“Pure Real Estate Services Ltd (PRE Surveyors) are Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and cover the entire UK with offices in Central London, East Croydon and most recently the heart of Bristol.

PRE  are expanding and are looking to increase their building Surveying division by employing an apprenticeship.

The successful apprenticeship candidate will be working from the East Croydon offices will be working closely with the rest of the experienced team and Director of operations.

They will have the autonomy to be given a high level of responsibility with projects predominantly working within the M25 and South East to include full Measured Building and topographical land surveys, working with Point Cloud Data to produce Architectural Drawings, 2D AutoCAD and 3D REVIT models.

The ideal person may have a building/construction related qualification, such as a University degree in Architectural Technology, BTEC in Construction or Land Surveying. We are primarily looking for self-starter’s keen to pursue their professional careers. A positive and proactive “can do” attitude, strong communication skills, great organisational and problem-solving skills are a must.

This represents a unique opportunity for a college leaver or university graduate who may be looking for a change in their current carrear or further their skills and development along with their career and take advantage of an established large commercial sector client base.

The apprenticeship surveying scheme will enable you to become a member of the RICS.

Please email your CV and short covering letter to [email protected]

Apprenticeship benefits

• Earn a salary while you study
• Learn on the job, out of the classroom
• No student loans and no tuition fees — no debt
• Gain an industry-recognised qualification that is in global demand
• Open the door to a diverse and exciting range of careers

Requirements for the position – East Croydon Offices

• Construction/Survey related qualification or self-starters.
• Keen to learn how to use a Leica scanner and total station for surveys.
• Commercially astute with the ability to work independently and within a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level attention to detail.
• Able to meet tight deadlines.
• Proactive can-do attitude to fit in well with the team.
• Happy to travel and stay overnight in locations for inspection purposes.
• Full-time with opportunity to go on study leave.
• Salary and benefits on application

Heres what our current Apprenticeships say about working for PRE:-

“PRE has given me the opportunities to succeed in the surveying industry, through both a structured Masters and by sharing the knowledge and experience that the company has. I feel like I am on the right track to build a successful career in surveying” Michael Tickner

“I feel my time working at PRE has been excellent. I have learned a tremendous amount after entering the role with very little experience and knowledge in the industry. I really enjoy my job role, in particularly being out and about onsite and seeing a project develop from inspection to final draft. Joining PRE, my outlook was to dedicate myself to gaining as much knowledge as possible and start my Building Surveying course with an insight to the industry. Almost a year on, I am now over halfway through year one of the course. My colleagues are great and I enjoy working alongside them. Nick Woodman

To join the PRE Team, please email your CV and short covering letter to [email protected]

Our NEW offices are located at, The Old Stock Exchange, St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1TG

T: +44 (0) 1172 39 9303            

E: [email protected]

Jason Antill MRICS, Managing Director

“Bristol is located only c.120 miles west of London and is the largest city in the south west of England.  Bath Spa is about 12 miles to the east of the city, and 45 miles away across the Bristol Channel is Cardiff in Wales.

The property market in the city has grown year by year at a phenomenal rate with a reported 532,000 sq ft take up of office space  across 105 deals during 2018.  24% being Grade A and achieving rents of c.£30.  This has increased by 8% since 2017.

Since our 10-year anniversary in 2018 and becoming a Multi-Disciplinary surveying firm with 24 services, PRE have surveyed over 100 commercial buildings in Bristol!

So that we can still offer competitively priced consultancy at a high level with a quick turnaround, the PRE Team thought it would be beneficial to our clients to open an office situated in the heart of the City.

We would be delighted if you could join us at our PRE Bristol-Launch Party, please do RSVP to [email protected]

Alternatively we are very happy to meet you at your offices in London or Bristol to discuss any potential projects and run through all our services, which include due-diligence for NIA/GIA Measured and Building condition Surveys, Project Management, Rights of Light & Neighbourly Matters.

Thank you to all our loyal clients for all your support over the last 10 years, it’s very much appreciated.”

