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Our Commercial Building Surveying Services

  • Professional Building Inspection Reports (Pre-Acquisition Surveys)

    Our comprehensive Building Inspection Reports offer a meticulous assessment, precisely identifying defects and potential liabilities.

    Optionally, we include budgetary estimates for recommended remedial or maintenance works, giving you valuable insights into current and future expenditures. These invaluable reports serve as powerful negotiation tools during the process. For those considering the sale of a commercial building, our vendor's survey seamlessly integrates into sale documents.

    This streamlined approach eliminates the need for multiple surveyors, as the comprehensive report can be easily "signed over" to prospective buyers, providing them with the confidence they need.

  • Schedule of Condition Reports

    The Schedule of Condition meticulously documents the property's condition on a specific date, serving as a crucial benchmark for future assessments and change identification.

    This factual report plays a pivotal role in the property leasing process, whether you're letting a property or planning future rentals. Understanding the significance of a Schedule of Condition is paramount, and to aid you, we've thoughtfully compiled a comprehensive guide covering all essential aspects. A Schedule of Condition comprises a combination of photographic and written evidence, offering a thorough overview of the property's condition when the lease is granted.

    This strategic document strategically limits tenant repair obligations, holding legal and contractual significance. Preparing this schedule at the outset of the lease is standard practice and serves as a reference point for future assessments.

  • Interim & Terminal Schedule of Dilapidation Reports

    A legally required document, the Schedule of Dilapidations, allows landlords to formally claim against tenants.

    This comprehensive schedule clearly states the tenant's obligations, itemising any breaches that may have occurred during the tenancy.

    The Dilapidation Report assesses necessary repairs to restore the premises to its original condition at the lease's commencement. It is based on the repairing conditions clause outlined in the lease.

    For Full Repairing and Insuring (FRI) leases, tenants assume full responsibility for property maintenance, while Internal Repairing and Insuring (IRI) leases require tenants only to manage internal repairs and decorations.

    Having a Schedule of Dilapidation in place ensures swift resolution of repair obligations, enabling the landlord to proceed with re-letting the premises promptly. By preparing and serving the report in advance, tenants can complete the necessary work before vacating the property. If the report is prepared after the lease has ended, it forms the foundation for the landlord's claim for compensation.

  • Due Diligence Reports

    Technical Due Diligence is a systematic and comprehensive process empowering property purchasers, occupiers, or financiers to gather vital information about the property's physical characteristics. This diligence allows for well-informed assessments of the associated transaction risks.

    Virtually all buildings exhibit defects or deficiencies that could impact their performance over time. Factors like the lack of planned preventative maintenance, neglect, misuse, inadequate capacity, and non-compliance of building services may contribute to these defects.

    The benefits of Technical Due Diligence are substantial, providing a profound understanding of the property's condition and design, establishing its suitability for intended use, identifying and quantifying future costs and liabilities, and offering institutional investors a protective layer of security.

    This thorough foundation is indispensable for price negotiations and risk allocation, ensuring a sound investment decision.

  • Project Monitoring

    Our Project Monitoring service caters to third-party stakeholders involved in construction projects without a direct contractual link to the design team or contractor. Clients availing of this service may include lending institutions, investors intending to purchase the completed building, or prospective tenants set to occupy the premises upon completion.

    We understand the importance of safeguarding your financial interests and ensuring that construction meets required standards, stays within budget, adheres to timelines, and complies with statutory regulations.

    Our independent evaluation, starting from project inception, involves a diligent review of works on-site throughout the construction phase and post-completion, strictly adhering to the agreed criteria set forth by the project team.

    Our comprehensive and impartial monitoring ensures successful project outcomes aligned with your objectives.

Simon Healy, Simon Healy Consultants

“Seán from BSS is most reliable and thorough in his reporting and I have no hesitation in recommending BSS to any of my clients. I have done so many times in the past and client feedback has always been positive and the client satisfied.”