Antipodean Building Services

One of the only inspection companies in Porto that u can take serious! Bradley is an Australian dude who came 5 years ago to Porto started his company here where he helped me do an Inspection for an apartment I intended to buy. He gave me tons of tips before the buy and inspected the apartment professionally. All I can say is u won’t find a better inspector in this city !

As someone coming to Portugal from the United States, the building quality and attention to detail many times leaves something to be desired. Bradley and Antipodean are the fix to this issue: if you're buying property or renovating, have him on speed dial. I certainly do. The inspection reports I received when finalizing my apartment search were immaculate, and the attention to detail is best in class. Highly, highly recommend!

We've worked with Antipodean both for inspections and for renovation works. We hired Bradley on two separate occasions to inspect rural properties we had our eyes on. Even though I'm Portuguese and have some understanding of local buying and building practices, Bradley's inspections were invaluable to us, because not only he identified issues that would have been tremendously expensive further down the line, he also gave us a clear understanding of what to expect in terms of labour and budgeting with the type of property we're aiming for. Bradley has excellent work ethic, knows what to look for, and guides his clients through the process without any fear mongering or sugar coating. Not to mention that where the average builder in Portugal will suggest ETICS and drywall to cover up any issues and pretend that they're not there, Antipodean construction services actually aim to fix at the rootcause, instead of trying to circumvent them and leave them for later.

I can thoroughly recommend Bradley for his service. I have been following his work for some time, and we decided to use his expertise to give an overall inspection and a plan for repair and improvement of our property in Setúbal. It’s very helpful to have an unbiased opinion and a detailed report, it gave us clear direction when talking to local contractors and we hope to work with him and his team again!

We're an English couple living in Portugal, without much building knowledge, and we were anxious not to make a costly mistake when buying a property here. We wanted someone who could highlight any red flags, ask the right questions, bring local knowledge, and give us a clear idea of what to watch out for — maintenance issues, problems that might need addressing, and a ballpark figure for any refurbishments we'd want to make. Brad looked at two properties for us. For each one, he provided a comprehensive report that was incredibly helpful in our decision-making. Throughout the whole process, Brad was always available, supportive and very knowledgeable. He was patient with our questions, quick to respond, and genuinely lovely to work with. Highly recommend him!