We are pleased to have been appointed to by the owner of a residential property to agree a party wall award on their behalf.  Our appointing owner,(the adjoining owner under the terms of the Party Wall etc Act 1996) had received a party wall notice from their neighbour (the building owner) setting out the building […]

We recently undertook a building survey for a Client who was purchasing a high value house in St Johns Wood, London.  Following the successful exchange of contracts our Client has instructed us to prepare a reinstatement cost assessment of the property for insurance purposes.  The reinstatement cost assessment is required in preparation of our Client […]

We are pleased to have just received an instruction to review and advise upon a Schedule of Dilapidations served on our Client who is the Tenant of a retail unit in Brighton. Our Clients’ lease is due to expire at the end of September and our Client has recently received a Schedule of Dilapidations from […]

Property owners are often unfamiliar with party wall issues and the procedures that they should follow if they receive a notice from a neighbour.  The following are typical questions raised when a party wall notice is received: Q. If you receive a party wall notice for works your neighbour is looking to do what should […]

We are pleased to announce we are undertaking a commercial building survey of an office building in Manor Royal near Crawley, West Sussex today. Our Client is looking to acquire the lease of the ground floor of the property and in accordance with his solicitors recommendations has instructed us to undertake an inspection and prepare […]

Recent cases have once again highlighted the need for Landlords to consider how a dilapidations claim is valued and raised the question of Landlords intentions.  A dilapidations claim can be valued one of two ways firstly by preparing a Schedule of Dilapidations and secondly by valuing the diminution of value to the reversionary interest, known […]

We are often contacted by Clients who are taking a lease but are unsure whether they need a schedule of condition or building survey and what the difference is between them.  In some cases they may need both. A schedule of condition is a document which simply records the visible condition of the property.  It […]

We are pleased that we have recently been appointed by a developer to deal with the party wall issues for their new residential development near Guildford under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.  In accordance with the party wall legislation we will be reviewing the development proposals, preparing and serving the party wall notices on […]