It is essential when entering into a Lease both the Landlord and the Tenant have absolute awareness of their obligations under the proposed contract. FPS has day to day involvement with differing Leases and as a result is well placed to offer clear relevant advice on all your contractual responsibilities. For specific information on Break Clauses, Repairing Obligations and other Lease Advice FPS will be delighted to assist.

Working as consultants for a number of key Clients has ensured that we provide reinstatement cost assessments of the highest quality for organisations such as BP International and ITV. FPS can provide recovery support that will make the difference to sustain your organisation should the worst happen.

Our aim to provide the complete package for our Clients also includes providing you with the services you need to fulfill your duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. The introduction of these regulations has resulted in a larger emphasis on the Client to provide certain documentation and facilities in order comply with the legal framework, FPS can offer you peace of mind by identifying the CDM requirements within a project, liaising with the HSE on your behalf and ensuring that the Client's obligations are adhered to on site.

When dealing with property it is common that disputes will arise between parties that can often prevent reasoned negotiation, FPS can provide expert reports for both Landlords and Tenants and where appropriate adjoining building owners. FPS has provided Independent Expert services for numerous Clients in full accordance with Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

If you or an adjoining building owner intend to carry out work on or in close proximity to a boundary line whether it be to an internal wall of multi storey accommodation or the garden wall of a terraced house then it is a legal obligation to appoint a Party Wall Surveyor. FPS has widespread experience as the Building Owner’s Surveyor, Adjoining Owner’s Surveyor and also as the Agreed Surveyor on both Commercial and large Residential properties. Upon appointment an FPS Party Wall Surveyor will take control of your Party Wall obligations in serving the relevant notices and liaising with the appropriate parties.

With close consultation with our Clients we can provide advice on proposed designs at all stages in order to provide accurate working methodology. Alternatively FPS can provide full working designs that are in full compliance with all Statutory Regulations including Building Regulations. FPS can be used as your sole point of contact for providing detailed designs and liaising with the Local Planning and Building Control departments in order to progress the project.

FPS are a best practice organisation that will liaise with both the Planning Authorities and Building Control Officer in order to ensure the best design and best construction methodology for our Clients. FPS can also provide a single point of contact for your Planning and Building Regulations applications. In addition to our Planning and Building Regulations advice we can also offer guidance and other services with regard to Listed Building Consent and Change of Use applications.

Inclusive access is about more than altering your facilities to allow the passage of wheelchair users; the Disability Discrimination Act is designed to make services more amenable to all people with disabilities. Under the act it is unlawful for a service provider to treat a person with a disability any less favourable than others and as a result all service providers must provide reasonable adjustments to accommodate people with disabilities. FPS have experience in providing design advice for both Commercial and Residential properties in relation to DDA and Part M of the Building Regulations. FPS has taken many of these projects through from inception to completion. Other aspects of our DDA services include the design and adaptation of Residential and Commercial premises, large scale DDA audits and design consultation.

FPS has comprehensive knowledge and experience of Dilapidation issues with years of experience working for both Landlord and Tenant. We have a good track record of limiting our Client’s liability under Dilapidations procedures and as a result Managing Director Guy Freeman has worked closely with Remploy for over 15 years providing them with Dilapidations advice that has significantly reduced their liability and ultimately costs on a number of key sites.