Building Consultancy

Helping you make smart, sustainable building decisions

Managing commercial property effectively requires expert guidance to protect value, reduce risks, and ensure long-term success. Our building consultancy services help you plan strategically, maintain your property efficiently, and navigate legal, financial, and operational challenges to maximise performance and achieve your investment goals.

Building Surveys & Schedules of Condition

Our building survey reports are specifically tailored to our clients individual needs, whether it is for investment purposes or occupation.

Licence for Alterations

Let us negotiate a licence for alterations to obtain favourable terms for proposed alterations.

Dilapidations Advice

We work hard for our tenant clients, using our in-depth knowledge of the local market to obtain the best possible outcome whether you are a landlord or a tenant. If you are thinking about entering into a new lease, we will offer you the best advice to obtain favourable repairing obligations.

Our proactive approach to protecting our client’s assets maximises the opportunity to capitalise on favourable lease terms.

Reinstatement Cost Assessments

Don’t pay more than you need to for your property insurance and make sure you are fully covered. We will carry out a detailed assessment of the potential re-build cost should the worst happen.

Our skilled surveyors take a central role in the design and delivery of every project from head-office fit-outs to warehouse refurbishments, maintenance contracts and remedial works.

Design and Contract Administration

Our skilled surveyors take a central role in the design and delivery of every project from head-office fit-outs to warehouse refurbishments, maintenance contracts and remedial works

Development Monitoring

Our expert surveyors carry out Development Appraisals on behalf of lenders. We use our knowledge and expertise to monitor major works for Landlords and Tenants.

Planned Maintenance

We can help you assess the potential maintenance costs of your building over the next 10 years to assist you with your budgeting processes and service charge calculations.

Defect Analysis

Whether you are experiencing water ingress or are concerned about cracking, we can advise on causes and remedial action.

Party Wall Matters

We can make this aspect of development, alterations or repairs as smooth as possible whether you are hoping to carry out works or have received a party wall notice.

CDM Advice

Make sure you are meeting your obligations as Client under the CDM Regulations and appoint us as Principal Designer to guide and advise you.

Our team are here to help…

Get in touch with our Head of Building Consultancy, who will be able to assist with your enquiry.

Kerry Sutherland

MRICS

Building Surveying, Dilapidations and Project Management

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“The Hellier Langston team are experts in all aspects of commercial property and residential development. They are very helpful, friendly and professional and give clear, accurate responsive advice. They are a pleasure to do business with.”

S Brackpool

“I’ve worked with Hellier Langston for many many years with my portfolio of properties . Service and advice is excellent. Matt is superb. This is the company to use.”

Martin Coll

“My experiences using Hellier Langston over the last few years in both letting and purchasing commercial property, together with ongoing advice, has been nothing less than excellent. They have a very thorough knowledge of the geographical areas that interest me as well as the current market.”

Kieron Doyle

“Hellier Langston are a great company to work with, easy to deal with, always providing good advice coupled with excellent communication.”

Tim Doran

“Excellent management service – very attentive, great to deal with and nice experienced team of people.”

Stephen Davies