We carry out regular building condition surveys for clients at pre-acquisition stage and also for ingoing tenants considering leasing commercial premises. 

This front end due diligence audit often leads to more intrusive investigation into the history of Planning Consents and Building Warrants for extensions and alterations.  This can then also lead to recording the condition of premises prior to leasing in the form of a schedule of condition. 

We would always comment upon repairing clauses within draft lease documentation and the future repairing liabilities imposed by the lease. 

Recent clients include Stirling Council, East Renfrewshire Council & Kenmore Investments Ltd.

We run appraisals for many commercial businesses based on a rolling programme of updates on a five yearly cycle.  This service is provided for clients in all property sectors where we provide specialist advice in relation to the whisky industry with various other major portfolio valuations often undertaken.

Recent clients include John Dewar & Son, Tullis Russell & The Edrington Group.

We have developed a very successful strategic approach to dilapidations, securing significant financial savings for many clients.  We attempt to determine the best available “exit strategy” which increases client cost certainty, aiding their financial planning.  The average figure saved from the original landlord’s claim equates to 70%.  This is based upon the past five years of dilapidations defended on behalf of outgoing tenants. 

We can and do of course act for landlords to maximise claims and allow buildings to be returned to a marketable condition to assist their re-letting. 

Recent clients include Scottish Enterprise, Menzies Distribution Ltd & George Wimpey.

Often we project maintenance for 15 years or longer for property portfolios.  This can be useful in order to plan maintenance and avoid major dilapidations liabilities at lease expiry, or simply in order to reduce emergency maintenance costs.  We have a specialist format for PPMP reporting which aids the essential updating process post survey. 

Recent clients include Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Trinity Mirror, The Maritime & Coastguard Agency and East Renfrewshire Council across their entire property portfolios of building stock.

This service is provided for both lending institutions and tenants where we can audit a design team and verify interim valuations, ensuring the best available time, cost and quality certainty for purchasers and tenants, or simply to provide a degree of comfort to any funder.  Comment can be given on appointments, warranties and contract documentation. 

Recent clients include AXA and North Glasgow NHS Trust.

We can collate drawings, planning consent, building warrant and any necessary conservation or listed building consent applications, tender documentation and all necessary Health & Safety information in house.  For smaller projects with a contract value of between £25,000 and £500,000, this can ensure that cost certainty is very high, without the need to appoint an entire design team and cost consultant. 

We can act as a single point of contact and would manage any project from inception to completion, allowing companies to concentrate the efforts of senior staff on core business as opposed to managing project works. 

This service is available for fit out, any alterations or refurbishment works, both internally and to a building’s external fabric.