Owning your own commercial property
If you own your own commercial property Derby you need to make sure you adhere to building regulations and guidelines as well as safety precautions and amenities for your staff. Building regulations contain various sections dealing with definitions, procedures and what is expected in terms of the technical performance of building work for example:
- Define what types of building, plumbing, and heating projects amount to ‘Building Work’ and make -these subject to control under the Building Regulations.
- Specify what types of buildings are exempt from control under the Building Regulations (Annex A gives examples of the more common types of building which are exempt).
- Set out the notification procedures to follow when starting, carrying out, and completing building work.
- Set out the ‘requirements’ with which the individual aspects of building design and construction must comply in the interests of the health and safety of building users, of energy conservation, and of access to and use of buildings.
Adhering to these procedures is paramount when owning your own commercial property and also key to health and safety in the workplace. If you have just recently obtained commercial property for business use it’s a good idea to bring in a Guilford Chartered Surveyor to assess the building and note any foreseeable problems.
Chartered Surveyors are highly trained and qualified property professionals who offer impartial, specialist advice on a variety property related issues and the services which they provide are diverse. Some of their basic duties include valuing property and looking for structural defects in buildings as well as providing expert consultancy advice in property, construction and related environmental issues.
