Commercial and Residential Building Surveys:

Why risk your investment in a property? Our Building surveys will take at the risk of buying a home or leasing a property for commercial use. It is a bespoke service tailored to your needs. Its purpose is to provide details of the property’s status at the time of inspection. It will highlight a particular defect and wherever possible include an appropriate cost so that you can quantify the issue for yourself.

Call now to speak to a Chartered Building Surveyor.

Specific Defect Reports:

Very often, particularly following a mortgage valuation, there will be concerns relating to a specific element of a building. A typical example being cracks noted by the Valuation Surveyor; we offer a defect report service that will focus on the issue in hand. The investigations will be undertaken by a Chartered Building Surveyor and as the whole of the premises is not being inspected the fees are lower.

In the event that there is a concern relating to structural movement; we can also offer an investigation to include a CCTV drainage survey of the below ground drainage, with trial holes to determine the condition of the drainage in relation to the depth of foundations and bearing.

Project Management:

We undertake project management from inception through to completion and with our network of specialist consultants we able to provide a comprehensive service. We are particularly experienced in dealing with Loss Adjusters following fire damage to a property and can offer a sympathetic and professional approach to help you get back into your home or workplace at the earliest opportunity.

Most insurance policies will allow you to appoint your own professional advisors and as such our fees, are likely to be met by the insurance company. So if you have suffered a substantial loss, don’t delay and appoint a surveyor that can help.

Party Wall Matters:

As experienced Party Wall surveyors we are able to provide advice to both building owners and adjoining owners’ and their rights and responsibilities relating to complying with the Party Wall etc Act 1996. Our Director – Steven Howe is also an elected member of the Pyramus & Thisbe Club, which strives for excellence in the administration of the ACT.

If you have a Party Wall issue, please feel free to get in touch.

Dilapidations:

We are experienced in acting for both Landlord and Tenant relating to the law of dilapidations. All dilapidation work is undertaken in accordance with the latest RICS guidance notes (5th ed).

If you are thinking about entering a lease on a commercial premises it is imperative that you have a schedule of condition, to limit your dilapidation responsibilities when you vacate the premises. The schedule should be annexed to the lease for it to be truly valid.

Call us now for any advice relating to dilapidations.