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Project + BuildingConsultancy

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We are a multi-disciplinary Project + Building Consultancy providing commercially aware, technical advice to a wide range of market sectors.

We believe that buildings should be assets and not liabilities and provide advice over a buildings life cycle – from acquisition or construction to refurbishment and redevelopment.


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Our professional staff have backgrounds working for large multi-national consultancies and also smaller regional practices, so we understand the motivations of a wide range of client types.

Our clients include national corporate companies, high street retailers, housing providers, investment funds, national leisure chains, the public sector, education authorities, healthcare providers, developers and private occupiers.

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“Trafford Housing Trust Developments Ltd. created a JV Structure with Wates Living Space for the development of Stonebrook, a 62 home development in Timperley, Trafford. The LLP appointined Wates Construction to undertake the build and appointed AG to oversee the “open book” castings, programme and deliver of the build. The LLP Board gained much assurance from the professional and reasoned approach and controls that AG installed into cost movement, inspection and reporting. The success of the scheme is testament to true partnership working and how AG managed the process and provided a very balanced service for both LLP partners.”




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Let's talk... Project and Development Consultancy

Construction projects are becoming ever more complex due to a raft of legislation, from Construction Health and Safety to Waste Management. A tough financial climate has led to lenders taking a far more active interest in ensuring that funded projects are diligently set up and overseen.

There are a host of periphery considerations around development which if

overlooked, can lead to delay and expense. Early professional advice is key to

ensure construction projects set off on the right foot and are completed as

planned

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Employers Agent

Workplace Consultancy

Joint Venture Consultancy

Building Refurbishment + Repair

Principal Designer + CDM Advisor

Development Monitoring

Quantity Surveying

Measured Building Surveys

Feasibility Studies

Space Planning / Audits



Project Delivery

AG provide Project Management Services

designed to minimise risk, maximise value,

guarantee quality and ensure projects

are completed on time and on budget.

We offer a full Project Management

Service or provide a more bespoke

service designed specifically to meet the

needs of the individual Client.

Employers Agent

The Employers Agent role is a service

provided to Clients who wish to construct

new, generally uncomplicated buildings

and want the security of a fixed cost via a

design and build contract.

Our scope of service is assessed on a

project by project basis.

Employers Agent

The Employers Agent role is a service

provided to clients who wish to construct

new, generally uncomplicated buildings

and want the security of knowing a fixed

cost via a Design and Build Contract.

Don’t want project delays, extra costs, quality issues and risk of disputes? Let’s talk.

Workplace Consultancy

AG’s Workplace Consultancy assists

building Occupiers with refurbishment of

their existing place of work, relocation to

new premises (from acquisition to

occupation) as well as helping Landlords

maximise their buildings potential.

As a leading Building Consultancy, AG are

well placed to assist you every step of the

way, providing an exit strategy for your

current premises and providing one point

of contact throughout an often complex

move process.

Joint Venture Consultancy

AG’s Joint Venture Consultancy facilitates

collaboration and promotes development

partnerships, specifically focused towards

Registered Providers (RP’s) and Local

Authorities (LA’s).

As a leading housing Development

Advisor and Employers Agent, AG are well

placed to assess viability, reduce risk and

improve gross development value of

housing schemes.

Building Refurbishment +Repair

Building Refurbishment + Repair works

require a strong understanding of how

buildings work and how they should be

repaired.

Principal Designer +CDM Advisor

The Construction (Design and

Management) Regulations (CDM 2015) are

the main set of regulations for managing

the health, safety and welfare of

construction projects.

Development Monitoring

Development Monitoring is generally

undertaken on behalf of funders, owners

and potential occupiers of property. It

provides a voice to those who, under the

common forms of building contract, often

have no channel through which to raise

their concerns over issues concerning

specification compliance, quality, cost

and programming of a development.

Quantity Surveying

We provide our Clients with effective cost

control procedures. Our approach is to

ensure that all participants in a project

are involved in cost control, including

the Clients.


Make sure you don’t bear the cost of an

inaccurate or incomplete survey.

AG’s expertise and experience

undertaking a range of Measurement

Services around the UK enable us to

reliably and accurately provide detailed

and concise information relating to any

property or site.

