At Boswell Surveying Solution we provide a professional service to our clients, from the initial instructions we can aid the insurer/loss adjuster and insured to a satisfactory conclusion.
Services we can provide include:
Technical reports for an insurer, their policyholder or loss adjuster. Specialist input from Boswell Surveying Solution may be required to aid and understand the cause of damage to a building and the most appropriate repair, or guidance on suitable projected costings where the extent of repair works is already known. Our involvement often comprises an initial inspection report on these concerns to help provide clarity on key issues of the claim. This can then assist the building claim when clarification is required to resolve the claim outcome.
High Net Worth Insurers and their network advisors often have excellent customer focused responses and streamlined solutions in position for their clients. At Boswell Surveying Solutions we have the ability to provide a bespoke service to the client to accurately assess the building damage and provide a repair solution to meet our client’s needs.
When diagnosing commercial or period properties, complications may arise where specialist input is required. Boswell Surveying Solutions are frequently instructed to assist with their technical input on building claims, such as structural design, statutory applications and latent defect diagnosis.
Project Management and Contract Administration are our most frequent areas of involvement when an insurer or loss adjuster will recommend to a policyholder that Boswell Surveying Solutions should be appointed to fully design and oversee the reinstatement works required to their property.
From the initial inspection report which typically identifies the property damage and projected costs, this will enable all parties to understand the nature of the loss and then quickly organise emergency works such as scaffolding, stability assessments, building clearance and drying. The claim will then move into a mitigation stage, where Boswell Surveying Solutions will evaluate and report on what additional works may be necessary to ensure that further deterioration to the remaining structural fabric does not occur.
Whilst any preservation works are undertaken, Boswell Surveying Solutions will consider the permanent reinstatements required to the building and prepare a schedule of work, prior to issuing the contract documents to competitive tender.
Complex works may involve the need for planning permission and listed building consent and building regulations approval, and Boswell Surveying Solutions will prepare suitable applications, drawings and statements for all this while tenders are sought. The project then moves into contract phase, with Boswell Surveying Solutions acting as contract administrators on a formal building works agreement between the Insured and the chosen contractor. Such a role involves regular site meetings to check progress and compliance with the agreed schedule, and handling interim payments to contractors and any variations should they arise. The service culminates in practical completion certificates being issued and the generation of a full detailed final account documenting the costs break down of the claim. Alongside the foregoing, other ancillary services are likely to apply such as compliance with party wall legislation and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, and Boswell Surveying Solutions arrange all this at appropriate times throughout the process.