Dilapidations

Dilapidations forms a specialist area of Building Surveying work in the Practice and a dedicated team acts on behalf of both Landlords and Tenants advising upon dilapidations liabilities.

When preparing or dealing with a claim it is always our aim to reach an amicable settlement but where this is not possible we provide expert advice as part of legal proceedings including attendance at court where necessary.

The multi-disciplinary nature of the Practice allows us to provide advice regarding both building fabric and building services, in-house.

Conditional lease breaks have proven to be a contentious area of landlord and tenant law over the past few years and we continue to advise our clients in relation to these.

Where financial settlement has not been possible in lieu of compliance with break conditions we have instigated the necessary works to the required timetable to ensure activation of the break clause.

We provide the following in-house seminars to clients on general or specific issues relating to dilapidations Services:

• Assessment of Liabilities for Landlords and Tenants
• Advice on Strategy
• Preparation of Claims
• Defence of Claims
• Expert Witness
• Advice prior to entering into a Lease
• Schedules of Condition