Building Surveying Services
As an experienced building surveyor, I provide a comprehensive range of building surveying services designed to help you make informed decisions about your property.
Services Include:
- Undertaking detailed building surveys providing a comprehensive assessment of a property’s condition, highlighting defects, repairs, and maintenance requirements.
- For leasehold properties reviewing leasehold obligations and reporting on maintenance and service charge obligations in relation to survey findings.
- Defect diagnosis, identifying and diagnosing building defects, including dampness, cracking, and structural issues.
- Repair and maintenance advice, including budgeting and prioritisation.
- Accurate assessments of a property’s reinstatement cost for insurance purposes.
Benefits of Our Building Surveying Services:
- Informed decision making a about your property with comprehensive and impartial advice.
- Identification of hidden defects and potential issues, saving you time and money.
- The building surveying report provides a clear understanding of repair and maintenance requirements, helping you budget and plan for the future.
Party Wall Services
As an experienced building surveyor, I provide expert Party Wall services to ensure that your construction project complies with the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Services Include:
- Initial advice on Party Wall matters, including determining whether the Act applies to your project.
- Serving party wall notices on adjoining owners, ensuring that all necessary procedures are followed.
- Preparing detailed Schedules of Condition to record the condition of adjacent properties before works commence.
- Preparing & serving Party Wall Awards, which set out the terms of the works, including access arrangements and protection of adjacent properties.
- Provision of expert advice and representation in party wall disputes, working to resolve issues quickly and efficiently.
- If required preparing Access Licences for scaffold erection & construction works
Benefits of Our Party Wall Services:
- Ensures legal compliance.
- Minimizes the risk of disputes with adjacent owners.
- Ensures that your interests are protected throughout the Party Wall process.
Defects Inspection
As a qualified surveyor, I provide comprehensive defects inspection services covering structural issues, damp ingress, and building envelope failures across both heritage and modern properties. My reports include root cause analysis, photographic evidence, and actionable recommendations tailored to regulatory compliance and remedial strategy.
Services Include:
- Visual inspections to identify defects and potential issues.
- Specialist investigations, including thermal imaging, moisture testing, and structural assessments.
- Defect diagnosis, providing recommendations for repairs and maintenance.
- Early identification of defects, reducing the risk of costly repairs.
Informed decision making, providing property owners and managers with a clear understanding of a property’s condition. - Cost saving as inspections can help property owners and managers avoid costly surprises and budget for necessary repairs.
Dilapidations Services
As an experienced building surveyor I provide comprehensive dilapidations services to help landlords, tenants, and property owners navigate the complexities of dilapidations claims.
Services Include:
- Preparation of detailed schedules of dilapidations, outlining the repairs and maintenance required to comply with lease obligations.
- Assisting landlords in preparing and negotiating dilapidations claims, ensuring maximum recovery of costs.
- Providing tenants with expert advice on their dilapidations obligations, helping to minimize potential liabilities.
Benefits of Dilapidations Services Offered:
- Expert knowledge and experience in dilapidations, ensuring accurate and comprehensive assessments.
- Maximized recovery of dilapidations costs.
- Assisting tenants to minimise their dilapidations liabilities.
Technical Due Diligence Services
As an experienced building surveyor, I provide comprehensive technical due diligence services for commercial and domestic building projects. The technical due diligence reports provide buyers, sellers, investors, and lenders with a detailed understanding of a property’s condition, highlighting potential risks and liabilities.
Services Include:
- Property condition assessments to identify defects, repairs, and maintenance requirements.
- Review of building documentation to identify potential issues.
- Compliance audits to assess compliance with building regulations and relevant standards.
- Identification of potential risks and liabilities, including environmental hazards and structural issues.
Benefits of Technical Due Diligence Services Offered:
- Providing stakeholders with a comprehensive understanding of a property’s condition, enabling informed decision-making.
- Identification of potential risks and liabilities, allowing stakeholders to take proactive steps to mitigate them.
- Our reports can help stakeholders avoid costly surprises and budget for necessary repairs and maintenance
Project Management Services
As an experienced building surveyor comprehensive project management and contract administration services are provided for domestic and commercial building projects, ensuring that your project is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
Services Include:
- Project planning to develop a detailed project plan, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Managing site selection and development feasibility studies to inform the Development Appraisal.
- Tendering and procurement, evaluating bids and appointing design consultants and contractors.
- Site Management monitoring the works ensuring it is completed to the required standards and that any issues are promptly addressed.
- Budgeting and cost control project managing finances, tracking expenditure, and identifying opportunities for cost savings.
- Quality Control, ensuring that all work meets the required quality standards, conducting regular site inspections and audits.
- CDM advice and compliance services, checking of risk assessments and method statements.
Benefits of Our Project Management Services:
- Peace of mind, as an expert Project Manager your project is in safe hands.
- Time and cost saving opportunities realised.
- Quality Assurance, rigorous quality control processes applied ensures that all work meets the required standards.
Mediation Services for Construction Disputes
As an experienced building surveyor and a RICS Accredited Mediator I can offer mediation services to help resolve construction disputes on domestic and commercial projects or neighbourhood disputes. The goal is to provide a cost-effective and efficient alternative to litigation, helping parties to reach a mutually acceptable agreement.
Services Include:
- Mediation to resolve disputes relating to construction defects, boundary positions, and neighbour relations.
- Mediation to resolve complex building issues and offer balanced guidance rooted in legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Mediation to navigate conflict, develop informed options, and reach practical, mutually acceptable outcomes.
- Preparation of Mediation Agreements.
Benefits of Mediation:
- Acting as a neutral and impartial mediator, facilitating open and constructive communication between parties.
- Application of building surveying expertise enables an understanding the technical aspects of construction disputes.
- Early identification of key issues to develop options and reach a mutually acceptable agreement.
- Mediation offers a cost-effective, confidential, and collaborative way to resolve disputes efficiently, preserving relationships and avoiding lengthy and costly litigation.