Building surveys involve inspection of all accessible parts the building fabric, including structural matters, providing a detailed report on the construction and condition of the various building elements, defect diagnosis, recommendations for repairs and advising where specialist investigations are appropriate.
  These surveys are typically prior to purchase, or lease, but are often required by current owners to assess the extent of repairs required. Property types range from a Grade I Listed castle to a wide range of Lakeland and Dales stone cottages or modern construction, and all types of retail, industrial and commercial premises, from smaller individual properties to shopping centres, indoor markets, hospital premises, warehouses, office blocks, industrial units, car parks and storage depots.
Unlike owners of freehold properties, repairing covenants under property leases mean that tenants cannot walk away from a building which has outstanding repairs, and it is therefore all the more important to ascertain the extent and likely cost of such repairs prior to lease, thereby avoiding high unforeseen costs during or at the end of the lease.
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