TOP 5 FACT about Bristol

1. Voted Best City to Live in Britain in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide 2017. We have also been named as one of the 10 happiest cities to work in the UK by The Guardian.
2. Five Michelin-starred restaurants: Casamia, The Pony & Trap, Paco Tapas, Wilks and Bulrush.
3. The world’s biggest manufacturers of hot air balloons, as well as the host of Europe’s largest hot air balloon fiesta every August.
4. Very own currency – the Bristol Pound! Launched in 2012 and still going strong, you can exchange your cash into Bristol Pounds at points around the city, including the Tourist Information Centre.
5. Lower Manhattan – the ‘Bristol Basin’ was built using rubble from the city after the Second World War and has a plaque to commemorate its origins.

The Old Stock Exchange, St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1TG

T: +44 (0) 1172 39 9303            

E: [email protected]

On the 24th March 2019 The PRE Team braved the night-time, cold, hard floor to raise funds to help homeless people off the streets and into positive, independent lives.

Our target was to raise £1,000 which we smashed and we raised over £1,250.

#endhomelessness #EvolveSleepOut

PRE Surveyors are very excited to be sponsoring the PropSail Sailing Regatta for the second year running.

Held over one day and evening with a gala dinner, this event is now firmly in the property industries calendar.

Similar to PropSKI, while networking, fun and fundraising are the essence of the PropSail, there are also two highly-competitive sailing regattas to win, with bragging rights and PropSail 2019 trophies awaiting the worthy winners.  I am a great believer in team sports involving all abilities, levels and ages which brings people together.  Racing sailing boats does this.   Jason Antill – Director of PRE 

This year’s regattas will follow a slightly different format to last year’s inaugural event. Due to the overwhelming interest we have received, and having listened to feedback, we have created more spaces and introduced a new fleet of boats… the J70s

The Sonar & J70 regattas will be hosted simultaneously in different areas of the solent, with the best of three races taking the trophy

PropSail Event Schedule

Thursday 21st May 2019
Skipper & Crew Networking Briefing
Royal Ocean Racing Club, St James’s Place
6pm – late

Thursday 6th June 2019
Race Day, Regatta Dinner & Overnight Stay in Cowes
Royal London Yacht Club, Cowes, IOW

Friday 7th June 2019
RIB Ride & Lunch at The Hut
Cowes to Colwell Bay (and back)
Noon – 4pm

DO YOU NEED AN EPC FOR SALE/LETTING’S FOR LISTED BUILDINGS?

There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings and 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England.  In the past there has been an assumption that listed buildings would be exempt, however this isn’t the case.

With  the advent  of minimum energy efficiency standards  (MEES)  all  building  will  require  an  EPC  to  see  if  they  are  exempt  from  improvements   (recommendations)   for  let.

For example the windows and externals are listed, if the EPC recommendations suggest replacing these with say PVC double glazing then this does not need to be implemented.  Therefore you could be exempt from carrying out these works.

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) which make it unlawful to grant new leases of properties with an F or G rating.

From 2023 these standards will make subsisting lettings of F or G-rated commercial properties unlawful too (2020 for residential properties).

EPC regulations do not simply state that listed buildings are exempt from the requirement to obtain EPCs but rather they are exempt, insofar as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance.  This is a subtle, but important, difference.

For example, if it was suggested that the old single-pane sash windows of a listed property be replaced with new double-glazed windows, then this is likely to “unacceptably alter” the character of a property where the façade and/or windows were the listed feature resulting in the property being exempt from the EPC requirements. However, if it was simply recommended that the internal lighting be replaced with more efficient LED lighting, then the façade would be unaffected and so in this circumstance the character and nature of the property would not be unacceptably altered and the property would not be exempt for EPC purposes.

In order to determine whether a particular property is exempt, a property owner will first need to work out (i) what the potential or recommended energy efficiency improvement works are for the property and (ii) whether implementing those recommendations would unacceptably alter the character or appearance of the property. It is likely that an EPC assessor will need to be instructed to evaluate this.  Property owners essentially need to undertake an EPC survey to work out whether an EPC survey is required.

A property owner would also have to inspect the listing particulars of the property to ascertain what the unique listed characteristics are. There is ambiguity as to what constitutes “unacceptably altering” those listed features and who is the arbiter of that decision; is the property owner, the EPC surveyor, English Heritage or the local planning authority?

