Expert Witness Services in Lewisham

Expert Witness Services across Lewisham

Building disputes in Lewisham require expert evidence that is thorough, impartial and credible. Our expert witness team provides reports and testimony for cases involving building defects, party wall disputes, construction disputes and professional negligence. We prepare all evidence to the standard required by courts, tribunals and arbitrators, and we have experience giving oral evidence across a wide range of forums.

We provide expert witness services compliant with CPR Part 35 and the RICS practice statement for surveyors acting as expert witnesses. Our evidence is prepared to the standard required by courts and tribunals. Our knowledge of Lewisham's building stock — including subsidence in Victorian and Edwardian terraces on shrinkable London clay, damp in solid brick walls, deterioration of original slate roofing and the local planning context — means we can provide highly specific, credible expert opinion.

Common Building Issues in Lewisham

The local condition issues described elsewhere on this page are a recurring feature of the disputes we see instructed on Lewisham property: whichever party is right about cause and extent, the answer depends on evidence gathered and recorded to a standard that will survive cross-examination, not just a site visit.

Planning and Conservation in Lewisham

Lewisham has several conservation areas; the council is managing significant regeneration pressure around Lewisham town centre; Blackheath Conservation Area borders the area to the north. On Lewisham instructions, we check what the planning and heritage position actually required at the time works were carried out, since a common feature of disputes here is a mismatch between what was permitted and what was built.

Getting to Lewisham

Our surveyors cover Lewisham and the surrounding Lewisham area. The area is accessible via Lewisham (DLR and National Rail), Catford Bridge (National Rail), and our team carries out regular inspections across Lewisham SE13.

The local context on this page is drawn from public planning, conservation and geological sources, together with the procedural framework expert evidence in civil proceedings runs on: Lewisham conservation areas; Lewisham Article 4 directions; BGS Geology of Britain viewer; Civil Procedure Rules Part 35 — Experts and Assessors; Practice Direction 35 — Experts and Assessors; RICS Rules of Conduct. These sources support the area context; they do not replace inspection of the specific building, and the exact planning, conservation-area and Article 4 position should be confirmed with the council for the specific address.