Measured reinstatement cost assessments for commercial insurance, plus pre-acquisition and vendor surveys and dilapidations — evidence-led advice written for boards, underwriters and solicitors.
Commercial fabric Surveyed · costed · reported
ScrollCore instructions for the commercial lifecycle: insurance first, then acquisition, occupation and lease end. Residential work is not the focus of the practice.
Measured reinstatement figures for commercial buildings insurance, covering Declared Value and Day One reinstatement, suitable for underwriters, brokers and asset managers.
Pre-acquisition and vendor building surveys for commercial assets, covering the fabric, structure, services interfaces and risk items that matter to price, covenants and programme.
Schedules of dilapidations, defence and negotiation support for commercial leases, grounded in the lease, the evidence and a realistic costed position.
Schedules of condition, technical advice during lease negotiation, and related commercial surveying support, by arrangement as the instruction requires.
Anonymised examples of the work we handle. Details are generalised so client confidentiality is protected.
Out-of-date declared values across a regional warehouse portfolio left the insured exposed under average. We measured on site, modelled elemental rebuild costs and delivered consistent Day One figures for underwriters and the asset manager.
Outcome: Defensible portfolio figures, ready for renewal and governance files.
A purchaser needed a clear view of fabric risk, plant condition and near-term CAPEX on a multi-storey city office. Inspection and reporting focused on price-relevant defects, covenants and programme — not a generic condition dump.
Outcome: Decision-ready report for the board and solicitors ahead of exchange.
Landlord instructed a terminal schedule grounded in the lease, photographic evidence and realistic costed remedies. Negotiation support followed so the claim stayed evidence-led rather than inflated by template wording.
Outcome: Costed position that held under tenant scrutiny and settled cleanly.
Acquisition prices, lease liabilities and sums insured are only as sound as the survey work behind them. We produce evidence that stands up to solicitors, boards and underwriters.
Hidden defects, deferred maintenance and CAPEX surprises erode returns. Pre-acquisition surveys surface them before exchange.
Dilapidations claims can run into six and seven figures. A tight schedule, or a robust defence, depends on early, accurate evidence.
Out-of-date reinstatement figures leave commercial assets exposed under average clauses long after premiums looked competitive.
Investors and agents need consistent methodology across assets, not one-off opinions that cannot be compared or defended.
A disciplined sequence designed for commercial timelines, clear scope and audit-ready output.
Scope, asset details, access, lease documents and programme confirmed. Fee proposal where required.
On-site inspection with systematic notes, measurements and photography appropriate to the instruction.
Defects, liabilities or costs assessed against the brief, whether lease, market repair standards or rebuild basis.
Clear, structured output for clients, solicitors, funders or insurers, ready to act on.
Commercial surveying is not about volume. It is about advice that holds when questioned, in negotiation, in exchange, or in a claim.
Desktop data informs; inspection decides. Notes, measurements and photography form the spine of every report.
Lease terms, purchase timelines and insurance bases shape the product, not a generic template bolted on after the visit.
Reports written for clients, solicitors, funders and underwriters: precise, structured and usable under pressure.
Novum Consultancy Ltd is a commercial building surveying firm. We are regulated by RICS for the provision of surveying services. Instructions centre on reinstatement cost assessments for insurance, building surveys for acquisition and disposal, and dilapidations for landlords and tenants, with related technical work as required.
“Good commercial advice is measured twice and written once.”
Practical answers before you instruct. If your brief is different, email us and we will confirm scope quickly.
Single commercial assets are typically turned around within one to two weeks from access, depending on size and complexity. Portfolio programmes are scheduled by site count and geography. We confirm programme when we take the brief.
Address and asset type, access arrangements, any floor plans or previous reports you hold, and for dilaps work a copy of the lease (and schedule of condition if one exists). Insurance RCAs benefit from prior declared values and rebuild basis notes where available.
Yes. We take single-asset instructions and multi-site programmes. For portfolios we use a consistent methodology so figures and condition commentary can be compared across the book.
No. The practice is commercial. Offices, industrial, logistics, retail, mixed-use and specialist commercial stock are the focus.
Instructions are accepted UK-wide. Travel and access are confirmed at fee proposal stage so programme and cost stay clear from the outset.
Structured PDF reports suitable for clients, solicitors, funders or underwriters, with photographs and cost tables as the instruction requires. We can align format to broker or insurer preferences where they are known.
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