Should you need any further clarification or advice on this subject, please do get in touch with PRE Surveyors or

JASON ANTILL BSc (Hons) MRICS DipNDEA, Director
M:   +44 (0) 7855 520 223
T:    +44 (0) 20 7233 6688
E:    [email protected]
W:  https://presurveyors.co.uk

MIPIM Accomplished

After what can only be described as a highly beneficial (and sunny) week at MIPIM, I started to reflect on my time at Cannes since the very quiet (but very busy), flight back to London and well into last week.

This was my first time at the event and I think that it’s fantastic that approximately 30,000 likeminded property professionals travel from across the globe to congregate at MIPIM in Cannes each year.

This year was a big year for PRE Surveyors at MIPIM because on the Wednesday we hosted our first ever client brunch that was an enormous success! We caught up with 50 of our clients who joined us on the morning to enjoy breakfast and drinks on the beach which lasted well into the afternoon.

I learned fairly early on in the week that MIPIM is not just about meeting new/ potential clients, it’s also as much about catching up with clients you already work with regularly.  Equally, I found that it is also about understanding what other people do and helping others make good connections to help their business, in most cases I found that this would be reciprocal, so well worth doing.

Following our brunch was a busy but comfortable schedule of pre-planned meetings, lunches, dinners and evening networking events.  We would like to thanks to everyone who hosted us during our time at MIPIM.

Like myself, there is a desire amongst all attendees to make the right connections, and why not?  MIPIM is the perfect platform to meet people whether that’s at presentations, events, lunches, I realised that the event is perfectly designed to enable you to do so and subsequently better your own business, no matter what background or sector you may work in.

MIPIM Types

A regular reference I came across when speaking to other delegates were what are known as ‘MIPIM types’ – at first my mind boggled, what does that mean?  I found out that this essentially refers to the personality types you would meet at MIPIM, for example ‘Speed daters’ who would have the art of their offering perfected, but not robotic.  ‘The elevator pitch’ for example was a really handy technique which informs your fellow networker(s) of what you do without being that person who just goes on, and on, and on – don’t be that person.

‘Hard sellers’ – you know the types, those who force their business card upon you before any introduction or shake of a hand.  Perhaps this technique justifies the reason why it was mostly their business cards which were spread across the floor of the hole venue late into the night?

Those of you who saw my pre-MIPIM article, the main advice my colleague Jason Antill gave was to relax, and it’s totally true.  Not only is it in-keeping with the relaxed 15 degree Celsius beach environment, but others, like myself, are more comfortable in a relaxed environment than anything which generally lends itself to decent enjoyable conversations.

I met many likeminded professionals not just from the UK, but from many other countries; Spain, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, US, UAE and Russia to name a few.  Brexit was a keen topic amongst non-UK nationals, but I will leave that one there…

So what next?

I guess like most things in professional life and business, it is only as good as what you put in.  Having had a successful trip, it’s paramount that you follow up with the contacts you made.  Last week was a busy week responding to those we met and indeed it is still ongoing as I write this article.

Overall, everyone I met recognised the opportunity the conference brings, it’s probably the most people I have ever met in such a small window of time.  I would say the spike on LinkedIn also backs that up. Bizarrely, I even found that it was easier to find time to meet at MIPIM than in London amongst busy schedules.

My memories of MIPIM are hugely positive, having met so many great new contacts who were friendly, relaxed, like minded and interested in property. I can really see the benefits for our business and already we are looking forward to MIPIM 2020!

PRE’s Jason Antill and Gareth Owens will be attending the Total Housing 2019 conference in Brighton on the 6th March.

The conference brings together Housing professionals from London and the South East of England. We will be attending seminars which discuss the Housing challenges in the near and long term future as a result of London’s  increasing population. We will also be meeting surveyors from national housebuilders and housing associations.

