For further assistance, our Chartered Building Surveyors are experienced in all commercial property matters and welcome the opportunity to discuss your property query.
Dilapidations
Dilapidations
A Schedule of Dilapidations survey sets out items of disrepair where the tenant has failed to comply with the repairing clauses of the Lease, and also the works required to put the property back into repair.
Schedules of Condition
Schedules of Condition
Help mitigate future repairing obligations and/or potential claims for damages in 3 main areas: Leases, Construction and Party Wall matters.
Project Management
Project Management
We have developed a wealth of Project Management experience within the Construction Industry sector including Contract Administration, Employers Agent, Development Appraisals and Project Monitoring.
Planned Preventative Maintenance
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) surveys are a crucial tool to enable building owners and Tenants to maintain the Building Fabric and Mechanical & Electrical installations proactively whilst managing and improving their building stock over a specific period of time.
Academies and Colleges
The Department for Education allocate funds to help maintain and improve the condition of education buildings and grounds and is available via two main areas:
School Condition Allocations (SCA)
Condition Improvement Fund (CIF)
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Condition Surveys
Condition Surveys
Our Building Surveyors understand that the condition of any property is crucial to any investor, purchaser or current owner. A property owner needs to ensure that their property is safe and structurally sound at all times.
Party Wall Services
Party Wall
Are you or your neighbour building close to an adjoining wall? Our Chartered Party Wall Surveyors are active members of the Pyramus & Thisbe Club (founded in 1974), promoting excellence in Party Wall practice.
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Our dedicated and experienced team of Commercial Building Surveyors in Manchester provide a full range of specialist services, tailored to meet our clients' requirements.
Definition of Services
Definition of Services
We make it clear why our professional building consultancy terminology is used and what it means.
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What Is Building Consultancy?
Building consultancy is the practice of providing specialist advice on matters regarding mitigating risk, adding value, reducing cost and managing liabilities in relation to infrastructure. The advice may be required before, during or after construction factoring in the economical, structural, environmental and social factors that may affect a project.
Working across commercial and residential projects, building consultants liaise with project planners, architects, engineers, construction workers and clients alike. Building consultants provide expert advice considering any potential problems that may affect the project, coming up with alternative solutions wherever possible.
Some of the daily duties a building consultant may undertake include inspecting and assessing properties, advising clients, ensuring health and safety regulations are being adhered to, mediating disputes or providing evidence to courts or tribunals. Ultimately, a large part of building consultancy is ensuring due diligence for the client.
What Does Our Building Consultancy Team Do?
Roger Hannah has extensive experience in advising in a wide range of matters relating to property. We guide our clients through financial considerations, technical details, regulations and costs when looking to own, occupy, maintain, convert, refurbish or redevelop buildings.
Building consultancy example case study: Working on behalf of an international investor, Roger Hannah assisted in the purchase of a Grade B listed period property in the heart of Glasgow City Centre. The prominent feature building has a national restaurant operator on the ground floor and office space on the five upper floors, with great potential for further development of the currently underused space.
We provided pre-acquisition advice and a building condition report, together with budget costings for the main items identified during the survey. The advice enabled the client to undertake due diligence and pre-purchase negotiations to ensure the best value and a commercially viable investment.
Some of the main services we provide in relation to building consultancy include the following:
Academies And Colleges
Buildings that are used for educational purposes such as academies and colleges require regular maintenance to keep them worthy for purpose. Sadly, many schools and colleges are in a poor state of repair, which has a wider knock-on effect for pupils, teachers and the wider community.
As well as providing preventive planned maintenance, Roger Hannah also carries out independent inspections and produces compelling reports to help schools and academies with their applications for either CIF (Condition Improvement Funding) or SCA (School Conditioning Allocations).
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Condition Surveys
Building condition surveys provide clarity relating to the condition of a building (i.e whether it has structural integrity or any issues which require remedial works), along with its current and potential value. Parties that may require this information for various different reasons include building owners, landlords, investors or prospective owners.
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Dilapidations
Dilapidations refer to the costs that need to be paid by a tenant to restore a property to its pre-let state.
Dilapidations affect both tenants and landlords since the term dilapidations refer to any repair works which the tenant may be liable for. When taking out a lease, a schedule of conditions takes into account the current condition of the property, with the agreement that the property need not be in a better state of repair at the end of the lease.
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Party Wall Services
Party walls can be a source of both confusion and frustration for affected parties, especially if the boundaries are not clear or have been breached due to building works as an example.
Our party wall surveyors act to resolve any disputes arising from a party wall and are active members of the Pyramus & Thisbe Club, which seek to promote excellence in party wall practice.
Planned Preventative Maintenance
Using specialist knowledge to prevent serious problems from arising based on its current condition has wide reaching benefits for any building.
Therefore, the aims of planned preventative maintenance are to improve the lifecycle of the building, maintain health and safety, boost the value of the property and reduce insurance premiums.
Roger Hannah delivers planned preventative maintenance schemes on a 5-20 year basis.
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Project Management
Project management encompasses a broad range of services spanning the lifespan of a building, from its initial inception through to completion. Some of the aspects this includes are obtaining a client brief, procurement strategies, building regulation approval and contract administration.
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Schedules of Condition
Schedules of condition help to protect both landlords and tenants, by creating an agreement relating to the cost of work needed to bring the condition of a building up to standard. There are three main strands the practice relates to including leases, construction work and party walls.
Building Consultancy UK - Roger Hannah Building Consultants
Roger Hannah is a leading firm of UK building consultants with a broad range of specialisms spanning agency services, business rates, capital allowances, compulsory purchases, expert witness, investments, land and developments, lease advisory, commercial property management, valuations and much more.
Based in Manchester City Centre, we predominantly work across the North West of England but offer our services across the UK from London to Glasgow and beyond.
If you would like one of our building consultants to assist you with anything we’ve mentioned above, please get in touch.
Call us today on 0161 817 3399 or fill out our contact form and our friendly, knowledgeable team will be in touch.