Client: Residential Portfolio Owner

Synopsis: This Premium Residential Property Required Project Management and We Carried Out Contract Administration Duties.

Full Description: Adamo Estates was instructed to carry out Contract Administration and project management duties for a full-scale refurbishment and extension of a ground floor flat based in Hampstead.

Adamo Estates prepared the contract documentation and assisted in preparation of the Contract Specification.

Post contract Adamo Estates carried out regular site visits and certified payments to the contractor whilst keeping the Client informed of progress at all times.

Services provided: 

• Undertook Detailed Initial Site Inspection
• Reviewed All Available information Available on the Project Which Included Drawings And Structural Appraisal.  
• Prepared Specification of Works
• Collated Tender Documentation and Selected Suitable Contractors
• Collated Tender Documentation and Managed the Tender Process
• Preparation of Tender Report with Recommendation of Contractor Appointment
• Preparation of Contract and Assisting the Parties With Signing
• Carrying Out Regular Site Visits and Circulating Meeting Minutes
• Administering the Contract
• Certifying Payments to the Contractor Following Interim Payment Applications
• Issuing Contract Instructions
• Monitoring the Works in Accordance with Time and Budget Parameters
• Preparing the Final Account and Sign Off

Client: Residential Portfolio Owner

Synopsis: Adamo Estates was Able to Provide High Quality Investment and Development Advice

Full Description: Adamo Estates was instructed to provide investment and development advice to the owner of the building who intended to dispose of his assets.

Adamo Estates issued a report clearly advising of assets value as an investment and provided long term development strategy for the site which included design feasibility and massing concept indicating the amount of units likely to be achieved through planning.

Services provided: 

• Reviewed Comparable Valuation Evidence of the Local Area
• Ascertained Market Valuation of the Property on An Investment Basis  
• Advised the Client Regarding Development Potential by Way of Two Massing Proposals

Client: Multiple Leaseholders within New Providence Wharf

Synopsis: Building Pathology and Fire Reinstatement Advice.

Full Description: Adamo Estates was instructed to provide a report on the fire damage to specific units. The building had been in the press due to the fire spreading throughout one particular unit, with surrounding flats suffering from extensive smoke damage.

We provided succinct, professional advice to the leaseholders, which enabled them to move forward in bringing their properties back to the habitable standard they were used to.

Services provided: 

• Carried Out Site Visit and Made a Note of All Damage Caused
• Formulated an Extensive Case for Entire Reinstatement of the Units as Opposed to General Cleaning.
• Commentary Provided on Smoke Damage and Effects on Health, Buildings, and Inability to Remove Offending Residue

Client: Domestic Homeowner

Synopsis: We were Instructed to Act in the Capacity of an Expert Witness.

Full Description: We were instructed to prepare an Expert Witness report by the homeowner when a dispute with the Contractor arose in relation to building costs and unfinished work.

We prepared a report which complied with the Civil Procedure Rules Part 35 and appropriate protocols.

As a result of our report the homeowner has been able to launch a strong legal case against the appointed Contractor.

Services provided: 

• Carried Out Site Visit and Made a Note of All Unfinished Work
• Assessed the Value of the Construction against Monies Paid to the Contractor
• Commentary Provided on Compliance of the Construction in Accordance with Building Regulations and Best Standards