Feasibility Studies

Feasibility Studies usually occur at the

starting point of the project when the

Client / Designer relationship is

established; it gives a chance to view the

site with fresh eyes and to carry out an

initial assessment of the sites opportunity

for development.

Space Planning / Audits

Space utilisation is a measure of how and

if space is being used efficiently. It is

strategically important that space

management measure and assists

facilities managers in ensuring the space

which they occupy continues to remain

suitable for their business / institutional

needs ensuring inter-relationship

between staff and/or departments.

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“The team at AG acted professionally in dealing with our latest project. I would have no hesitation in recommending AG as the service they offer is second to none”.

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Let's talk... Commercial Building Surveying

AG work with clients to deliver cost efficient and effective strategic property solutions, deploying our wealth of experience, valuable external perspective and innovative approach. We provide investors, owners and occupiers with expert technical advice throughout the property or investment life cycle

Our experience and expertise informs our

client’s decision making processes,

reducing risk and increasing their return

on investment. Building Surveying is a

profession that emerged in the 1970’s from

technically minded general practitioners

adapting their skills and knowledge to

meet a changing market.

Less than 8% of the Royal Institution of

Chartered Surveyors (RICS) members are

Chartered Building Surveyors – at the core

of a Building Surveyors service is the

ability to understand buildings and the

mechanics of their failure.

This understanding has led to Building

Surveyors being in high demand to advise

property investors, occupiers and

developers

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Building Surveys / Technical Due Diligence

Pre-Lease Acquisition Survey

Schedule of Condition

Strategic Advice / Exit Strategies


Neighbourly Matters

Expert Witness Services

Building Reinstatement Cost Assessments

Licences for Alterations

Planned Preventative Maintenance

Want the bestdilapidations outcome to protect your assetvalue and be able to relet fast? Let’s talk.


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Dilapidations

Anderton Gables are a leading practice in

dilapidations advice and achieve their

clients objectives whether they are a

tenant or landlord.

Dilapidations is a specialist area of

building surveying which requires a host

of technical skills and legal knowledge.

DilapidationsLandlord Services

AG have a dedicated team of

dilapidations specialist’s providing

proactive advice to ensure our clients

achieve their objectives..

DilapidationsTenant Services

AG have a dedicated team of

dilapidations specialist’s providing

proactive advice to ensure our clients

achieve their objectives.

Building Surveys

Prior to acquisition, whether by purchase

or lease, fully understanding the true

condition of a building and the associated

liabilities is of the greatest importance.

Defect Diagnosis

Defect Diagnosis involves the analysis of a

buildings construction to understand

causes of failure or reduction in

performance to enable formulation of

appropriate repair measures.

Technical Due Diligence

Technical Due Diligence combines

research, analysis and information about

the physical characteristics of a property.

AG have extensive experience in

delivering Technical Due Diligence reports

for Clients across a range of sectors – the

service is aimed at mitigating Client risk.

Pre-Lease Acquisition Survey

Understanding the liabilities over the term

of a lease is often overlooked by potential

Tenants whereas it is common for

purchasers to instruct a detailed survey.

Schedule of Condition

A Schedule of Condition details the

existing condition of a building at a

specific point in time.

AG’s Schedules of Condition are an

item-by-item written report describing

the elements of the building and their

condition with photographic and video

recording evidence.


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Image moduleStrategic Advice /Exit Strategies

The commercial property world has

changed dramatically over the last few

years and gone are the days of 25 year

lease terms.

A tough economic climate has led to

much shorter lease terms and the

common inclusion of ‘break clauses’

within leases, such as allowing a lease to

be ended early, is often only agreed if

certain criteria is met.


Make sure you don’t bear the cost of an

inaccurate or incomplete survey. AG’s

expertise and experience undertaking a

range of Measurement Services around

the UK enable us to reliably and

accurately provide detailed and concise

information relating to any property

or site.

Neighbourly Matters

Neighbourly Matters is a specialist area of

Surveying practice involving the

resolution of disputes (or avoidance of

potential disputes) between the

owners/occupiers of neighbouring

properties.

