Design of Residential, Commercial or Educational, and extensions to or conversion of existing buildings.

Design of new buildings in Conservation Areas.

Design for alterations, extensions and conversion of Listed Buildings.

Feasibility Studies.

Conservation Reports

Consultations with Planning Departments: both pre planning and Full Planning meetings and consultations.

Planning Applications, Listed Building and Conservation Applications.

Construction Drawings, Building Regulation Applications.

Appraisals for sound testing and air testing, flood risk assessments, SAP calculations, drainage and rainwater harvesting.

Energy assessments and alternative energy sources both wind and solar.

On site inspections and Certification.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Homebuyers Surveys.

Structural Surveys of property First World War.

Planning Supervisors for Health and Safety matters, liaise with Contractors and Clients, and notifications to the HSE.

Party Wall Surveyors, Preparation and service of notices in accordance with the Party Wall Act 1996. Negotiations for Developer or adjoining owner, preparation of Party Wall Awards.

Expert Witness for Surveyors/Architects negligence, building disputes, flood and subsidence damage.

Building/Structural Surveys

Condition Surveys

Health & Safety (CONDAM) Regulations 2007.

Boundary Disputes

Measured Surveys of Buildings

This is a standard format published by the RICS which provides a concise report detailing significant problems that could make a difference to the value of a property. It includes a market valuation and an insurance reinstatement valuation – however it contains no costings or detailed recommendations for repair.

Structural Surveys are similar to Homebuyers reports but include additional information more applicable to a property of this age. Detailed recommendation for repair can be included.

Preparation and service of notice required under the Party Wall Act 1996 together with negotiations for developer/and or adjoining owner.

We are able to act on your behalf whether you are Building Owner completing works, or an Adjoining Owner, where works are being undertaken adjoining your property.

Our surveyors are experienced in dealing with Party Wall issues. A practical approach is taken to ensure the legal framework of the Act is complied with, whether it be some simple advice or formally preparing and serving notification and agreeing with adjoining owners.

We are members of the Pyramus and Thisbe Club, a body of Party Wall Surveyors which convenes on a regular basis to discuss the issues arising from the interpretation of the Act to determine best practice.

The CDM Regulations place duties on all those who can contribute to the health and safety of a construction project. The Regulations place duties upon clients, designers, contractors and planning supervisors, and require the production of certain documents – the health and safety plan and the health and safety file.

On all projects clients will need to:

• Check competence and resources of all appointees.
• Ensure there are suitable management arrangements for the project welfare facilities.
• Allow sufficient time and resources for all stage.
• Provide pre-construction information to designers and contractors.

We provide an expert witness service to clients and thus Legal Advisers who require specialist reports and views on building defects, unsatisfactory work by contractors, and occasionally unsatisfactory reporting or inspection of building carried out by other.

Generally our reports are used to settle disputes between contracts, client and builders arising out of construction or contractual misrepresentation or default.

Advice and production of reports in relation to boundary disputes. We prepare information and reports appropriate to the circumstances of each dispute, in what can be difficult and often uncertain areas of dispute resolution.

We can undertake detailed measurements and prepare plans, sections, elevations etc appropriate for the circumstances of each case.