DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT DISRUPTION.
Damp and defect surveys for commercial property and managing agents.
Independent investigations for offices, healthcare and education estates, industrial units and residential blocks. Jonathan Durndell MRICS. Quoted on scope within one working day; report within 3 working days of inspection. We never sell or carry out remedial works — the report is evidence you can put in front of a landlord, tenant, board or contractor without a commercial interest behind it.
Where we're instructed
Estates and facilities teams — recurring damp in occupied buildings, condensation v. fabric-failure determinations, pre-works diagnosis so budgets fix causes, not symptoms.
Managing agents and residential blocks — leaks and damp crossing demised boundaries, disputes over whose defect it is, evidence for service-charge and repair decisions.
Landlords and tenants — damp and defect evidence at lease events: dilapidations positions, repair-obligation disputes, pre-acquisition doubts.
Healthcare and education estates — investigations in sensitive occupied environments, planned around operational hours, with reports written for estates governance.
Diagnosis without disruption
Thermal imaging, moisture profiling and humidity monitoring identify the cause before anyone opens up the fabric. Most investigations are completed in occupied buildings without closing rooms or interrupting operations — opening-up is a last resort, recommended only when the evidence says it's needed and scoped precisely.
What you receive
A concise, evidence-led report: cause, mechanism, photographs and instrument data, and a clear statement of the remedial scope required — independent, because we don't bid for the works. Written to be read by a board, an estates committee or a contractor pricing the job, and to hold up if the matter becomes contested.
Common questions
What does a commercial survey cost?
Quoted on scope within one working day of enquiry — scope depends on building size, access and the question being answered. Fee schedule available for managing agents and repeat instructing clients.
Do you work in occupied buildings?
Yes — most instructions are occupied. Inspections are planned around your operational hours where needed.
Can you do multiple properties or a programme?
Yes. Portfolio and block programmes by arrangement, with a set fee schedule and consistent report format.
What area do you cover?
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire; further by arrangement.
SCOPED AND QUOTED WITHIN ONE WORKING DAY