The Building & Project Consultancy is led by Rob Cant, a Building Surveyor with extensive experience within the property and construction sector. Rob has worked for partnerships and corporate property consultancy practices across the Midlands with a broad spectrum of private sector clients on commercial, retail, industrial and mixed-use property.

The team has been involved in a variety of building survey projects in Worcestershire and the wider West Midlands area and they have developed something of an expertise for carrying out commercial building surveys, schedules of condition and dilapidations surveys as well as advising on commercial property fit outs and planned preventative maintenance programmes.

Karen Coles who helps manage our Building Surveyors’ schedules and as very experienced PA and Property Administrator takes a lot of time to understand what clients need, for what purpose and when.

Services Included

Building surveys

A set of government-approved minimum standards applied to design and construction, for use in and around buildings, to ensure the safety, health, comfort, and efficiency of their occupants.

Project Management

Management of the design and overseeing the construction process on new build and major refurbishment projects from inception through to completion.

Development Monitoring

Monitoring major construction projects on behalf of freehold investors, funding institutions, or tenants ensuring that the works are designed and constructed in accordance with the development brief.

Refurbishment

Managing the construction process from inception through to completion including all pre-and post-contract services, financial control, and dealing with any necessary statutory approvals.

Schedules of Condition

Preparation of schedules of conditions to accurately record the condition of leasehold premises at the lease commencement date

Schedules of Dilapidations

Preparation of interim and final schedules of dilapidations on behalf of landlords. Representing tenants where interim or final schedules have been served.

Repairs & Maintenance

Preparation of planned maintenance programmes for individual properties or property portfolios and dealing with all pre- and post-contract services relating to repair and maintenance projects.

Detailed Building Surveys

Preparation of detailed building surveys prior to the purchase of freehold or leasehold interests in commercial and residential property

Defect Investigation

Investigating building defects, identifying symptoms, causes, and necessary remedial works and if appropriate arranging for repairs to be carried out.

Reinstatement Cost Assessments

Appraisal of the total cost to demolish and rebuild a property in case of total loss or substantial damage for insurance purposes.

Our Locations

  • Staffordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Midlands
  • Worcestershire
  • Warwickshire
  • Herefordshire
  • Gloucestershire
  • Cotswolds
  • Avon
  • Monmouthshire
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What Our Clients Say...

Cox Mahon

We instructed GJS Dillon to prepare a reinstatement cost assessment for building insurance purposes. We were delighted with the quality of the report which was issued in a timely manner and the personable approach given to the instruction by Mike Sutton, their Director of Building Surveying.

Brocks Holdings Limited

We were very impressed with Mike’s commerciality and experience, always keeping his observations in the context of our requirements.

The report itself was clear and concise and concentrated on those significant issues which may affect our interest in the building post acquisition. All in all, very impressive from start to finish.

Case Studies

Pre-acquisition building survey for investment purposes

  • Brocks Holdings Limited
  • Grade II listed, circa 1830 with later additions and alterations
The property is located in Worcester City Centre, directly north of Worcester High Street. The surrounding area of Foregate Street and The Tything are, in the main, occupied by professional...
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Reinstatement Cost Assessment for Building Insurance purposes

  • Cox Mahon
  • The Tudor House, New Road, Bromsgrove
On behalf of our client, GJS Dillon undertook an inspection of The Tudor House, 1-3 New Road, Bromsgrove for the purposes of assessing its reinstatement cost for building insurance purposes.
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Talk to our Building & Project Consultancy team

Rob Cant

Associate Director of Building & Project Consultancy

Karen Coles

Practice Manager

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