Dobson-Grey provided multi discipline services including valuation, town planning and fire consultancy as part of pre acquisition due diligence. The role of Dobson-Grey was varied but in the context of Fire we highlighted the Fire Safety requirements under the required legislation and looked at the change of use impact of taking a domestic barn conversion into a 4 bedroom residential care facility. The role was to ensure that the client was aware of the potential renovation and Fire Safety upgrade costs if the premise was purchased.
Dobson-Grey, worked with the Forge Care development team and acting as the Fire Safety experts to give advice and highlighted:
The pre purchase report delivered by Dobson-Grey enabled Forge Care to establish a refurbishment costs that the legally required extra Fire Safety works would incur ensuring that the purchase and change of use was still a viable project for them to move forward with.
Comprehensive condition survey of a two-storey public house A client required a comprehensive condition survey of a two-storey public house as part of their lease agreement finalisation. The property had been unoccupied for approximately two years, making a detailed assessment of its current state critical. Dobson-Grey, conducted a crucial condition survey. Our team carried out…
Defect Report – Window Installation Dobson-Grey Ltd. was instructed to provide an Expert Witness Defect Report. Our lead surveyor, an experienced Chartered Surveyor and Registered Valuer, led the technical investigation. Their extensive background in RICS HomeBuyer Condition Surveys, valuations, snagging, and project management of window installations in heritage properties provided the foundation for a comprehensive…
Shakespeare Marina, Stratford-upon-Avon Dobson-Grey Ltd were instructed to undertake a retrospective and prospective strategy and planning review of a leisure-based development site with a complex planning history, located in a sensitive riverside location on the edge of Stratford-upon-Avon. It was necessary for the previously approved development to evolve to meet changing economic circumstances and to…