Our Schedules of Dilapidations are prepared in accordance with the current RICS Guidance Note and the PLA Dilapidations Pre-Action Protocol.

We are also specialists in acting on behalf of outgoing Tenants assisting them to defend dilapidations claims and negotiating with the Landlord’s surveyor on the agreement of a dilapidations settlement. We are fully aware of all defences that may be available to a Tenant in reducing a claim, adept at negotiating full and final monetary settlements and able to provide tactical advice in terms of an exit strategy from a premises.

We can also review leases, inspect property and prepare a specialist report / pre-lease assessment for a Tenant prior to their lease end, to establish their potential dilapidations liability, so that the Tenant can budget and plan accordingly, and undertake works to reduce dilapidations liability prior to the end of their occupation.

Whilst a Schedule of Dilapidations is normally instructed by the Landlord, for his/her protection, there is no onus on them to protect the tenant. In order to help protect the tenant, a Schedule of Condition is needed at the start of a lease term, to record the condition of the property at the outset to provide the Tenant with as much protection as possible and to minimise any future claims through the Schedule of Dilapidations process.