We prepare detailed written and photographic schedules of condition and dilapidations for commercial properties that protect both landlords and tenants from costly expenditure at lease expiry.
A small outlay now could save you thousands in the future.
Our approach
Documented evidence to protect your interests. A schedule of condition benchmarks the state of a building at a particular point in time.
Schedules of condition for Tenants
If you are about to take on a new lease as a tenant, a schedule of condition will protect you from any unwarranted end-of-lease claim by the landlord that the property has deteriorated since you took it on and that you should therefore pay for making good.
A relatively small outlay now could save you thousands of pounds at lease expiry should your landlord serve you with a schedule of dilapidations. Without a professionally prepared schedule of condition to limit your dilapidations liability, your financial exposure could be substantial.
A schedule of condition can also be useful in highlighting repairs you want the landlord to sort out before you sign the lease, and in helping re-negotiate lease terms including rent free periods and the precise wording around repairing clauses.
Schedules of condition for Landlords
If you are a landlord, a schedule of condition means you can assess at expiry of the lease whether a tenant is returning the property in the same state they took it on. This is particularly useful to have if your property is in excellent or ‘as new’ condition when agreeing the lease and you wish for it to be returned that way.
If the property has deteriorated, you have the evidence you need to back up demands for the tenant to pay for repairs.
Why use Gifford Dixon to prepare your condition surveys?
Ask us in to prepare a schedule of condition, and you’ll have clear, indisputable evidence to safeguard your interests in the event of any future dispute. Ask us to prepare a schedule of dilapidations, and you can be sure every issue will be documented so tenants have no grounds for refusal to pay.
