Building Surveying

  • Mark Esslemont

    Director Mark heads the Building Surveying team within our Inverness office and is a Chartered Building Surveyor of over 25 years’ experience. In 1993, he graduated with a Degree in Building Surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University and started his professional career in Edinburgh in the same year. Mark gained experience working for a number of…

  • James Devine

    Associate James is an Associate within the Glasgow team of Graham + Sibbald. Having started as a student in 2016, he was then awarded a first-class honours degree upon completion of his course at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2021. Following this, James then passed his RICS Assessment of Professional Competence in 2023 to become a…

  • Great Sutton Street, London

    Graham + Sibbald (G+S) were instructed to carry out a Pre-Acquisition Building Survey and report in Great Sutton Street which lies within the popular London district known as Clerkenwell. The area is the home to Clerkenwell Design Week (the UK’s leading independent design festival) with several key architectural and creative firms residing in the area….

  • Esso Garage + Costa, Selby

    As part of a sale and leaseback deal Graham + Sibbald (G+S) were instructed to carry out a Pre-acquisition Building Survey and report of recently (Q2 2022) constructed Petrol Filling Station and Retail Unit in Selby, North Yorkshire. The site formed part of a larger Lidl Development with G+S client acquiring the long leasehold interest…

  • Commercial EPC Portfolio

    Project Summary As one of the leading firms of Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants across the UK, we provide a fast and cost-effective EPC service for commercial properties. An EPC gives information on how energy efficient a building is and sets out how this can be improved. It is a legal requirement to provide an…

  • Tameside, Greater Manchester

    Graham + Sibbald were instructed to undertake condition surveys of 25 primary schools to identify maintenance requirements over a 5-year period. The purpose of collecting building condition information was to improve the management of school building stock and in particular: Identify backlog maintenance items Assign a description of the condition and a priority grading to…

  • Nick Everton House, Manchester

    Graham + Sibbald have worked closely with Sanctuary Students on a number of projects in recent years. In this instance, our knowledge and experience on re-roofing projects was used to identify a design and specification in order to achieve a re-roofing system which was required to deliver five main elements and to secure a full…

  • Resident Wall, Liverpool

    Graham + Sibbald (G+S) were approached by Sanctuary Housing Association to look at boundary wall which was in poor condition in Liverpool. The wall was in unsafe condition and posed a risk to the resident residing in the property of care. The wall had been fenced off and deemed unsafe having an impact on the…

  • Newington, Edinburgh

    Project BriefGraham + Sibbald were initially instructed to undertake a Building Survey to assess the external fabric of a tenement property due to defective render and provide recommendations regarding remedial works. Upon meetings held involving all co-proprietors, Graham + Sibbald were then retained to provide Contract Administration services and produce a description of worksWhy G+SIf…

  • Wick Retail Park

    Graham + Sibbald were appointed to undertake a preacquisition building surveyor’s inspection report of the subjects, in order to advise on the forms of construction and current state of repair. Concentrating on the general standard and condition of the subjects and any principal defects or shortcomings which may affect the investment interest.With 20 offices covering…