Tim Greenwoods and Associates are delighted to have been instructed to prepare Reinstatement Cost Assessments of residential care homes in Worthing, West Sussex. Our Client owned and managed a number of residential care homes for the elderly and was due to renew their buildings insurance policies on two properties. The sums previously insured had not […]

We are delighted to have been recommended to a new Client by an existing one to undertake a dilapidations instruction in Finsbury Circus in London. Our prospective Client occupies a floor of a multi occupied office block. Their lease for this office expires later this year.  The Client has not had any contact from his […]

Tim Greenwood and Associates are delighted to have been appointed to Project Monitor the construction of an industrial unit in Merstham Surrey. Our Client is due to take ownership and occupation of the industrial unit once completed in Autumn 2020. The proposed industrial unit is located on a small site adjacent to, and forming an […]

Our Client was looking to purchase a business in Oxted Surrey as an ongoing concern and with the business, acquire the commercial lease for the business premises.  The business is located in a period, multi-let commercial building so to understand the potential lease liabilities gave instructions for us to undertake a survey of the demise. […]

We were recently approached provide party wall advice on a proposed residential development in Southall, West London for a Developer. The Developer was looking redevelop a site which currently houses blocks of garages which previously served the surrounding houses.  The site is accessed via a narrow road between 2 houses and the rear walls of […]

Tim Greenwoods and Associates, as members of the Reigate Business Guild, were delighted in supporting the annual Reigate Business Guild Christmas Fayre on Saturday.  Anna King of Tim Greenwoods supported the organising committee for what was a fun and very successful day and spent part of the day as Santas helper!  The event is a […]

We are delighted to have received instructions to provide dilapidations advice to a Lessee of a retail unit in Reigate. Our Client has been served a Schedule of Dilapidations which the Landlord’s surveyor costed and valued at a significantly higher sum than the Lessee deemed fair or reasonable. This situation is common and therefore we […]

The party wall legislation covers works to a party wall, excavation works close to a neighbouring building and also the construction of a new wall on the boundary between different owners. Any works being undertaken to a party wall, or in close proximity of a neighbouring building, is subject to the provisions of the Party […]

We are often instructed by clients who have for years dealt with maintenance on a reactive basis.  This means that they have allowed elements to deteriorate allowing defects to occur causing the general decline of the building.  Once elements of a building fail this can lead to disruption to its occupation and the operations. This […]

We have recently had a number of enquiries relating to leaks from flats into their neighbours flats causing varying degrees of damage.  Water damage can range from a small leak to more substantial floods caused by faulty equipment, burst pipes or misuse. Whenever water escapes from a flat it will find the route of least […]