Party Wall Matters

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is a complex

piece of legislation that places rights and

duties on neighbours on both sides of a

boundary where works on or close to the

boundary are proposed.

If correctly administered, the legislation is

an effective tool to fairly and equitably

deal with issues that arise.

Rights of Light

Rights of Light is a specialist area of

Neighbourly Matters relating to buildings

which have the right to receive light into

the window openings.

Buildings adjacent to proposed new

building developments can be adversely

affected and therefore developers must

carefully consider this at Pre-Acquisition

and Design stage.

Boundary Issues

Any matter relating to the Boundaries of a

property from dispute ownership, position,

or encroachment and trespass are

Boundary Issues.



Expert Witness Services

The Services of an Expert Witness are

required to provide statements of facts

and opinions impartially on matters of

dispute.

If parties of the dispute are unable to

reach agreement, they can either

independently or jointly appoint an Expert

to prepare a Report with the aim of

resolving the dispute(s) prior to the

contemplation of legal proceedings.

Building ReinstatementCost Assessments

Building Reinstatement Cost Assessments

are required to assess the cost of

rebuilding a property in the event of

destruction, usually a requirement of your

buildings insurance.

AG undertake the measurement,

assessment and calculations to prepare

the required valuations for both

commercial and domestic buildings.

Licences for Alterations

Premises often need some alterations or adaptations to meet the requirements of individual Tenants.

Planned Preventative Maintenance

When it comes to maintaining your built

assets, prevention is unquestionably

better than cure.

A Planned Preventative Maintenance

(PPM) Assessment is essential to ensure

correct budgeting and management.

When you absolutely don’t want to use a national consultancy. Let’s talk.

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“AG have provided a full turn key support on numerous projects from initial briefing and scoping, tender preparation and evaluation, CDM support and finally delivery.

They have a great balance of skills and expertise across both the Manchester and Preston offices.

We find they always have a friendly “can do attitude” and the overall support has been first class this also coupled with a common sense approach to fee structure and value for money. I wouldn’t have any hesitate in recommended them to others.”


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We have fun.

We believe fun does not stand in the way of

professionalism – we are at our best when enjoying

what we do.

We go the extra mile.

We are dedicated to providing a service which exceeds

expectations. When things get tough we try harder.

We pursue growth.

We are committed to growth and believe the

growth of our team members will drive

company growth. We aim to recruit and

develop quality professionals and to provide a progressive,

varied, happy and engaging environment. We constantly review

our market place to identify where we can assist existing and

potential clients.

We are a team.

We are a unique team of individuals; we care about

each other; we support each other in reaching our

common goals and we recognise and celebrate

success together.

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We are great communicators.

We recognise that the ability to

communicate well is a key factor in

business, from establishing and

challenging the required result to

reviewing our performance at completion.

We communicate internally and externally

- clearly and promptly.

We build relationships.

We think of clients as more than clients.

We identify with the person and how they

like to do business, addressing their

individual concerns and achieving their

goals. We identify that we will grow by

developing new relationships and don’t

take existing relationships for granted.

We choose positivity.

We are optimists who know that a positive

approach is contagious and that

problems are challenges to overcome

and to learn from. We don’t moan – we

‘can do’ and are dogged in looking for

creative solutions.


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“AG have been providing us with dilapidation's advice for over 3 years. The advice is always professional and has assisted in making significant cost savings against budget. All of the team are friendly, approachable and always act with the client's best interests. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to others.”

TRAVIS PERKINS PLC Leasing premises? Ourstrategic advice will help you get in and help you get out. Let’s talk.


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“AG provided an extremely professional service, but more importantly were able to take a commercial approach in the provision of their building surveying advice.”

Lancashire Thomas Carter House, 1&2 Cross Street,Preston, PR1 3LTTel: 01772 562800E: [email protected]

Greater ManchesterImperial Court, 2 Exchange Quay, Salford Quays, Manchester, M5 3EBTel: 0161 696 3119E: [email protected]

Yorkshire7th Floor, The Balance, 2 Pinfold Street,Sheffield, S1 2GUTel: 0114 478 5833E: [email protected]


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