Properties of all types fall in to disrepair over time and one of the most common duties of the Chartered Building Surveyor is to participate in maintaining the country's stock of buildings in good repair and condition. A dilapidated building is a diminishing asset to both property owners and tenants and an eye to minimising disrepair is a wise consideration.

As Chartered Building Surveyors we are more generally called upon to advise commercial landlords and tenants although private homes in both the public and private sectors need constant attention.

To commercial landlords we always recommend a regular inspection of their property stock. Most leases reserve a right to the landlord or his surveyor to visit the property from time to time and if necessary to ask his tenant to put right any faults in the state of repair and decoration of the building. This course of action is equally important during the currency of a lease in addition to the more routine inspections carried out at rent reviews and lease ends . A well and sensibly maintained property will always smooth the relationship between landlord and tenant.

To commercial tenants we are available to advise and negotiate on their behalf where landlord's schedules have been served and where repair works have been requested. Contrary to popular belief a full repairing lease is not a blanket invitation to a landlord to have his investment rebuilt to suit his needs. It is not unheard of for tenants to be asked by their landlords to carry out quite unnecessary works and we are well placed to mitigate the losses a tenant might suffer as a result of his landlord's actions.

Landlords and tenants are invited to call or e-mail us with a view to an informal conversation at no initial charge.

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