If you would like to arrange a meeting with us please contact him [email protected]; or  [email protected];

Regulatory Developments Round-Up: January 2019

Introduction

With the Brexit deadline looming in less than two months, Firms should be prepared for the no deal scenario and how this will impact your activities. Breaking news on Friday was ESMA’s announcement that a Memorandum of understanding had been signed allowing delegation of UK Firms to continue for example providing investment management services. This will provide welcome certainty to a number of firms.  We explore the various Brexit scenarios in further detail below and would be delighted to share further insights on this or any other regulatory topic.

Nancy King
[email protected]
Telephone: 0207 205 2249
Portman Compliance Consulting LLP
85 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NQ
www.portmancompliance.com

Brexit

Post-(no deal) Brexit Temporary Regimes

We update our previous newsletter to note that the FCA is now receiving notifications with regard to the Temporary Permission Regime.

You should familiarise yourself with the TPR requirements NOW if you are an:

• EEA based firm currently passporting into the UK; or
• EEA-domiciled investment fund (UCITS and AIFs such as EuVECASs, EuSEFs, ELTIFs, MMFs) marketing into the UK under the relevant passport.

If you fall under either of the above categories and wish to continue to passport services into the UK or market your EEA fund into the UK, in the event of a “no deal” Brexit, you must notify the FCA that you wish to enter the “Temporary Permissions Regime”. This will enable you to continue to provide services or market your fund into the UK whilst you apply for full authorisation and lasts up to 3 years from exit day.  The FCA is now able to receive TPR notifications (the “notification window” opened on 7^thJanuary 2019 and will close at the end of 28^thMarch 2019).

For fuller guidance on how to make the notification and the rules that will apply, please consult the FCA TPR

FCA Statement on EU Withdrawal Impact Assessment

This was published 29^thNovember and outlined the FCA’s view of the impact analysis of a deal/no deal Brexit (in which the FCA purports to take a neutral stance).

No Deal

1. No implementation period
2. UK would be a “3^rd country” and would fall under WTO rules (individual EU member states or National rules apply)
3. EU laws convert to “UK laws” via EU withdrawal Act.
4. FCA and BoE likely to be given powers to assist the transition of financial services
5. No passporting (as no supervisory co-operation)
6. Execution of Firm contingency plans may cause market fragmentation and cross-border risk.
7. Longer term reduction in competition and increased costs for consumers (UK and EU).
8. Outcomes depend upon unknowns e.g. how countries will merge oversight of common functions such as market oversight.

Deal

1. Implementation period (30^thMar ’18 – 31^stDec ’20). Extendable by mutual consent (during which time UK would be subject to EU rules without input).
2. Avoids “cliff edge” risks.  FCA says “the risks presented in an implementation period are preferable to the risks of a no-deal scenario”.
3. UK will need to implement any new EU laws during implementation period (without input).
4. Will be a political declaration outlining “equivalence” between UK and EU
5. FCA will cease to be a “voting member” of ESMA – FCA believes a strong case for continued UK close cooperation.
6. Exit without agreement = greater risk and uncertainty.
7. FCA believes that the longer the transition continues the greater the risks regarding future EU legislation.

Financial Crime

Cyber/Technology Resilience: FCA report (December 2018)

The Report highlights output from 296 self-assessments completed by firms assessing their technology and cyber capabilities.  The focus areas were: governance, delivery of change management, managing third party risks, effective cyber defences.

• Summary:
  • Cyber-attacks account for 18% of the operational incidents reported to the FCA Oct 17-Sept 18.
  • Firms felt governance was their strongest control e.g. allocating responsibility to Board level.
  • Main areas of cyber weakness: people, 3^rdparty management, protection of key assets.Main issues re controlling information held, identifying/managing high risk staff, 3^rdparty issues such as IT failure.

Portman Compliance Consulting LLP specialises in providing pragmatic and commercially-aware regulatory support to small and medium sized FCA regulated firms. Our clients can determine which level of outsourcing they require:

• FCA Authorisation
• Ongoing
• Special Projects

We build strong relationships with our clients by understanding their individual business models, risk profiles and by establishing good communication links.

Our objective is to supply comprehensive compliance support to enable our clients to focus on growth and opportunity.

Please get in touch with Nancy King by email  [email protected] or phone 0207 205 2249 to find out more information how we can help you in financial compliance.  We would be delighted to provide a client CPD at your offices to go through in more detail about this article.

