Building Surveys
We can offer you a full range of Building Surveys for all types of commercial property.
Our reports will provide you with clear and comprehensive advice. We can meet tight commercial timeframes and our reports will provide key Information in relation to the asset.

The condition of a building often requires recording, either in relation to a new lease, prior to refurbishment or because of alteration works being undertaken on adjacent buildings. This document can then act as a reference point over the building's condition.

We can offer the following types of survey:

• Acquisition Surveys
• Due Diligence Reports
• Vendors' Surveys
• Review of Existing Reports
• Portfolio Acquisitions
• Condition Surveys
• Feasibility Studies
• Schedules of Condition
• Approval of Schedules
• Assessment of Dilapidations Liability
• Planned Preventative Maintenance Schedules

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Preventative Maintenance
Preventative Maintenance reduces the long-term costs of owning a building.

We can carefully plan a Preventative Maintenance schedule for a building as we are able to anticipate the maintenance requirement's of each element of a building and therefore increase their lifespan.

Works will be considered to minimise and spread the cost to make it more manageable. This becomes particularly important when costs are recoverable from tenants under a service charge agreement.

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Measured Surveys
Our Measured Surveys involve the systematic assessment and measurement of a building so that accurate scaled plans, sections and elevations can be prepared.

The use of laser technology and AutoCad ensures drawings can be reproduced to a varying degree of detail in digital format, depending upon what you require.

We can offer the following:

Measured Building Surveys

• Floor and Roof Plans
• Elevations
• Sections
• Site Plans
• Furniture Layouts and Inventories
• Space Planning

Other Surveys

• Lease Plans to Latest Land Registry Standards
• Indicative and Detailed Space Planning
• Furniture Inventories
• Architectural Design/Detailing
  

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Dilapidations
Dilapidation refers to a state of disrepair in a property where there is a legal liability for its condition.

Modern leases contain repairing obligations that can be multifaceted. Consequently, sound professional advice is essential at the outset. At CNP Ireland we provide a rigorous and commercial approach to Dilapidations.

In addition you'll benefit from our considerable experience and our ability to negotiate both from a tenant and landlord perspective.

Advising on, and dealing with, interim or lease end Dilapidations is a key aspect of our professional services. We promote a diligent, intuitive approach, combined with specialist knowledge of market influences to meet the evolving demands of our ever-expanding client base; all experience and expertise that we pass on to you with the services below:

• Preparation of Interim, Terminal and Final Schedules of Dilapidations
• Assessment of Dilapidations Liability
• Advice to Tenants on Dilapidations Strategy
• Operation of Break Clauses in Leases
• Negotiations of Financial Settlement

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Reinstatement Cost Assessment
Used for insurance purposes, a Reinstatement Cost Assessment advises on the anticipated cost of re-constructing your building in the event of damage by an insured risk.

If a building is only insured for half of what it would cost to rebuild, the payment will be half of the loss. This applies even if your claim is well below the sum insured; as a building owner it's assumed that you have insured the difference with the premium you saved. Although, if your building is over-insured the reverse doesn't apply and there's no profit, simply a wasted over-payment of premium. Therefore it's essential that your reinstatement cost is calculated correctly. You'll be pleased to hear that we have considerable experience preparing Reinstatement Cost Assessments, specialising in the assessment and management of Portfolio Reinstatement Cost Assessments, whatever the type or size of your property or properties.

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Statutory Applications
CNP Ireland have extensive experience in relation to preparing statutory applications for a broad range of property types and include:

• Planning Applications
• Fire Safety Certificate Applications
• Section 5 applications
• Section 57 applications
  

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