Dilapidation Surveyors
What Are Dilapidations?
When a landlord leases a commercial or residential property to a tenant, the tenant is expected at the end of the lease to return the property to the landlord in the same condition as at the start of the lease.
Any defects and disrepairs unresolved at the end of a tenancy are known as “dilapidations”: a complex area of law that can be costly to one or both sides when expert advice is not sought.
Dilapidations services are here to help both landlords and tenants navigate through an often complex legal process.
Landlords
Protecting Your Investment. Dilapidations services will help with...
- bringing the property back to its original state;
- establishing the true cost of covering all required repairs; and
- understanding your rights and obligations when serving a Schedule of Dilapidations Notices
Dilapidations Services for Landlords Include:
- reviewing legal documents such as leases, licences, agreements, and repairing covenants to clarify responsibilities for repair;
- inspecting properties and identify any disrepair;
- correctly preparing the Schedule of Dilapidations before end of lease term;
- pricing the Schedule of Dilapidations to reflect the particular circumstances of the premises;
- preparing diminution valuation reports where litigation is required to recover damages; and
- undertaking or overseeing work required for repairs, alteration, extension or complete redevelopment.
Tenants
Protecting Your Rights. An end of lease dilapidations service for tenants can help with...
- protecting yourself against baseless repair claims;
- avoiding costly repair expenses and court fees;
- understanding your rights and obligations when served with a Schedule of Dilapidations notice; and
- confirming the true costs of any requested repair.
Dilapidations services for Tenants include
- reviewing lease terms and advising on potential repair liability;
- advising on impact of any planned alterations to a leased premise;
- reviewing any dilapidation notices served by a landlord;
- negotiating with the opposite party and make all reasonable efforts to arrive at a mutually agreeable scope and/or cost of repair works; and
- acting as an expert witness where litigation is required to settle disrupted claims.
Why Trust the Dilapidations Services?
As well as preparing and issuing a Schedule of Dilapidations, the team of Chartered Surveyors and other qualified/accredited surveyors are also able to give professional advice on any building work for repairs, reconstruction, alteration, extension or even complete redevelopment through the dilapidations services. Finally, as with the other professional services, the same excellent level of service for Dilapidations includes the following:
Providing Support
Dilapidations services provide dilapidations advice and support to landlords and tenants nationwide across the UK.
Professional Standards
Our panel of experts are regulated by the following regulatory bodies including but not limited to: the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Property Ombudsman (TPO), Society of Operations Engineers (SOE), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors (FPWS), the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Get in Touch
If you’re a landlord wishing to protect the value of your property or are a tenant seeking advice after having been served with a Schedule of Dilapidations, please get in touch for a FREE initial dilapidations services consultation.