Our services

Chartered building surveying for the whole life of a building. From first appraisal and consent, through construction, to protecting and maintaining the asset for the decades that follow. Avalon Surveyors Ltd is regulated by RICS and has been in continuous practice since 2000.

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The building lifecycle

Every building moves through the same four phases, and each one needs different advice. Select a phase to see the services we provide, the RICS professional standards and legislation they follow, and the work that proves it. The thin arcs around the outside are the statutory processes that run across the phases.

CDM 2015: phases 1 to 3Planning: phases 1 to 2Building Regulations: phases 2 to 3Party Wall Act: phases 2 to 3Section 20: phases 2 to 3Review1 Assess and plan2 Design and consent3 Build and hand over4 Use and maintainGetting it builtLooking after itPhase 1

Click or tap a phase or a thread to open it
Statutory threads:

All services

1 Assess and planBuilding Surveys and Defect DiagnosisCondition surveys, technical due diligence and damp investigations.Cost PlanningOrder of cost estimates, cost plans, pricing documents and development appraisals.
2 Design and consentPlanning and HeritagePlanning, listed building consent and lawful development applications.CDM and Principal DesignerPrincipal Designer under CDM 2015 and the Building Regulations, and CDM advice for clients.Party Wall MattersNotices, schedules of condition and awards.
3 Build and hand overBuilding Surveyor ServicesSmaller projects and defect repairs, from diagnosis to final account. Runs through phases 1 to 3.Contract AdministrationTender, JCT contracts and the final account.Major Works, ManagedSpecification, Section 20 consultation and delivery. Runs through phases 2 to 3.
4 Use and maintainPlanned Preventative MaintenanceCosted ten year plans.Insurance Claims and ReinstatementInsured losses and reinstatement cost assessments. Reinstatement runs back through phases 2 and 3.DilapidationsSchedules, Quantified Demands and responses.

Who we act for

How you appoint us

Before any work starts, we confirm the scope and the fee in writing on the matching RICS form of consultant’s appointment. You know what is included before you commit, and you can check what was delivered against what you agreed.

Recent work

Completed red brick and stone mansion block in Westminster after external repairs and redecoration
Contract Administration

External Repairs Over a Busy High Street

Westminster£372,000 contract

Negotiated down from the lowest bid, with the homes occupied and the shops trading throughout.

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Two storey basement excavation with a piled retaining wall and temporary prop, beside the neighbouring block of flats in Harlow
Party Wall Matters

A Basement Car Park Beside a Block of Flats

Harlow£38,000 secured

Three awards and a monitoring regime, with the security held until the work was proved safe.

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Five storey brick mill with arched windows and white timber hoist bays
Planned Preventative Maintenance

A Ten Year Plan for a Grade II Listed Watermill Complex

Around £1.04 million

Phased across ten years for three listed buildings, with around £330,000 of priority works isolated.

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Tell us about your building

Call 01245 206 366 or send an enquiry, and we will come back to you within two business days.

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