Some reports are relatively straightforward while others seem to involve every possible complication.
There are photographs to insert, tables to organise, unusual formatting requirements and several different documents that need bringing together. And, of course, the deadline is usually approaching.
Building surveys, dilapidations schedules and photographic schedules of condition involve considerably more document production than a standard letter or short report.
A large photographic schedule may require hundreds of photographs to be arranged and labelled. A dilapidations schedule may involve complex tables, specific formatting and detailed instructions.
Then there are scanned leases and older documents that need converting into editable files.
These are the sorts of assignments where experienced document production support can be particularly useful. For another look at the options, see our earlier Word versus PowerPoint photographic schedules article.
AI and speech-to-text tools can help prepare the written content of a report.
But the more complicated the document, the more important it becomes to check the results carefully.
A large table that’s been reformatted incorrectly can create considerable additional work. The same applies to missing photographs, incorrect numbering or sections that have ended up in the wrong place.
Our typists regularly work with property documents and the formatting requirements that go with them.
We understand that a photographic schedule needs to follow the client’s instructions and that a dilapidations schedule must retain its intended structure.
We can also work from scanned documents, handwritten amendments and existing Word files. We don’t need every assignment to arrive as a perfectly clear audio recording.
If you’ve got a particularly complicated document that’s taking up too much of your time, it’s worth asking whether we can help.
We can review the material, establish what’s required and agree on the appropriate turnaround. Some assignments need traditional transcription whereas others are entirely about document formatting and production.
And if there’s something we can’t reasonably do within your deadline, we’d rather tell you at the outset.
For building survey report typing, dilapidations schedules, photographic schedules and specialist document production, contact BackupTyping on 020 7096 1663 or at hello@backuptyping.co.uk.
