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Residential
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April 13, 2017
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Acquisition SurveysFull Building Survey - Flat within Listed BuildingFull Building Survey - HouseFull Building Survey - Flat within Listed BuildingFull Building Survey - Flat within Listed Building De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertakes full residential building surveys of houses and flats. This example is of a full building survey of a small flat within a very
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Residential
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April 13, 2017
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Residential Party Wall De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertakes the service of Notices and prepares Award under the Party Wall etc Act 1996. Occasionally, building owners do not understand that to commence with works, which fall within the scope of the Party Wall etc Act 1996, is unlawful, and fail to serve the appropriate notices or
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Residential
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April 13, 2017
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Insurance Claim – Residential Premises In this case, the building insurance company was reluctant to negotiate regarding an insurance claim for which it had already taken some responsibility. The property, a three bedroom semi-detached house was suffering structural movement, and the company had failed to undertake monitoring. De Vos Consultancy Ltd was able to liaise
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Public Buildings
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April 13, 2017
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Streatham Leisure Centre Working as a consultant to the London of Lambeth, De Vos Consultancy Ltd was asked to inspect the barrel vaulted pool hall ceiling to Streatham Leisure Centre, following reports of a partial collapse of a section of decorative cove onto the poolside. Following a high level inspection of the structural vault ribs,
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Disrepair
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April 13, 2017
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Expert Witness Report – Disrepair Case De Vos Consultancy Ltd specialises in undertaking expert witness inspection and reports for disrepair cases. This case related to a persistent case of water ingress through stonework detailing and the solid brickwork to the front and side façade of a gothic style Victorian apartment block above commercial units. Some
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Criminal
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April 13, 2017
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Case 1 Trading Standards required a survey to be conducted at a small, detached two bedroom bungalow, after ‘contractors’ charged an elderly man £33,000 for unnecessary and unsatisfactory roofing works. De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertook the survey and established that the roof repairs consisted of taking down a small chimney stack, re-bedding a few
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Commercial
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April 13, 2017
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Cheam Leisure Centre, London Borough of Sutton Whilst providing consultancy services for the London Borough of Sutton, De Vos Consultancy Ltd. undertook the client side project management of the replacement of the original Art Deco plaster barrel-vaulted ceiling above the 50 metre swimming pool. The ceiling finish had become saturated with condensate and pockets of
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Commercial
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April 13, 2017
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Full Building Survey – Office Building This full building survey of a purpose built office premises, highlighted structural movement associated with the spread of the pitched roof, causing the external walls to crack and be forced out of alignment. Schedules of ConditionChurch BuildingPublic HouseShop and ResidentialWarehouseChurch BuildingChurch Building This Church in Tottenham was offering a
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Commercial
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April 13, 2017
- Posted by: De Vos Consultancy Limited
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Commercial Party Wall De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertakes the service of Notices and prepares Award under the Party Wall etc Act 1996. In this case, the owner of two adjoining and connected, three storey commercial properties wanted to install a staircase against the party wall, to access the first floor offices discreetly, and access the
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Civil
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April 13, 2017
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Expert Witness Report – Contractual Dispute In this case, the owners of this detached property had commissioned a two storey and single storey rear extension. The works were not undertaken either efficiently or to the specification, and as a result the owner terminated the contract before the construction works were completed. De Vos Consultancy Ltd
Acquisition SurveysFull Building Survey - Flat within Listed BuildingFull Building Survey - HouseFull Building Survey - Flat within Listed BuildingFull Building Survey - Flat within Listed Building De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertakes full residential building surveys of houses and flats. This example is of a full building survey of a small flat within a very
Residential Party Wall De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertakes the service of Notices and prepares Award under the Party Wall etc Act 1996. Occasionally, building owners do not understand that to commence with works, which fall within the scope of the Party Wall etc Act 1996, is unlawful, and fail to serve the appropriate notices or
Insurance Claim – Residential Premises In this case, the building insurance company was reluctant to negotiate regarding an insurance claim for which it had already taken some responsibility. The property, a three bedroom semi-detached house was suffering structural movement, and the company had failed to undertake monitoring. De Vos Consultancy Ltd was able to liaise
Streatham Leisure Centre Working as a consultant to the London of Lambeth, De Vos Consultancy Ltd was asked to inspect the barrel vaulted pool hall ceiling to Streatham Leisure Centre, following reports of a partial collapse of a section of decorative cove onto the poolside. Following a high level inspection of the structural vault ribs,
Expert Witness Report – Disrepair Case De Vos Consultancy Ltd specialises in undertaking expert witness inspection and reports for disrepair cases. This case related to a persistent case of water ingress through stonework detailing and the solid brickwork to the front and side façade of a gothic style Victorian apartment block above commercial units. Some
Case 1 Trading Standards required a survey to be conducted at a small, detached two bedroom bungalow, after ‘contractors’ charged an elderly man £33,000 for unnecessary and unsatisfactory roofing works. De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertook the survey and established that the roof repairs consisted of taking down a small chimney stack, re-bedding a few
Cheam Leisure Centre, London Borough of Sutton Whilst providing consultancy services for the London Borough of Sutton, De Vos Consultancy Ltd. undertook the client side project management of the replacement of the original Art Deco plaster barrel-vaulted ceiling above the 50 metre swimming pool. The ceiling finish had become saturated with condensate and pockets of
Full Building Survey – Office Building This full building survey of a purpose built office premises, highlighted structural movement associated with the spread of the pitched roof, causing the external walls to crack and be forced out of alignment. Schedules of ConditionChurch BuildingPublic HouseShop and ResidentialWarehouseChurch BuildingChurch Building This Church in Tottenham was offering a
Commercial Party Wall De Vos Consultancy Ltd undertakes the service of Notices and prepares Award under the Party Wall etc Act 1996. In this case, the owner of two adjoining and connected, three storey commercial properties wanted to install a staircase against the party wall, to access the first floor offices discreetly, and access the
Expert Witness Report – Contractual Dispute In this case, the owners of this detached property had commissioned a two storey and single storey rear extension. The works were not undertaken either efficiently or to the specification, and as a result the owner terminated the contract before the construction works were completed. De Vos Consultancy Ltd