Property Consultancy

Our Property Consultancy Team comprises a group of highly qualified and experienced Building Surveyors who specialise in dealing with the challenges presented by existing property assets.

Our professional qualifications, track record and expertise in construction technology, design and procurement, combined with a practical understanding of legislative and business management practices allows us to offer building owners, portfolio managers, occupants and legal advisors sound and impartial advice throughout a property asset or project life cycle from acquisition and occupation to disposal and redevelopment.

In listening to and understanding our clients' requirements we can tailor our involvement in any project to effectively deliver these services. Where required, we are able to quickly draw upon expertise from our colleagues as part of a larger company, providing our clients with confidence and comfort that they receive a coordinated solution.

Condition Assessments, Forward Maintenance Planning & Budget Forecasting

• Babbage Property Consultancy are able to provide varied levels of reporting on building condition assessment depending on our Client's requirements. General Photographic Schedules of Condition for the commencement of Leases, condition assessments to ascertain the condition of buildings for determining immediate repair needs and forward maintenance requirements for forward budget planning, through to Technical Due Diligence surveys (see below). Our services can be specifically catered for your requirements.

Technical Due Diligence

• The process of systematic review, analysis and discovery about the physical characteristics of the property in order to enable an informed assessment of the risks associated with the property purchase transaction. Babbage Property Consultancy have in-house technical capability in all engineering and architectural disciplines which enables us to provide ‘add-on’ advice as part of our service to give a more detailed and holistic report.

Landlord & Tenant Reinstatement & Make Good - Dilapidations Assessments

• Dilapidations refers to breaches of lease covenants that relate to the condition of the property, and the process of remedying those breaches at the end of a lease contract. A Schedule of Dilapidations will set out the cost of the works which the tenant is responsible for and should be required to 'Make Good'.  Ideally a Schedule of Condition should be made of a property prior to the start of a lease to qualify the original state of the property on commencement of the lease.

Code Compliance Assessment and Management

• Many properties throughout New Zealand have been built without final Building Code sign off. Obtaining Code compliance for a property retrospectively is a complex undertaking. Our understanding of the Building Code, and our relationships with Local Authorities, enable us to manage and secure Code compliance certification efficiently and in timely fashion.

Development Monitoring

• Development Monitoring is the process of identifying, monitoring and advising on the risks associated with acquiring an interest in a development which is not under the clients direct control. Babbage Property Consultancy acts in an independent role within the development as investigator and advisor to the client, to protect the client’s interests and mitigate exposure to risk and provide professional confidence to our clients.

Project Management, Contract Administration & Engineer to Contract

• As Project Managers Babbage Property Consultancy team involves contact administration, impartial expert advice and Client representation; monitoring the progress, quality, costs and directing the Contractor on behalf of the Client.

Expert Witness

• Providing an expert opinion on building and property related disputes, Babbage Property Consultants can provide qualified assistance to Clients and Clients’ legal advisors in cases of dispute - whether it be in terms of lease obligations or workmanship/warranty and building failure claims.

Building Refurbishment

• Chartered Building Surveyors are specialists in building refurbishment. We offer a full project management service on all refurbishment projects.

Asset Management and Life Cycle Analysis

• Understanding what you have got and what it will cost to maintain or bring up to standard, is essential, especially if you are a portfolio owner, looking at value or income.  Our team can assess your assets with an outlook that appreciates and understands the strategic and tactical goals and objectives of the owner, occupier and/or business who are using the property

Expert Witness

• Providing an expert opinion on building and property related disputes, Babbage Property Consultants can provide qualified assistance to Clients and Clients’ legal advisors in cases of dispute - whether it be in terms of lease obligations or workmanship/warranty and building failure claims.

weathertightness

• Our analytical skills and extensive practical knowledge of building systems and failures, durability and weathertightness issues allow a detailed assessment of buildings, their condition, defect/deficiencies and compliance with the New Zealand Building Code.

Feasibility Studies & Advice

• Our understanding of project procurement practices, building economics and whole of life costing philosophies enable us to provide comprehensive feasibility study advice. Our work includes developing full development feasibilities through to establishing business cases for major business projects and undertakings.

For further information click on the links below to download a printable PDF detailing each of the services listed:

• Property Consultancy - What We Do
• Asset Management
• Development Monitoring
• Dilapidations Assessments
• Expert Witness Services
• Project Management, Contract Administration & Engineer to Contract
• Technical Due Diligence
• Weathertightness Assessment
• Our Team - Who We Are