Surveying & Reporting
Dilapidations Surveyors
Facing a schedule of dilapidations, or preparing to issue one? ASG Consulting’s dilapidations surveyors provide clear, evidence based advice on lease-end repair obligations helping landlords and tenants understand liability, avoid disputes, and reach a fair settlement.
Ideal for
Commercial landlords, tenants, lease advisors & agents
Assesses
Repair, maintenance, reinstatement & alteration obligations
Timing
During the lease, at renewal, or at lease end
What it is
What Are Dilapidations?
Dilapidations is the term used by surveyors and solicitors to describe breaches of a tenant’s repair, maintenance, decoration and reinstatement obligations under a commercial lease. When a lease ends, the tenant is generally expected to hand the property back in the condition the lease requires and where they haven’t, the landlord can bring a dilapidations claim for the cost of putting things right.
Because every lease is drafted differently, dilapidations disputes are rarely straightforward what looks like disrepair to one party may be “fair wear and tear” to another.
● Condition vs lease terms
Who it’s for
Independent dilapidations advice for every party in a commercial lease landlords, tenants, and the professionals supporting them.
◆ Commercial landlords
◆ Tenants
◆ Lease advisors
◆ Property managers
◆ Managing agents
● Landlord & tenant advice
Our Dilapidations Services
Dilapidations surveys full inspection of the property measured against the lease’s repair.
Schedules of dilapidations preparation or review of a formal schedule setting out alleged breaches.
Preparation or review of schedules of dilapidations.
Assessment of likely repair requirements and cost implications.
Dilapidations reports clear written reports identifying disrepairor damage.
Cost assessments realistic estimates of likely repair costs and diminution valuations.
The Dilapidations Survey Process
Enquiry & Lease Review
We confirm the property, obtain and review the lease and establish whether we’re instructed by the landlord or the tenant.
Property Inspection
Our dilapidations surveyor inspects the building internally and externally, assessing physical condition against the lease’s repair,decoration, reinstatement and alteration obligations.
Identifying Breaches
We identify and record disrepair, damage, poor maintenance and any unauthorised alterations, supported by photographic evidence the foundation of any schedule of dilapidations.
Schedule & Cost Assessment
We prepare or review the schedule of dilapidations, itemising each alleged breach, the remedial works required, and a realistic assessment of likely repair costs.
Negotiation & Settlement Support
We support landlords and tenants through negotiation, working within the framework of the Dilapidations Protocol to reach a fair settlement.
Common questions
A dilapidations survey is an inspection of a commercial property carried out against the repair, maintenance, decoration and reinstatement obligations set out in the lease.
A schedule of dilapidations is a formal document listing each alleged breach of a tenant’s lease obligations, the remedial work required, and usually a costed claim for the landlord’s losses.
Both. We advise commercial landlords and tenants, and work alongside their lease advisors,solicitors, property managers and managing agents.
Condition against the lease’s specific repair, maintenance, decoration, reinstatement and alteration clauses including disrepair, damage, poor maintenance.
Ideally well before lease end. A mid-term (interim) inspection gives tenants time to address issues, while landlords benefit from planning their terminal schedule early.
The Dilapidations Protocol is the Pre-Action Protocol that governs how dilapidations claims should
be conducted before court proceedings, including timescales for the landlord’s quantified demand.
Related Services
Schedules of Condition
Commercial Building Surveying
Building Pathology & Defects
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Approaching Lease End?
Whether you’re a landlord preparing a schedule of dilapidations or a tenant reviewing a claim, our RICS-regulated dilapidations surveyors will help you understand your position.