In the complex environment of property development, funders, banks, and purchasers require an independent professional to safeguard their financial interests. MM Building Surveyors provides expert Development Monitoring services, acting as a technical safeguard throughout the project lifecycle. We utilise our extensive knowledge of building surveying, statutory regulations, and cost management to identify risks and ensure that developments are delivered to the agreed standard.
Unlike a project manager who works for the developer, a Monitoring Surveyor works exclusively for the party providing the capital or purchasing the finished asset or the Leaseholders and Management Company. Our role is to provide an objective, forensic review of the project to ensure it is technically sound, financially viable, and legally compliant.
Development Monitoring from MM Building Surveyors ensures:
Financial Risk Mitigation: We verify that drawdown requests align with actual progress on site, preventing overpayment.
Quality Assurance: Independent site inspections to ensure the developer is using the specified materials and meeting building regulations.
Programme Oversight: Early identification of delays that could impact the funder’s return on investment or the purchaser’s occupation date.
Statutory Compliance: Ensuring all Town Planning conditions and building control requirements are fully satisfied.
Our surveyors manage monitoring instructions for projects ranging from simple refurbishments to large-scale rooftop developments, fire and external wall related remediation works where carried out by Developers under the Developers Pledge following the Grenfell Tower fire to make major residential property developers take responsibility for fixing unsafe buildings they developed.
Our development monitoring is informed by our broader expertise in the property. We work closely with specialist Fire Engineers to provide a comprehensive Project Monitoring service, ensuring the rights of our clients are protected. Often having been involved with the FRAEW survey and identifying the need for remediation works of unsafe materials, we are well placed to liaise with Developers to take responsibility for the work and drive forward the processes to deliver this.
We also monitor the technical implementation of Licences for Alterations to protect the interests of the freeholder when a tenant is undertaking significant works.
A Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the project on behalf of the developer. A Monitoring Surveyor acts independently to protect the third-party funder or purchaser, or the Leaseholders and Management Company, providing a “check and balance” to ensure the project remains a safe and viable investment and ensuring the rights of our clients are protected.
Yes. We have a particular specialty in monitoring external wall fire safety works. Our role is to ensure that these critical safety improvements are carried out correctly, as any failure here can have significant legal and insurance implications for the building owner.
If we identify a technical defect or a breach of the agreed specification, we report this immediately to our client (the funder, purchaser or the Leaseholders and Management Company). We then work with the developer’s team to ensure a compliant solution is found before any further funding drawdowns are certified and ensuring the rights of our clients are protected.
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