| Whether you have landlord issues or plan to buy, | | | | tenant destruction or even natural acts such as |
| sell or renovate a property in the UK, the | | | | storms or fire also may require surveying |
| services of a commercial building surveyor might | | | | services. |
| be necessary. You should hire a surveyor with | | | | Disputes with Tenants or Landlords |
| professional training and accreditation through the | | | | You could be a commercial tenant with a filed |
| Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Hiring an | | | | complaint with a landlord or you could be a |
| individual with accreditation means that they will | | | | landlord dealing with the mess a tenant left behind. |
| understand the governmental regulations that | | | | Either scenario could use a commercial building |
| have to be followed when surveying your | | | | surveyor to deal with disputes such as improper |
| property. | | | | maintenance of the property or unsafe additions. |
| What Surveying May Entail | | | | As a tenant, you could get a surveying report to |
| If you are unsure of what a commercial building | | | | prove your landlord has not lived up to the terms |
| surveyor even does, you can rest assured they | | | | of your lease or even governmental safety |
| are well versed in a variety of building, demolition | | | | requirements. As a landlord, you could use a |
| and compliance issues. Surveyors may be required | | | | surveyor's report to prove that a tenant is overly |
| for the inspection of a property in addition to | | | | destructive of a property as grounds to evict |
| proper measurement of said property to establish | | | | them. |
| or confirm delineated boundaries. Analysis of the | | | | Renovation and Construction Planning |
| measurements, recommendations for property | | | | If you are a property owner and plan to make |
| safety and asset protection are common for | | | | significant changes to the land or buildings on the |
| surveyor services as are recommendations for | | | | property, you will likely be required to obtain |
| compliant additions, renovations or removal of | | | | survey reports to appease existing tenants as |
| property facets. | | | | well as to attain approval of governmental |
| Do you know whether you will even need the | | | | agencies for building, restoration or reconstruction. |
| services of a surveyor? Here are a few every | | | | Risk assessments can also be performed on a |
| day reasons why their services might be needed: | | | | property undergoing changes as well. |
| Assessing the Value of a Property | | | | The bottom line is that whenever any major |
| If you are in the market for new commercial | | | | changes to a property are forthcoming, you need |
| property or you want a value of a property you | | | | a quality assessment for all parties involved. A |
| already own, a commercial surveyor can help. | | | | commercial building surveyor is the professional |
| Applying for financing of new construction on a | | | | you should hire whether you need value or risk |
| property may require the need for surveying | | | | assessment or planning for construction, |
| services. Assessing damages to a property from | | | | renovation or remodeling. |