Are you going to #MIPIM2019? Lets celebrate PRE Surveyings 10 Years in Cannes together!

The PRE Team are very excited to be attending another year at MIPIM in Cannes #PREMIPIM2019

This premier real estate event, gathers the most influential players from all sectors of the international property industry for four days of networking, learning and transaction through premium events, conferences and dedicated exhibition zones.

“2018 in Cannes was a great year for PRE.  since then we have become a multidisciplinary surveying firm, large enough to handle, small enough to care! We are getting very excited to catch up with long standing clients and make new connections for 2019.  PRE are celebrating 10 years in business with now 24 services – come join us at our brunch on the Wednesday morning”

Please contact one of us to arrange an informal meeting with one of our team through the week.  Fingers crossed for the weather!

JASON ANTILL BSc (Hons) MRICS DipNDEA
Managing Director
M:   +44 (0) 7855 520 223
E:    [email protected]

GARETH OWENS MSc, BSc (Hons)
Associate Director
Daylight & Sunlight, Rights of Light & Neighbourly Matters
M:       +44 (0) 7494 032408
E:        [email protected]

MATT McGETTIGANBSc (Hons) MRICS MCIOB
Associate Director
Building Surveying and Project Management
M:       +44 (0) 7903 167907
E:         [email protected]

In an industry which is under constant pressure to provide buildings efficiently, quickly, on time and of course on budget, one can understand that off-site construction may be the answer to all our problems.  Off-site construction is otherwise known as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), although despite what this name may suggest, the concept is not a new idea.  Since the second world war, the UK has been under pressure to construct and provide buildings and hence have looked to off site and prefabricated approaches.

There have been some true success stories of projects which have embraced MMC, for example the Leadenhall Building which is more affectionately known as London’s ‘cheese grater’ with its modular-like construction enabled approximately 80% of its entire construction to be built off-site.

Although, when you look a little closer, the uptake of MMC is not as good as one would like to hope and is often resisted by developers. In fact relatively recent research has identified that only 7% of UK construction is undertaken using MMC. Grounds for the low uptake can include complexity of design, regulation compliance, approval delays, inadequate certification and training needs for site and professional staff. 

MMC does require you to take a different approach in comparison to the commonly used ‘traditional’ delivery of projects which can be outside ones comfort zone, which could be a deterrent in itself. 

MMC has (before now), proven to improve productivity, provide faster build programmes, improve construction detailing/build quality and in some cases enable a single firm/provider to become the main provider for a project (thus reducing complex procurement and supply chains).

One huge advantage is what MMC can provide in terms of sustainability.  For example, off site construction is more sustainable due to the fact that the level of waste is kept to a minimum in comparison to on site works which is understood to consist of an alarming 10-20% material wastage.  

Although, as with most decision-making situations, do the ‘pro’s’ outweigh the ‘cons’?  With Brexit imminent and a shortage of housing the off-site construction must surely hold some solutions.  There are trade skills shortages here in the UK for years now, so you would expect that MMC can offer something towards overcoming this aspect of the industry and potentially reduce levels of unemployment along the way. 

Some suspect the low uptake may be down to the fact MMC has yet to establish itself and develop a proven good reputation.  Success projects such as the ‘cheese grater’ no doubt will contribute to building a good and better reputation. 

Looking ahead, here in Croydon, the 101 George Street development is set to contribute to the MMC reputation by becoming the largest prefabricated building in the world.  The development is reported that the buildings will comprise 546 prefabricated concrete cubes, which would be transported to site and stacked around the towers core structure.  PRE will be tracking the project into 2019 so watch out for more news from us on our website https://presurveyors.co.uk/,  this year! 

Image: 101 George Street, Croydon, during construction (Nov 18)

PRE will be attending the annual RICS Building Surveying Conference this year on 2nd May, part of which will cover ‘Examining growing trends in off-site modular construction’ so we look forward to learning more then.   

MIPIM 2019 is also not to far ahead on the PRE calendar, please do get in touch with Jason, Gareth or myself if you are planning on attending and would like to catch up with us in Cannes.

