Nick Bevan Consulting expands its team with appointment of a Quantity Surveyor

Nick Bevan and Steve Austin have worked together in a joint consultancy role over many years.  It is with great pleasure therefore that we are able to announce that Steve has joined NBC as a Consultant Quantity Surveyor.  Steve, a Chartered QS, brings experience, professionalism and practical knowledge to the business. Steve will continue to carry out the preparations of Bills and Contractors tenders but will also provide invaluable input to our Expert Witness division, and support our Landlord and Tenant dilapidations team, particularly with cost advice and expert witness reports on quantum.   

For more information about Steve and his experience please refer to the team section of our Home page. www.nickbevan.co.uk.

 

What effect has its formal adoption into the Civil Procedure Rules had on whether you will follow the Dilapidations Protocol?

At the recent RICS Building Surveyors Conference an interesting discussion took place on the effectiveness of both the RICS Dilapidations Protocol and its more formal relationship with the Civil Procedure Rules.

The consensus was that it was too early to tell BUT some interesting responses to a survey on the Protocol confirmed that, the adoption meant it was more likely that the Protocol would be followed, nearly 86% of surveyors follow the spirit or the strict detail of the regime, nearly 95% of Surveyors thought that the regime made it no different or more likely of a settlement before Court.

We believe it brings rigour, greater professionalism and is in both Landlords and tenants interest. 

How about you?

Construction sees strong jobs

The latest Manpower quarterly report shows a building recovery is providing the construction industry with the strongest outlook for jobs for five years. In a survey of more than 2,000 employers Manpower found that hiring intentions in the sector had risen to their highest in five years as building projects in the capital finally got off the ground again. While the construction of London's skyscrapers, including the Cheesegrater and the Walkie Talkie, were the main drivers behind the upturn, Crossrail also played a part. Manpower said that the recent improvement in the sector was vital because it had acted as one of the main drags on the UK economy over the past year. The report notes that Babcock has asked Manpower to recruit around 1,000 highly skilled permanent staff next year. The report also revealed that supermarket group Wm Morrison has asked it to find 1,500 more team members to support its plans to open 100 convenience stores around the country. A separate study published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development added to the belief that the economic recovery is gathering momentum reporting that the UK economy is expanding a little above its forecast trajectory in April.

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