We are an independent company based in Wimbledon, London, providing building surveying services across London and other areas of the UK. We are regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and work to the highest professional and ethical standards.

We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction and understand that buildings are more than just bricks and mortar, they are our homes.

Our Director Rhys Owen is a member of the Royal Institutions of Chartered Surveyors, as well as a member of the Pyramus & Thisbe Club and of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors, both of which are organisations of operatives dealing specifically in Party Wall matters."

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Inspection Reports & Defect Diagnosis

Leach & Co can assist when professional advice and assistance is sought on a specific matter, including identifying a problem and recommended resolution to an issue that is causing concern.

Building Survey Reports

This is the most compressive report available, and beneficial to protect yourself from problems and unforeseen costs, which is particularly important when purchasing a property, or where you may need professional, independent property advice.  We can provide you with thorough, personalised building survey or pre-acquisition reports, written in plain English.

Our friendly service ensures you have all the help and support you need, plus we will be pleased to make post-survey recommendations for contractors and specialists should you require.

Schedules of Condition

Should you require to formally record the condition of your property for lease or other legal purposes, a schedule of condition can be provided. These are completed in a schedule format.

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The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 was introduced to provide a framework for preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls, boundary walls and excavations near neighbouring buildings. Accordingly, anyone carrying out work as described above may fall under the Act, and must give Adjoining Owners notice of their intentions.

The Act sets out the rights and duties of both the building owner carrying out the works as well as the adjoining owner.  Leach & Co can assist in the interpretation of the proposals, preparation and issuing of notices, schedules of condition along with negotiations in order to agree and publish a formal Party Wall Award; allowing work to start on the party wall.

Conversely, Leach & Co can assist with party wall matters if you have received a notice of intended work.

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Design & Planning Applications

We can assist with the preparation of drawings for either new build or adaptations to properties, including guidance of any work that may comply with permitted development, or preparation ready for submission for planning approval.

Building Regulations

Similarly, we can assist and prepare drawings suitable for applications for building regulation approval including submissions to either the local authority building control department or any approved inspector.

Measured Surveys

We can assist in providing measured surveys of building in preparation of the production of drawings for repairs, alteration or new build works.

Measured surveys and the resulting drawings can also be used for lease plans or for accommodating land registry requirements.

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Contract Administration / Employer's Agent

We have considerable experience and can act as contract administrators or employer's agent for a wide variety of projects. The method of procurement and type of building contract will vary depending on the project's value and complexity. We can provide pre-contract services and advise you on the most appropriate way to procure the construction work.

Specification Preparation & Advice

We have the ability to create or work with a pre-existing architectural design or convert to a detailed specification.

We can seek contractors to provide competitive prices, prepare and administer contracts, cost control and monitoring, as well as attend on a regular basis through to completion to ensure the contractor complies with the contract and issue all necessary documentation.

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Dilapidations

We can act on behalf of landlords or tenants using our expertise to advise on duties and obligations under the lease and dealing or scheduling terminal and interim schedule of dilapidations.

Rebuilding Cost Valuations

This is an assessment of a building or dwelling's rebuilding costs for insurance purposes. This is suitable for either individual property or group portfolios if required.

Planned Maintenance Programmes

We can offer professional advice on the expenditure required to maintain properties to a certain standard over a number of years, normally up to 10 years. This enables greater budget forecasting and planning and particularly useful for larger property portfolios / stock.

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