PRE Surveyors were out in force for PropSki 2019! We want to thank the PropSki committee for putting on an excellent event.

We also enjoyed meeting up with clients and fellow property professionals old and new.

To PropSki 2020!

Current Daylight Sunlight Guidance

In the UK, the go to guidelines to assess the daylight and sunlight quality within habitable rooms (kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms) is:

BRE Report 209, Site Layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight: A guide to good practice (second edition, 2011) [BRE Guidelines].

This article only considers the specific test used for daylight to proposed residential habitable rooms, that being the Average Daylight Factor test (hereon referred to as ADF test). The ADF test is one of absolute value i.e. it is not a before and after ratio test. The guidelines recommend the below ADF targets based on room use:

• Kitchens – 2% ADF target.
• Living rooms – 1.5% ADF target.
• Bedrooms – 1% ADF target.

It is not always the case that every single room will meet its specified target as planners have the discretion to make a holistic decision on the overall adherence of the development; daylight is just one consideration of many.

The property mix is changing with new types of developments coming to the fore such as co-living, build-to-rent and micro flats.

Changing Property Mix 

Co-living purpose-built facilities are still fairly new to the UK property scene but they are taking off quickly. Residents of these types of accommodation do not have an apartment in the traditional sense. Co-living residents  have a private room which will contain a bed, small desk, kitchenette and en-suite. All other facilities are communal such as large living areas, gyms and large sociable kitchens.

Are the private bedrooms more than bedrooms as they have a desk and kitchenette? If the answer is yes, the ADF target of 1% for bedrooms would seem too low a standard to apply but the 1.5% ADF target for living rooms could be considered too high as the private rooms could surely not be classed as a standalone living room? Perhaps the best thing to do is meet in the middle and apply a target of 1.25% ADF for these rooms.

If the large sociable living rooms and dining rooms are spaces where many residents would gather, should a higher threshold than the 2% ADF target for kitchens be applied to these spaces as they are communal? Perhaps an ADF target of between 2.5% or 3% would be more appropriate? These may not be the correct values to apply, but a wider discussion around this subject will be needed soon as the property mix is changing.

We are also more likely to see lower levels of daylight and sunlight be accepted in proposed developments in London with the Draft London Plan: Policy D6 Optimising housing density recommending:

“For London to accommodate growth in an inclusive and responsible way every new development needs to make the most efficient use of land. This will mean developing at densities above those of the surrounding area on most sites. The design of the development must optimise housing density”. 

The BRE guidelines are intended to be flexible and in this respect,  they work very well as they are designed with suburban environments in mind but are often applied to inner-city environments. However, as the fabric of cities and the way some city dwellers choose to live changes, perhaps there needs to be more consideration for how the quality of light should be assessed  within co-living spaces, micro flats, aparthotels, hotels, student accommodation and build-to rent apartments such as the recently topped out Vertus Tower in Canary Wharf (pictured below).

For further information on Daylight Sunlight and Rights of Light and how we can work with you please do contact us.

The PropSki PRE Surveyors Race Team are very excited to be entering the downhill slalom race this year on Tuesday 15th January 2019 in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, along with like-minded property professionals at the UK’s biggest official property ski trip.

Do come and join Jason Antill, Matt McGettigan and Gareth Owens for some apres-ski drinks!

We’re raising £1000 to Brave the night-time, cold, hard floor and raise funds to help homeless people off the streets and into positive, independent lives.

Please donate to my JustGiving Crowdfunding Page and help make it happen.

The inaugural Evolve Sleep Out, sponsored by Croydon BID, will be held at Croydon Boxpark on 24 March 2019.

1 night sleeping out to help end homelessness

The mission? To brave the night-time elements and cold, hard floor and raise funds to help homeless people off the streets and into positive, independent lives.

Sponsorship target: £1,000 minimum, however, we hope to smash this. All donations are very much appreciated.

#endhomelessness #EvolveSleepOut

This year PurRES celebrates its 10-year anniversary. PureRES is a well-established small to medium sized professional surveying firm, offering a wide range of niche multidisciplinary commercial property services.

