What is the Buildsnapper Assessor Portal, and how do I claim my account?

The Assessor Portal is Buildsnapper's free web platform for Domestic Energy Assessors, On Construction DEAs and anyone reviewing Part L photographic evidence for builders. It is free permanently, with no trial period and no payment details required.

Claiming your account

1. Go to assessor.buildsnapper.com/create-account.
2. Enter your full name, email address, company name and telephone number. Use the email address your builders send reports to — that address is what links their reports to your account.
3. Submit the application. Applications are reviewed by a person rather than approved automatically, which keeps the portal limited to genuine assessors. This usually takes one or two working days.
4. When your application is approved you receive an email with a link to set your password. You can then sign in at assessor.buildsnapper.com/login.

You can also apply from a report a builder has emailed you: the report's page offers Apply for a free account, and the form opens with the address the report was sent to, and your name as the builder saved it, filled in (opening a report from its email link).

One thing worth knowing: when the account is approved, every report any builder has ever sent to that email address through Buildsnapper is linked to the new account automatically. You do not lose history by registering late.

The Buildsnapper Assessor mobile app uses the same application: its Sign Up screen submits the identical form, the same review applies, and the account it produces works in the app and on the portal alike. If you hold an older account that was created directly in the app, any reports sent to your address before it existed are linked automatically the first time you sign in to the portal — and if something is still missing after that, ask us through the support page.

What the portal gives you

• Reports, organised by client. Every report your builder clients send appears grouped by client, project and plot, with a marker when a report has been revised since you last viewed it.
• Report PDFs and photo archives. Download the report PDF and a ZIP of the plot's photos for any active report. Both come through Buildsnapper's own servers, which check your access on every download, so nothing on the page goes stale.
• Client project set-up. You can create and edit projects and plots on a client's behalf, so the builder opens the app to a ready-made structure.
• Licences for clients. Buy Buildsnapper licences at bulk rates and assign them to your clients' email addresses, including a one-off gift trial per client.
• Photo Evidence Archive. Optional long-term archival of plot photo bundles for your own audit record.
• Your branding. Upload your company logo on the profile page; it appears on the report PDFs your builder clients generate for you.

Passwords and access

Use the forgotten-password link on the login page if you are locked out. The portal asks you to accept the terms and privacy policy on first sign-in and again if they change.