Building Surveying
Quality building surveys across commercial and residential property sectors. Technical due diligence, dilapidations surveys, planned maintenance surveys, reinstatement cost assessments, party wall surveyors, defect surveys, schedules of condition, listed building surveys and more.
Project Consultancy
Contract administration, project management, CDM, Principal Designers role, development monitoring, drone surveys, schedules of work, snagging and party wall services. Let us take care of your project and help deliver a quality development, on time and on budget.
Heritage Surveys
We offer a comprehensive range of surveys on listed buildings, heritage assets, monuments and historic buildings. This incudes building acquisition, repairs advice, historic building recording, listed building consent and project works and refurbishment.
Expert Witness
Delivering independent Part 35 expert witness reports, quality advice and honesty. We provide closure on complex disputes in construction, boundary disputes, works quality, housing disrepair, defects, contracts, snagging and more. We can also help determine quantum.
Expert Advice in Commercial & Residential Property
From industrial sheds, office space, commercial property, listed buildings, retail, leisure, educational buildings, residential and healthcare, we have you covered across all sectors of the built environment.
Rest assured, you are in safe hands with the comfort of RICS regulation.
“Very Proficient. Skilled. Expert.”
Adept Defined.
Industrial Shed Surveys & Technical Due Diligence 
Listed Building Surveys, Historic Building Recording & Project Works 
Drone Surveys 
Commercial Building Surveys 
Listed Building Surveys & Reinstatement Cost Assessment (RCA) 
Schedule of Condition 
Listed Building Surveys 
Reinstatement Cost Assessment (RCA) 
Listed Building Advice 
Commercial Building Surveys 
Listed Building Advice 
Dilapidations Surveys & Party Wall 
Residential Building Surveys 
Education Building Surveys 
Listed Building Surveys 
Residential Building Surveys
What Our Clients Say
“Have consistently delivered quality advice and support on our projects and listed building surveys. Always honest, independent and reliable”
“Really impressed with the service provided by James and his team – they were able to provide succinct advice whilst also being thorough in their investigation and reporting. Would highly recommend Adept to anyone looking to survey a property.”
“Having instructed Expert Witness matters previously, I am confident in the service received. Advice was informed, fair and clear”
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Defects Don’t Just Stop at RAAC
The RAAC crisis is upon us, but now is the time to think strategically and consider more than RAAC risk alone. Many post war buildings have been subject to media attention in recent months due to concerns over dangerous Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). The concrete technology is prone to catastrophic structural failure if left… Read more
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Adept Surveyor James Cullen Shortlisted for North East Award
James Cullen, Managing Director of Adept Building Consultancy Ltd has been shortlisted for the second year running in the Insider Media Awards, Young Property Professional of the Year 2023 category. Recognising leading professionals aged 35 and under in a variety of industry specialisms, the Awards will highlight the North East’s rising stars. The Awards will… Read more
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Building Consultancy, Reinvented. Think Adept.
Launching Adept Building Consultancy Ltd, the all new expert team of building surveyors and project consultants. With a range of specialisms across the built environment, including both commercial and residential property. “I’m excited to launch a new consultancy for the market, focusing on quality, not volume. I have seen an increased demand for targeted and… Read more
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Reinstatement Cost Assessment – Getting It Right
Following times of unprecedented storm events, the scale of storm damage, flooding and building defects is on the rise. I have witnessed many building owners fall foul of undervaluing their buildings on their insurance policy and subsequently being unable to claim on their insurance. An insurance reinstatement valuation or reinstatement cost assessment (RCA) is essentially… Read more
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The Expert Witness – Construction Claims on the Rise
Since Covid 19 hit the construction sector with supply issues and labour shortages, the quality of construction has declined and a number of inferior building materials have been used for cost or availability reasons. The pandemic hit commercial clients and residential home owners hard and many were unable to pay for construction works. The issues… Read more
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Listed Building Surveys
Acquiring a listed building or planning refurbishment? Its imperative that specialist advice is sought prior. Failing to repair a listed building correctly can result in significant damage, and loss of historic features. The maximum penalty is two years’ imprisonment or an unlimited fine for those undertaking unauthorised works on a listed building. Commissioning a listed building… Read more
Expert Witness, Building Surveying, Project Consultancy, Contract Administration, Reinstatement Cost Assessment, RAAC, Heritage & Listed Building Surveys, Drone Surveys – Northumberland, Berwick upon Tweed, Durham, Newcastle, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, Darlington, Morpeth, Beadnell, Alnwick, Middlesbrough, Teesside, London, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, York, Ripon, Hexham, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Cumbria and further.