Commercial Surveyors in Kentish Town

The commercial decision

Commercial instructions are often driven by a specific investment, lease, compliance or delivery decision. We advise across commercial and mixed-use assets where clients need a clearer view on condition exposure, technical due diligence, lease-end liabilities, planned works, reinstatement value or project risk.

Information for the brief

Tell us the property, the part of the building concerned, whether you are buying, leasing, occupying or managing it, and the decision deadline. The instruction should identify available leases, condition records and proposed works so the survey can address the actual commercial question.

Reporting and next decisions

The focus is on commercially usable reporting that helps owners, investors, occupiers and their advisers understand what matters, what can be negotiated, what may require capital spend and how the next step should be framed. Condition, lease liability, insurance rebuild cost and project delivery are different questions; the appointment confirms which reports are required.

Agreeing the appointment

Commercial instructions are usually shaped by transaction timing, lease position, capital planning, occupation pressure and the need to produce reporting that works for both technical and commercial decision-makers. Confirm the inspection access, intended reliance and any separate specialist input when agreeing the scope and fee.

Related commercial decisions

• Schedules of condition: Before a new lease, record the existing condition and discuss the schedule with the legal adviser drafting the lease.
• Licence to alter: For proposed tenant alterations, establish the landlord's information and consent requirements before works begin.
• Planned maintenance surveys: During ownership, use a forward maintenance plan to organise component replacement and major works.
• Reinstatement cost assessments: For insurance review, assess rebuild cost separately from market value and purchase price.
• Development monitoring: A lender, fund or forward-purchaser may need independent progress, cost and risk reporting during a development.
• MEES and EPC advisory: For commercial energy-efficiency obligations, review the EPC evidence and the relevant compliance position.