Consultancy

Effective property management requires ways of measuring success in the performance of people, systems and buildings themselves.  In addition, the maintenance of complex buildings and portfolios can be a major and unpredictable cost headache for building and facilities managers. Taking control of these, in order to optimise value and return, calls for a strategic and systematic approach. Watts has developed proven methodologies and technical solutions, which deliver this control, via the following services:

• Audit and Monitoring
• Performance Measurement and Audit
• Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Technical Assurance

Bolton Schools Condition Surveys
Client: Bolton MBC
Office: Manchester
Cost: N/A

Intrusive Building Surveys
Client: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Office: Glasgow
Cost: N/A

Liverpool Schools Condition Surveys
Client: Liverpool City Council
Office: Manchester
Cost: N/A

The scientific and analytical analysis of building defects is necessary to understand the cause of component failure and the condition, strength and durability of the building elements. The assessment of failure, or non-compliance with specification, has increasingly become a pre-requisite of dispute resolution and litigation.  Building pathology encompasses the following services:

• Concrete and Deleterious Materials
• Curtain Walling, Cladding and Glazing
• Defect Analysis, Forensic Engineering and Material Failures
• Heritage Conservation
• Structural Appraisal

Royal Ballet School
Client: The Trustees of the Royal Ballet School
Office: London
Cost: N/A

Foremarke School, Milton
Client: Trustees and Bursar of Foremarke School
Office: London
Cost: £1.49 million

North Point Shopping Centre
Client: Confidential
Office: Leeds
Cost: N/A

Watts offers independent quantity surveying services to the firm's well-established client-base. The Cost Consultancy team are a forward thinking group who are able to combine the traditional skills of quantity surveying with the ever-changing requirements of today's market. The team draws on experience from a range of projects in various market sectors. This service includes the following:

• Cost Management
• Financial Appraisal
• Reinstatement Cost Assessments
• Procurement and Partnering

Bouwfonds Portfolio
Client: Dutch Active Fund Propco BV C/o GPT Halverton
Office: The Hague
Cost: €260 million

The Ark
Client: Landid
Office: London
Cost: £21.5 million

SFC Condition Surveys
Client: Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
Office: Glasgow
Cost: N/A

Our specialist environmental consultancy team has the knowledge, experience and capability to produce energy performance certificates, display energy certificates, and to provide clients with strategic advice on energy conservation measures. Whilst providing a certificate to satisfy statutory requirements, our assessment provides the opportunity to obtain a meaningful energy survey that identifies opportunities and quick wins to improve energy consumption, satisfy corporate social responsibility targets and add value to your asset.

EPC Assessments
Client: Muller Professional Services
Office: Glasgow
Cost: N/A

EPC Portfolio
Client: Warner Estates Holdings PLC
Office: London
Cost: N/A

Environment Agency Cabot House
Client: The Environment Agency
Office: Bristol
Cost: £10 million

To meet the needs of lawyers and assist in the satisfactory resolution of building and property-related disputes, we have a number of senior staff who frequently work with solicitors and the ‘legal team’ and whom understand and appreciate the special requirements entailed.  Watts’ Expert Witness service provides supplementary assistance for legal teams in the following ways:

• Initial opinion on technical issues and/or strengths of arguments
• Advice on professional/technical matters
• Preliminary advice in the selection of other experts

71-79 John Bright Street
Client: BPG (Urban) Limited
Office: London
Cost: N/A

Askern House, Balby Bridge Estate
Client: Woodgate & Clark
Office: London
Cost: N/A

The Hermitage
Client: Confidential
Office: London
Cost: N/A

The landlord and tenant service is a specialist area of building surveying and the relationship between both parties is a complex one.  Watts has provided advice to landlords and tenants for over 30 years.  This focus has enabled us to keep abreast of the evolving law, practices and procedures surrounding the subject.  The service covers the following areas:

• Dilapidations
• Licences to Alter
• Service Charge Disputes

Langford Lodge
Client: Ashfield Land Limited
Office: Bristol
Cost: N/A

City Centre Offices
Client: Health and Safety Authority
Office: Dublin
Cost: N/A

East Mill
Client: AB Gee Ltd
Office: Birmingham
Cost: N/A

The density of development within our larger towns and cities and increased awareness of environmental issues and legal rights of third parties have given rise to a range of different neighbour-related problems.  Watts’ practical knowledge of construction and level of understanding of property law means we can lead our clients through these issues, while minimising risk of dispute.  Neighbourly matters covers the following:

• Access Agreements
• Daylight and Sunlight Amenity
• Party Wall Matters
• Rights to Light

University of Bristol
Client: University of Bristol
Office: Bristol
Cost: N/A

1 New York Street
Client: Bruntwood Estates Limited
Office: Manchester
Cost: N/A

David Morgan Redevelopment 2
Client: Helical Bar
Office: Bristol
Cost: N/A