Expert Witness Reports:
We provide Expert Witness reports in respect of property disputes, building construction matters, land and valuation issues.
David Knight MRICS MISVA is a Chartered Building Surveyor and an RICS Registered Valuer with over four decades of experience inspecting and reporting upon buildings, construction defects, failures and remedial works in Yorkshire and beyond.
With experience in both public and private sectors David has gained broad knowledge and experience of Residential Surveys and Valuations, Commercial Building Surveys, Condition Reports, Dilapidations advice, Specific Defect Reports, Party Wall issues, Development Appraisals, Feasibility studies, Project Management/advice etc. and has provided Expert Witness advice to courts and clients on very many occasions. He often advises on building defects and failed building projects, disputes over standards of workmanship, adequacy and fitness for purpose of materials etc.
In conjunction with professional partners we can include detailed building/ project cost and design advice; this can include assessment of the quality of materials and/or workmanship relating to construction projects for ongoing or completed projects.
Current commissions include the valuation of an individual detached residence for Matrimonial dispute purposes, a report on a partially collapsed industrial/ warehouse building including reinstatement cost advice and a report on extension works to a residential property with investigation and reporting on defective workmanship and materials, a schedule of repairs needed together with cost and valuation advice.
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We will provide impartial, commonsense advice to help resolve matters when relations between parties may have become difficult and challenging.
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To discuss your needs please telephone 0113 293 0600 or email admin@knightsurveys.co.uk.
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