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Contract Administration (Dilapidations Works) | S.18(1) L&TA '27 Appraisals | Property & Estate Management Plans | Service Charge Expenditure Reports | Sinking & Reserve Fund Appraisals | Fire Risk Assessments | Access Audit | Energy Efficiency & SAP Audits
S.18(1) L&TA '27 Appraisals
When a claim is being made for damages to compensate for dilapidations at a property, the amount of recoverable damages will be in part determined by the restrictions imposed under Section 18(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927. In the simplest of terms, the damages claims and the cost of dilapidations remedial works will generally not be able to include claims for works that would be “rendered valueless” (such as claiming to repair a building that was about to be demolished). Also, the gross sum of the damages will not be able to exceed the damage Landlords reversionary (capital) interests in the property.
Barker Associates are regularly engaged to prepare Section 18(1) appraisals and in the more complex cases work alongside valuation surveyors to ensure that a fair and reasonable measure of any damages is available at an early stage in dilapidations claims.
