Metcalfe Briggs Surveyors was asked to represent the landlord of a 1970s industrial estate of 16 units in Gillingham, Kent.
Condition Surveys around Slurry Pipeline Mishap - Kent
Cost of Reinstatement After Intense Factory Fire - Kent
Insurance Negotiations After Swimming Pool Fire - Kent
Insurance Reinstatement Due To Extensive Flooding, Surrey
Building condition survey and insurance reinstatement, London
Insurance Reinstatement Claim For Two Church Fires, Kent
On the same evening, two church fires were started deliberately in unconnected locations in Kent, one causing localised damage to the interior of the church and extensive smoke blackening and the second causing extensive damage to the stage and ceiling of a church hall and destruction of the oak plank flooring.
Insurance Reinstatement Due To Damage Caused By a Collapsed Wall, Kent
Sewage Leaks Into Residential Basement
Purchase and Repair Scheme– Harrow, Middlesex, HA1
This scheme consisted of the purchase and repair of 5 x 1 bedroom flats, 2 x 2 bedroom four person units and 3 x 3 bedroom 5/6 person units for a Housing Association in Middlesex having received Local Authority funding. Additional finance was provided by the Housing Association to enhance the unit mix.
Purchase and Repair Scheme– Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB7
Purchase and Repair Scheme – Harrow, Middlesex, HA2
Metcalfe Briggs Surveyors assisted a Housing Association in the Borough of Harrow in the location of a small portfolio of street properties to be purchased and repaired for a specialised end user. Local Authority funding was secured with the Housing Association contributing from their own funds to achieve the overall project requirements.
Success at Arbitration - Residential Dispute, Kent
Final Account Dispute - Offices London
Resolved Out Of Court - Residential Property Kent
A building dispute had arisen between a major housebuilder and the owners of a newly purchased prestige, high value detached house. Metcalfe Briggs Surveyors were instructed by the owners to assist in the resolution of a number of issues. Whilst the house was of very considerable size, to a very high specification and standard of design, it was let down by finishing.
Closing Order Averted - Victorian Terraced Building, London
Metcalfe Briggs Surveyors was asked to help clients to avoid a Local Authority Closing Order. A central London Victorian terraced building, converted into flats many years ago, had fallen into serious disrepair externally and the original stone staircase internally had part collapsed. The Local Authority served a Dangerous Structures Notice and subsequently initiated proceedings to obtain a Closing Order. The landlord was also pursuing possession of the building under Section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925.
Single Joint Expert - Offices, Essex
Metcalfe Briggs Surveyors was appointed as Single Joint Expert in a dispute being heard in the County Court, involving an office refurbishment. A Single Joint Expert acts on behalf of both parties in dispute, acting impartially to consider all material facts, in his area of expertise. He delivers to the Court an independent report with a duty that the facts stated in the report are true and that the opinions expressed are correct.
Resolved At Mediation - House Building Dispute, Kent
Criminal Prosecution Avoided - Listed Building Refurbishment Kent
This case involves a Grade II* Listed Building. Metcalfe Briggs Survyors’ client was sympathetically refurbishing the property which had been purchased in a neglected condition when the Local Authority conservation architect intervened. Despite the fact that the works were repair and did not need Listed Building Consent, the conservation architect acted in an obstructive and vexatious way, effectively preventing work from continuing, and leaving the property vulnerable to further damage and decay.
