What are Chartered Building Surveyors and why you may need them?

Chartered Building Surveyors are specialists in property matters and buildings.

We give expert advice to owners and potential owners in connection with construction, maintenance, and valuation.

You may need a Chartered Building Surveyor when you are considering buying a house, to comment on the value and it's construction.

During your occupation you may need advice from them, for maintenance, to up-date insurance and their opinion on possible extensions.

For commercial property, you should seek advice on dilapidations at the start of a lease when a schedule of condition is undertaken.

Having entered a lease agreement as a tenant to deal with claims of disrepair from the landlord.

Conversely acting on behalf of a landlord to inspect the property to establish if there are any "wants of repair".

As a landlord you may require the services of a Building Surveyor to act as your property manager.