Significant liabilities arise from the design and condition of a building- a detailed understanding of the property is essential to a successful acquisition. A building survey should be undertaken as part of the due diligence process.

We provide an independent assessment of the condition of commercial and residential property. We can generate advice on both existing condition and future liabilities, ensuring we tailor our service to meet our client’s requirements.

We regularly coordinate specialist advice such as services or environmental reports

Dilapidation is the state or process of falling into disrepair. In relation to property, this often correlates to non-compliance with repairing liabilities in leases.  Dilapidations arise during and at the end of a lease, unfortunately often resulting in disputes between landlord and tenant.

We can provide expert advice to either party, and have a broad knowledge of dilapidations law and practice.

Clients regularly require advice at a strategic level in advance of a lease expiry, to enable a considered approach for either landlords seeking compliance, or for tenants managing their liabilities.

Proactive intervention in the maintenance of a property allows deterioration to be managed in the most economical and effective way.

Our services span from reactive intervention- where clients require a proactive approach to their liabilities- to generating preventative maintenance programmes, or preparing schedules of works and managing maintenance.

We combine many years of building surveying experience with analytical techniques to establish the cause of defects and advise upon the most appropriate and economical measures. We undertake an in-depth analysis of building pathology matters, and can provide practical solutions to more routine maintenance requirements.

We are also experienced in providing budget costs for works, as well as tendering works to contractors in order to procure more accurate up-to-date market prices.

Party walls and neighbourly issues are predominantly governed by the Party Wall, etc Act 1996. There are strict procedures and criteria which govern the process of agreeing party wall and neighbourly issues that protect both building owners and adjoining owners.

We regularly act for and advise both building owners and adjoining owners as Party Wall Surveyor in connection with this Act.

When entering into a new lease, either as tenant or landlord, it is beneficial to record the condition and details of the building being leased to protect your asset or clarify your liabilities.

Schedules of Condition can be predominantly photographic or detailed text and photographs- we tailor these to meet our clients’ specific requirements.