Where technical detail meets commercial clarity
Over many years, our team has accumulated a wealth of expert technical experience ranging from occupier leasehold surveys and vendors surveys through to multi-million-pound commercial property portfolio surveys undertaken on behalf of leading institutional investors. This has allowed us to build a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, commercially aware Technical Due Diligence (TDD) surveys, combining deep technical expertise with a clear understanding of client objectives and investment drivers.
Our approach is not simply to identify defects, but to provide informed, commercially relevant advice that enables clients to make confident, well-informed decisions. We tailor every Partner led instruction to the specific asset, transaction structure and risk profile, ensuring that our input is both targeted and proportionate based on nuances of prevailing leases.
Where required, to complement our technical due diligence expertise, our multi-disciplinary team can deliver a range of further strategic in-house consultancy services in relation to Fire, Environmental Audits, Building Engineering Services, BREEAM, MEES Compliance and Net Zero Strategy.
We have an ever expanding, dedicated consultancy team, but remain true to our roots as a boutique professional service provider and recognise that each instruction requires a bespoke service to adhere to client requirements. We take the time to understand specific client needs and ensure that our advice is always tailored to meet and exceed expectations, working closely with the wider professional team.
We adhere to tight timescales, always recognising where requirements are urgent requiring inspection within a few days of engagement, reporting verbally during our site survey to rapidly inform the transaction team and thereafter follow up with prompt written reporting to ‘clear’ surveys within demanding transaction deadlines. We are lateral thinking problem solvers, and we always go the extra mile to seek to discharge any technical issues arising to ensure seamless professional service delivery.
We pride ourselves on the quality and usability of our reporting. Our TDD reports are structured to highlight critical risks, quantify potential liabilities and provide clear recommendations, supported by robust technical analysis. We avoid overly descriptive commentary and instead deliver concise, commercially prioritised advice alongside realistic cost assessments and timescales. This enables clients, ranging from lenders, investors and tenants, to quickly understand the implications of our findings and incorporate these into negotiations, pricing, purchase appraisals and business planning.
Our extensive experience across a wide range of sectors, including offices, retail, industrial, logistics and mixed-use assets, enables us to benchmark findings against current market expectations. This insight allows us to distinguish between normal asset characteristics and genuine risks, ensuring that our advice is both balanced and commercially grounded.
Clients work with us repeatedly because our reporting combines technical rigour with practical, investment-focused, commercially driven advice. Our ability to identify key risks, quantify real-world impact and clearly communicate contextualised strategic advice, ensures that our clients are always in a strong position to make informed, strategic decisions.
What our clients say
"JH provide key advice in ensuring we maximise quality and minimise cost across our sites, while dealing with the nuances that each Cat A space brings. We would recommend Jones Hargreaves to any corporate firm with a requirement for good quality Project Management."
"Over the last few years, Jones Hargreaves have provided an excellent service. In addition to providing sound technical advice, they have overlaid that at all times. All members of the team have been very responsive and highly effective, which has been a vital support for our growing business in the UK."
"They stayed engaged long after the contract ended, which says everything."
"Jones Hargreaves are a key supplier to LXi and a critical part of our consultant team infrastructure. Their responsiveness and turnaround times are second to none. The teams’ partner led service is of excellent quality and gives us enormous comfort that the risks associated with real estate acquisition and asset management are mitigated wherever possible. Even more importantly they are always on the end of the phone to discuss progress and strategy and provide comfort where required."
"Jones Hargreaves are advisors who we regularly appoint for due diligence, project and dilapidations instructions. We value the quality of their advice and responsiveness to requests."
"We have always found Jones Hargreaves to be responsive, diligent and commercially driven. We enjoy working with Jones Hargreaves and would happily recommend their services to others."
"We have engaged Jones Hargreaves on a number of instructions ranging from dilapidations to contract administration and have always found the team to be highly responsive, proactive and effective. We would thoroughly recommend their services."
"JH started working with Ribston undertaking acquisitions surveys and have progressed to overseeing large refurbishments projects on our behalf, including the project management of the demolition and redevelopment of a large 5-acre site, which will have a build contract on phase one of £3.5m. Jones Hargreaves deploy the skills to undertake all of their required roles competently and effectively."
"We have worked with Jones Hargreaves for a number of years on a range of instructions, primarily dilapidations surveys and the contract administration of refurbishment works. We have always found the team to be responsive, diligent and commercially driven and look forward to working with them in the future."
"Jones Hargreaves has been an exceptional partner to the Mileway team, consistently delivering high-quality work that is both timely and budget-conscious. Their commercial insight and proactive approach ensure smooth collaboration, with every project being handled with precision and attention to detail."
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