Litigation/Professional
Stream
| Contact |
Roger
Squire BSc (HONS) DipSurv MRICS |
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An understanding of property law is
a necessity in order to ensure appropriate action is
taken at the prudent time. With 12 Building Surveyors
Vickery Holman enables each to concentrate on particular
areas of specialism. Specialism permits continual awareness
of changes in legislation and provides a depth of knowledge
unrivalled, in particular areas of expertise, within
the South West.
Below is a list of our services
Party
Wall etc Act 1996
Vickery Holman has comprehensive depth
and breadth of knowledge pertaining to the Party Wall
Act utilising the experience of Dennis Venn and Roger
Squire. Both are ex-London Surveyors with a combined
experience in excess of 25 years. This is supported
by other Surveyors’ particular interest and specialist
knowledge of the Act enabling provision of a comprehensive
knowledge local to you.
Four Surveyors within Vickery Holman
are members of the Pyramus and Thisbe Club, with Dennis
Venn being the Devon and Cornwall Regional Chairman.
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Dilapidations
Dilapidations can be a complex mix
of law and negotiation. Vickery Holman have undertaken
instructions for both landlords and tenants with individual
claims (and assessments) in excess of £500,000.
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Expert Witness
Extensive experience in preparation
of detailed expert reports for Solicitors and to the
Court. Surveyors within Vickery Holman are very much
aware of the ‘Woollf Reforms’ and their
duty to the Court. We are experienced in providing evidence
as independent experts and joint independent experts.
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Boundary
Disputes
Advice and production of reports in
relation to boundary disputes. Vickery Holman try to
undertake instructions and prepare information and reports
appropriate to the circumstances, in what can be difficult
and often uncertain areas of dispute resolution.
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Landlord
and Tenant Advice
In conjunction with our Commercial
and General Practice colleagues, we provide detailed
advice in respect of implications on repairing covenants,
advice on liabilities and strategies for minimised future
liabilities to tenants. For Landlords advice is available
regarding recovery of costs and enforcement of tenant
covenants.
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Project
Monitoring
Provision of inspection services and
reports for funding institutions on the progress, cost
and implications of schemes being developed by the banks’
customers. Advice has been provided on a range of schemes
including housing estate development; multi-occupancy
tower block and new build scheme with marina development,
these range in values from £500,000 through to
£16 million build cost. Instructions are undertaken
on behalf of funding institutions.
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CDM
Regulations
Provision of planning supervisor services
both as an integral service to the Minor Works/Repairs
Stream and Major Works/New Build Streams as well as
bespoke individual instructions where Vickery Holman
are not undertaking any of the design or project management
work.
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Major
Work/New Build Stream
| Contact |
Dan
Cape MRICS |
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A seamless extension to larger value
contract works from the “Minor Works” Stream
to include larger and more complex refurbishment schemes
and extensions. To our clients they are unaware of which
“Stream” the works are undertaken within,
only being aware of the bespoke service being provided.
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New
Build
As well as large-scale refurbishment,
extensions and alterations of existing buildings Vickery
Holman undertake the design and specification of new
buildings. Dependent on the client requirements, works
are procured via traditional full design and specification,
performance specification or via Design and Build.
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Project
Management
Vickery Holman undertake project
management of schemes providing services tailored to
suit the client’s requirements. This can be provision
of a full “in house” service whereby Vickery
Holman will employ and be responsible for sub-consultants
(such as mechanical, electrical and structural engineers
etc), or undertake the design and project management
in liaison with client directly employed Consultant
Engineers (or the client’s in house Engineers).
Vickery Holman will also undertake
pure project management; providing project management
as a stand alone service with no other design involvement
providing the professional advice and management of
the Design Team on behalf of the employer.
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