Commercial services
Retained building surveying support
Bring building surveying support into your property decisions, with an agreed scope that suits the buildings you manage.
Discuss ongoing surveying supportA continuing point of contact for building advice
Property management often involves smaller decisions that still need technical judgement. A repair quotation may be unclear, or a recurring defect may need a surveyor to decide what should happen next.
A retained appointment gives you an agreed allowance of support and a clear way to commission additional work. WHBC can become familiar with your buildings over time, helping connect individual repair decisions with your wider maintenance plans.
Support tailored to your management needs
- Technical advice: discuss reported building concerns and agree a proportionate next step.
- Quotation reviews: assess the scope described in repair proposals and highlight queries to resolve.
- Planned inspections: arrange agreed visits to assess condition or review completed works.
- Maintenance reviews: revisit priorities and help prepare the next building work package.
What you receive
The appointment sets out the allowance of support and how requests will be handled. Advice is recorded in a suitable written format, with inspection reports where included. Periodic reviews can bring open actions together and identify work requiring a separate project appointment.
Example scenario: support for a small property portfolio
A hypothetical appointment for a managing agent could include a regular review of reported building issues and an agreed allowance for site visits. A larger roof project identified during that work could then be scoped and quoted separately.
Questions about this service
It can suit managing agents and property owners who need recurring technical advice but do not require a full time building surveyor. The arrangement can cover an individual building or an agreed portfolio.
We discuss your buildings and the support you expect to need. The proposal sets out the included time or activities, together with the arrangements for authorising additional work.
Attendance and response arrangements are agreed in the appointment. A retainer does not automatically include an emergency callout service, so any particular response requirement should be discussed at the outset.
Yes. Where a matter develops into a substantial investigation or refurbishment, we can prepare a separate scope and fee proposal. This keeps the ongoing support allowance clear.
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Planned maintenance
Turn building condition into a practical programme for future expenditure.
Works inspections & snagging
Check the visible work against the agreed requirements and follow up defects.
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