Pre Purchase/Lease Surveys.

Whether you are about to purchase or lease commercial premises you should have a survey undertaken. What you may need the surveyor to report on will depend upon whether you are buying or leasing.

• Buying

Since you will be responsible for repairing and maintaining the building you will want to know about any existing defects and the likely costs of putting them right. But just as important you will want to know whether there are any defects associated with the type of building you are buying which may not be apparent during the survey but may become apparent later.

Depending upon the use to which you intend to put the building you may also need advice on a range of related matters, the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act and any works that may be necessary to comply with it for example, and it is likely that you will need to undertake a fire risk assessment to comply with health and safety legislation.

It isn't possible to produce a definitive list here, but we will help you decide what information and advice you need.

Only armed with the right information can you know whether it is wise to proceed with the purchase.

• Leasing

If you intend to lease you will not only have to consider the matters that a purchaser would, but these need to be related to the terms of the lease. We would need to see the lease prior to survey.

We frequently find that small businesses in particular find themselves in financial difficulties because they have either not considered or have underestimated the cost of repairing the property.
 

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