utility locations, parking counts or flood zone annotation. The parties choose which apply. We agree the list with you and your title company in advance so the scope is fixed before we mobilise.

Yes. The defining feature of an ALTA survey is that recorded exceptions are plotted against the boundary. Without the commitment and the underlying documents, the survey cannot be completed to the standard.

Longer than a residential boundary survey, because of the title and records review involved. The parcel size, the number of exceptions and the Table A items chosen all drive the schedule — we give you a specific date with the quote.

Need a quote for alta / nsps land title surveys?

Send us the parcel and what the work is for. We reply within one business day, and we will tell you honestly if you need something different from what you asked for.

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