Our Services
The Dilapidations Consultancy offers a comprehensive range of services to both Landlords and Tenants in all commercial property types throughout the UK and Channel Islands. We also advise other professionals in this complex area of property law including Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Accountants and Solicitors and have become the dilapidations surveyors of choice in expert witness matters.
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For Landlords:
The Dilapidations Consultancy acts for a wide range of Landlords throughout the UK from private individuals and small portfolio investors to local Government, registered charities, large private estates, blue-chip corporations and international embassies.
We tailor our services to each situation to ensure the client's interests are uncompromisingly safeguarded.
We offer the following services to Landlords:
- Document Review & General Strategic Advice
- Review & Agree Schedules of Condition
- Advice on Standard Lease Terms
- Negotiation of Lease Terms
- Advice on Break Clause Compliance
- Strategic Advice
- Consultancy (to other Professionals)
- Schedules of Works & Specifications
- Contract Administration
- Project Monitoring of Tenant Compliance Works
- Review and Approval of Tenant Alteration Proposals
- Portfolio Surveys
- Defects Diagnosis & Building Pathology
- Pre-Acquisition Dilapidations Assessments (for Investors)
- End of Lease Dilapidations Assessments
- Preparation of Schedules of Dilapidations
- Enforcing Dilapidations Claims
- Preparation of Repairs Notices
- Enforcing Repairs Notices
- End of Lease Inspections
- Negotiation of Claim Settlements
- Drafting Settlement Agreements
- Expert Witness
- Expert Witness Reports (CPR Part 35)
- Single Joint Expert
- Early Neutral Evaluation
- Arbitration (party-appointed Expert)
- Mediation (party-appointed Expert)
- Lectures & CPD Events
For Tenants:
The Dilapidations Consultancy also regularly acts for Tenants, both at the pre-lease stage by advising on existing condition and likely future dilapidations liability, to post-lease claim settlement negotiations.
We advise Tenants on exit strategy to promote liability mitigation and pursuing claims against undertenants where the Tenant is able to pass on their liability via an underlease.
We offer the following services to Tenants:
- Document Review & General Strategic Advice
- Schedules of Condition
- Advice on Standard Lease Terms
- Negotiation of Lease Terms
- Advice on Break Clause Compliance
- Strategic Advice
- Strategic Exit Advice
- Consultancy (to other Professionals)
- Schedules of Works & Specifications
- Contract Administration
- Project Monitoring of Tenant Compliance Works
- Portfolio Surveys
- Defects Diagnosis & Building Pathology
- Planned Maintenance Surveys
- Pre-Lease Dilapidations Assessments
- Anticipated Future Liability Dilapidations Assessments
- Contingent Liability Cost Assessments
- End of Lease Dilapidations Assessments
- Defending Dilapidations Claims
- Defending Repairs Notices
- End of Lease Inspections
- Negotiation of Claim Settlements
- Drafting Settlement Agreements
- Expert Witness
- Expert Witness Reports (CPR Part 35)
- Single Joint Expert
- Early Neutral Evaluation
- Arbitration (party-appointed Expert)
- Mediation (party-appointed Expert)
- Lectures & CPD Events
Dispute Resolution
The Dilapidations Consultancy also offers a dispute resolution service to Landlords and Tenants, or their respective representatives, in a neutral capacity.
We offer services in the following areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR):
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