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Building, Surveying and Development

Our experience for your benefit

We can help you with all aspects of the development system.  Click on the subject below for examples of how we can help:

Building surveys and reports; constructional defects; supervision of building works; inspection and certification of building works; advice on development sites, barns and brownfield sites; insurance, probate and taxation valuations; Compulsory Purchase and compensation; road widening schemes and ‘ransom’ strips; easements and pipelines; boundary disputes.

Residential Building Reports

There are many different circumstances under which professional surveys and reports on property are required.  We can work with you to establish exactly what is required and to arrange for its production.

Residential Building Reports are prepared following a detailed visual inspection of the dwelling and include assessments of the site and its location, the design, the structural framework and fabric.  A Building Report details defects, defective materials, building practice, workmanship and essential repairs.  Tests of services are outside the scope of a Building Report but general observations on services are included and specific tests by suitably qualified engineers can be arranged.

These are not full structural surveys and no destructive tests are carried out.  Such surveys are carried out by structural engineers and we can commission them on behalf of our clients.

The main purpose of a report is to provide an account of the general condition of the property and to identify essential repairs.  Reports are written in plain English.

We can incorporate a Reinstatement Cost Valuation and/or an Open Market Valuation at minimal extra cost reflecting the research necessary to provide such valuations.  We do not provide valuations for loan purposes nor RICS Homebuyers Report.  Our reports provide significantly more detail than Homebuyers Reports at around the same cost.  Every inspection is made and every report prepared by an experienced Chartered Surveyor (FRICS).  Costs vary according to size, accommodation and date of construction but start at £350 with no VAT to add. If required, we can prepare estimates of costs of repairs and remedial work and we charge for this additional work at an hourly rate.

The building report is prepared following a visual inspection and will comment on the general condition of the property, particularly structural elements.  However, this will not indicate every single defect in the property, particularly minor ones which would not materially effect the structural stability of the property.  Whilst we do not carry out any tests, investigations or enquires into actual or potential pollution/contamination, any indications of pollution or contamination noted from inspection will be reported with recommendations for future action.

Clients should read the Terms and Conditions of our inspection and the preparation of our Building Report - contact us for more details.

Contact us for highly competitive Building Report charges. back

Constructional defects

A constructional defect report concentrates on one particular defect specified by the client. Common examples are reports commissioned when evidence of movement or damp is discovered. It will report upon the cause of the defect and any remedial works necessary.  We can prepare constructional defect reports. back

Supervision of building works

Finding the right building contractor and ensuring that work is done to the appropriate standard can be difficult.  In the worst cases, the wrong contractor or the wrong standard of work will result in considerable financial costs. 

We can advise you on the choice of building contractor and undertake full supervision of building works to ensure that things are done right, first time. back

Inspection and Certification of Building Works

Competent Inspection and Certification of Building Works at certain key stages is necessary to prove compliance with the relevant statutory requirements.  We can undertake that inspection and if the work complies, we can issue the necessary Certificate.  If you want us to undertake this work, it is extremely helpful if you can contact us at the earliest possible opportunity so that waiting for an inspection does not delay the progress of the works. back