The ARCADIS Building Surveying group provides specialist property advice to clients particularly in respect to technical due diligence, landlord and tenant issues including dilapidations, Party Walls and matters where expert analysis of problems or defects on a building may be required. The core building surveying discipline of understanding form of construction and how buildings and materials perform is applied to all of our services by experienced Chartered Building Surveyors. The multi-disciplinary nature of ARCADIS and wide ranging technical backup, allows building surveying advice to be rounded and technically focused.

Our Building surveyors can protect a clients interests by identifying deficiencies which may have a detrimental affect on the saleability, performance or usability of a property. ARCADIS Building Surveying Group offer the following professional surveying services:

• Technical Due Diligence - Our building surveying team can complete critical analysis of a building to understand potential defects in the building fabric and services. We benchmark against current legislation, best practice and potential advancements.
• Insurance Reinstatement Valuations and Claims for reinstatement- Our Building Surveyors undertake large portfolio and one-off insurance valuations drawn from nationally published data and our own cost databases. We also advise on insurance claims for both the insurer and the insured in the event damage occurs to a building.
• Landlord and Tenant and Party Wall Issues - We provide advice to both landlord and tenant during the lease and at its end. We can help with strategic planning to allow for an easier exit at lease end, negotiate dilapidations claims when occupation ceases. Our specialist surveyors undertake a statutory role which is in place to protect both parties in a Party Wall dispute.
• Planned Preventative Maintenance Schedules and Capital Expenditure Plans - We complete detailed inspections and report on expected maintenance costs over a projected period. This allows early financial planning and investment to maintain and may extend the useful lifespan of the property. Balancing of maintenance costs over the projected period gives tenants confidence services charges can remain stable.