We believe that promoting the good standing name of the Company and defending it against unwarranted criticism is very important in this industry.

Starting in 2008, from just offering commercial Energy & Sustainability, the company grew in offering Area Measurement Reports, Architectural Geometrics & 3D Revit scan to BIM models of existing commercial buildings.  Now in 2018, these services have grown from customer demand; however, the same ethics have still been kept which are to be competitive, quality, timescales & customer service.

Jason Antill, Founder of PureRES, comments: “Having offices in Central London & East Croydon, allows us to meet clients face to face based nearby and quick travel around the UK servicing their property assets under management.  Continually adding to existing expertise and cross over services, such as 3D Revit scan to BIM models, Rights of Light and Neighbourly Matters surveys has allowed us to grow organically.”

We’re a Chartered Surveying company who offer specialist professional services. Now in our 10th year, our property team provides considerable knowledge, a reputation for accuracy and a wide range of expertise.

We’re structured into a series of specialist service teams, each committed to helping our clients successfully achieve their objectives. We collaborate closely with every client and give them clear and consistent advice on how to tackle all aspects of their construction project.

Our services are tailored for your project, delivering maximum efficiency from inception to completion. We currently offer:

•   Building Information Modelling (BIM) & Revit Models

•   Architectural Surveys

•   Land & Environmental Surveys

•   Energy & Sustainability

•   PropTech

•   Area Measurement Reports

Get in touch to find out how we could work together.

We’re continually looking for ways to improve the experience of working with us – so over the last four months, this commitment has led us to review our visual brand and take the opportunity to bring our website inline with the services we can offer.

2018 marks our 10 year anniversary and we want to reflect our experience, knowledge and ambition for the future by establishing a visual language that will allow us to make the most of what lies ahead.

Whilst this isn’t a completely new visual direction, it’s the details that count. We’ve updated our logo to give clarity and impact – keeping our recognisable P icon which has been adjusted for better recognition across all digital media.

It’s only 2 years until 2020 and PureRES has big future plans to grow in company size and services but keeping to the core values of the business, which are competitively priced, quality of work and customer service.

Our ability to maintain focus on and a disciplined approach to supporting clients in the key service areas of cost and project management, advisory services and building surveying allows us to strive for further success in the future.

Join our mailing list to be updated when we add new services in the future.

From 1st April 2018 there are new laws coming into effect.

The Minimum Energy Efficient Standards Legislation will make it unlawful to agree a new lease (as well as lease renewals) for a commercial property which achieves an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating below an E. This will affect all commercial properties and landlords should act quickly to prevent any penalties.

After public consultation between July and September 2014 the Government released the MEES regulations in February 2015. These will apply to commercial and residential properties. The deadline of April 2018 will only apply to lease renewals and new lettings, however from 1st April 2023 MEES will apply to all current leases. The MEES regulations apply in England and Wales. There are separate but complimentary regulations applying in Scotland, which have been developed under Section 63 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act, known as ‘Action on Carbon and Energy Performance’ (ACEP).

The aims of the MEES regulations are to:

•  Improve the energy efficiency of properties with an EPC rating of ‘F’ or ‘G’

•  Begin to achieve the UK’s legislative targets –all buildings must be Carbon Neutral by 2050

•  Help to tackle the traditional barrier to the implementation of energy efficiency works in buildings (aka the ‘split incentive’) where the landlord foots the bill for improvements that benefit the tenant.

Key points

MEES will require commercial property in England & Wales to be brought up to a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘E’.

MEES will apply to new lettings and lease renewals from 1 April 2018.

MEES does not apply to very short lettings, or to lettings of 99 years or more.

Landlords will be exempt after all cost-effective improvements have been carried out.

Compliance must not devalue the property.

The minimum standards are likely to increase.

It is expected that the government will review the standards and likely raise them to cover all properties with a rating below a ‘D’ in 2025. After which, in 2030, the minimum efficiency could be a ‘C’ rating.

It’s been a productive year at Pure Real Estate Services with new clients, a market-leading turnaround time whilst remaining competitively priced. We thank you for your support in 2017, and look forward to working with you in 2018.