Dilapidations – Landlord Track Record – Blackmore Building Consultancy

Landlord settlement data

Landlords and tenants prefer to reach an early cash settlement before or shortly after lease end and we are able to support a landlord’s claim on three levels:

That the works and related costs are not overstated;
The interpretation of the lease obligations is correct; and
The works listed will not be rendered ‘valueless’ by the landlord's intentions

Using our decades of experience playing this 'game', we achieved the following outcomes on the most recent 162 landlord instructions:

Average reduction conceeded

Office settlements:

Average all-in sqft claim

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Our average all-in sqft settlement

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Industrial settlements:

Average sqft claim

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Our average sqft settlement

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Bank, Haywards Heath - 2019

We prepared a lease end dilapidations claim on a 1,400 sqft retail bank outlet

Public House and Restaurant, Cambridge - 2019

We created and help successfully enforced a Repair Notice (Jervis v Harris) on the head lease holder

Office, Atlas House, Bromley - 2019

We created the 34,927 initial claim and negotiated a £29,000 settlement on this 3,000 sq ft office suite

Industrial Unit, Kings Lynne - 2018

We prepared and negotiated a lease end dilapidations claim on a 110,000 sq ft distribution warehouse

Office, 100 Embankment - 2018

We prepared and negotiated a lease end dilapidations claim on a 18,000 sq ft office suite

Bank, Hayling Island - 2018

We prepared and negotiated a lease end dilapidations claim on a 2,600 sq ft office building

Office, Chiswick - 2017

We prepared the initial £2m+ dilapidations claim on a 27,000 sqft office building in Chiswick, settling after lease end.

Office, Harley Street, London - 2017

We prepared a dilapidations claim on a 6,800 sq ft office building

Industrial unit, Watford - 2018

We created and help successfully enforced a Repair Notice (Jervis v Harris) on the lease holder

Industrial unit, Northampton - 2016

We prepared the initial dilapidations claim on a 6,802 sq ft industrial unit.

Office, Harley Street, London - 2017

We prepared and settled the initial £1m dilapidations claim on a 27,000 sq ft office building, settling before lease end .

Office, Masons Hill, Bromley - 2017

We created the £166,239 initial claim on 8,219 sq ft office building, signed off the tenant's works

Retail - High Street, Strood - 2016

We created and help successfully enforced a Repair Notice (Jervis v Harris) on the head lease holder

Office, Bermondsey Street, London SE1 - 2017

We created a £450,000 claim on a 8,219 office suite, settling at £350,000, a 22% reduction

Office, Basingstoke, Hampshire - 2016

We created a £3.5m claim on a 121,000 office building, settling at £2.5m, a 27% reduction

'David has such a wealth of experience to deliver genuine advice that goes hand in hand with high quality reporting and tenacious negotiating skills. He is my first choice every time'

Quentin Thompson MRICS, Managing Director, Michael Rogers Property Management Limited

'David is the best in the business bar none on dilapidations'

Simon Glenn, Partner, DOWLEY TURNER REAL ESTATE LLP

'On our behalf, Blackmore BC have been very diligent in negotiating dilapidation claims, undertaking pre-acquisition surveys and helped deliver some excellent fit out projects'

David Wilford, Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd, A subsidiary of Barratt Developments PLC

‘David has worked with us providing dilapidations consultancy. His thoughtful, systematic and practical approach has helped us shortcut drawn-out processes and save us significant amounts of money’

Jerome Thomas, Director, Metro Safety

'David is an expert in his field and a pleasure to work with. Over a number of years we have engaged his services on the negation of dilapidation claims for several properties and in every case he has been able to achieve very substantial savings for our clients'

Geoff Meadows, Director, FMS Facilities Management Services Ltd

'David was recommended to me by a former colleague and I can’t speak highly enough about him. He took all the stress out of handling our dilapidations claim and helped get us a great result!'

Nina El-Imad, Director, Simpson Booth

'James has successfully acted for me on numerous projects and due diligence investigations over the last 10 years. His attention to detail and commercial approach are commendable'

Chris Price, Director