A majority utilities replacement programme resulted in a foul drain becoming broken under a residential street in Tonbridge, Kent and raw sewage leaking into a nearby basement, the residence of an elderly lady.
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.
Employers Agent For Social Housing, London
Employers Agent For Residential Refuge Project, South Essex
Employers Agent, Ongar, Essex
Existing domestic garages to the rear of an established Housing Estate made way for this single storey building providing 6 self contained flats for people with learning difficulties and included a staff office, sleepover room with en-suite shower facilities and communal room. It was developed for East Thames and included extensive communal gardens provided for the benefit of the residents.
Employers Agent For Self Contained Flats, Surrey
Employers Agent For a Residential Project, Romford, Essex
This £1.9M scheme was to deliver 20 one and two bedroom flats for a Shared Ownership as part of a larger residential/commercial development for East Thames Group. The seven storey block of flats was constructed using a bison concrete frame clad in coloured metal panels. To achieve Planning Conditions for car parking a Katopark car stacker was used.
Render Condition Surveys and Maintenance - Docklands
No-Maintenance Building Has Condition Survey - Pimlico
Appointed Condition Surveyor for 1960s Block - Pimlico
A 1960’s residential apartment block. The residents were becoming increasingly concerned about the unexpected costs they had to pay out for adhoc building repairs. An example was water leaking into top floor apartments due to deterioration of the flat roof coverings and the ensuing costs and disruption. They felt they did not have an understanding of the state of their building; they could not plan maintenance or budget.
Planned Maintenance Programme for 400 Flats - Docklands
This prestigious property in Docklands is a modern apartment complex with in excess of 400 flats. It has brickwork elevations, flat roofs and powder coated aluminium windows, doors and trims. The internal common parts are extensive but are similarly unfussy. As would be expected in such a building there is a substantial amount of M&E. It could be assumed that there is little to be done to maintain such a building.