The Party Wall etc Act 1996 places a requirement on building owners undertaking work on a party wall or excavating within the vicinity of the party wall, to serve party wall notices on the respective adjoining owners. If is often the case that whilst building owners understand that they need to obtain planning and building […]
Dilapidations advice for Tenants
June 12, 2018 By
Schedules of Dilapidations are often something of a shock to many tenants who are unaware of their liabilities under their lease. At the point of agreeing a lease, for many, the financial implications at the end of that lease are generally not considered and tenants often find that the Schedules of Dilapidations at the lease […]
Schedule of Condition – Blackburn
June 11, 2018 By
We recently received an instruction to undertake an inspection and prepare a Schedule of Condition of an industrial unit in Blackburn, Lancashire. The enquiry was received with the requirement being that the inspection had to be made on a specific date, within a few days of receiving the instruction, to coincide with a commercial deal […]
Party Wall Award
April 25, 2018 By
We are delighted to have received and number of appointments for us as party wall surveyors under The Party Wall etc Act 1996. These appointments have been received in recent weeks from a number of sources including referrals from architects both locally and in London. We have been appointed to act at Building Owners’ Surveyor […]
Schedule of Condition – Gomshall, Surrey
October 24, 2017 By
Our Client is acquiring the lease of a commercial unit in Gomshall, Surrey. The property was previously occupied and following the departure of the previous tenant and it is understood that the Landlord has undertaken some stripping out works prior to our Clients lease commencement. Our Client is looking to complete on the lease imminently […]
Tim Greenwood and Associates are moving…
October 24, 2017 By
We are delighted to announce that following the growth of the business in the last 5 years, Tim Greenwood and Associates are moving to larger offices in the heart of the market town of Reigate, Surrey. We have successfully secured a ground floor office suite in a prestigious building Westcroft,16-18 West Street, Reigate, Surrey RH2 […]
EPC’s – Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards – MEES
October 17, 2017 By
As of April 2018 landlords cannot agree a new lease for a property with an EPC rating of less than grade E. From 2023 the regulations stipulate that no landlord can have an existing lease in place with a rating of less than grade E. Whilst there is a soft start to this legislation the […]
Commercial Building Survey – Southend on sea, Essex
October 16, 2017 By
We were pleased to receive instructions to undertake a commercial building survey of retail unit in the High Street in Southend on sea. The instruction was referred to us from solicitors on behalf of their Client who was purchasing the freehold interest of an occupied retail unit. Our Client was looking to acquiring the retail […]
Commercial Building Survey Report Winchester
October 9, 2017 By
Our Client was looking to take the lease of a small retail unit in Winchester High Street. The propose demised formed the ground floor of a period building which had a separately accessed maisonette above which did not form part of our Clients’ proposed demise. Due to the age of the building our Client had […]
Schedule of Dilapidations – Dorking, Surrey
September 13, 2017 By
We have received instructions from Property Managers to prepare a Schedule of Dilapidations on behalf of their Client, the Landlord of the property. The property is a retail unit in the centre of Dorking and the lease is due to expire in 2 weeks therefore the Tenant is keen to understand their lease liabilities. The […]
