Watts Group PLC
Property and Construction Consultants
BUILDING SURVEYING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
COST CONSULTANCY
Why Watts?
Corporate Overview
Watts is a leading independent consultancy delivering world-class technical services to the property and construction industry in the UK. Established for over 45 years we employ over 150 staff operating from offices across the UK, with a turnover in excess of £10 million in 2012/13.
We focus on three core service areas:
• Building Surveying
• Project Management
• Cost Consultancy
We pride ourselves on understanding and responding to the individual needs of owners, investors, occupiers, developers and building managers. Our staff have extensive experience of working across the whole range of public, educational, residential, commercial, industrial, retail and historic building types.
With proven experience of the property transaction and construction process, Watts has built a reputation for commercial acumen and is well placed to serve clients in all sectors of the market.
We recognise the value of motivated, loyal and professional staff and we work hard to both attract and retain high-quality people. Moreover, all our services are enhanced by a quality management system and access to the most up-to-date technical information and research provided by our in-house Chartered Librarian.
Managing Director, Watts Group PLC
"Why Watts? Passionate
people, superb clients and
fantastic work - we love it!"
Ian Ford
Proven
experience
Watts has been
providing advice
to the
property
and construction
industry for
more
than 45 years
UK-wide focus
Watts operates from
a network of eight
offices across the UK
Technical expertise...
Services
As a trusted consultant to the property industry with an established track record spanning more than 45 years, Watts is recognised for the quality of its advice.
Employing some of the industry’s leading experts, Watts provides its clients with expertise in Building Surveying, Project Management and Cost Consultancy services across the UK.
Project Management
The company has a reputation for independent, commercially-focused project management which enables clients to meet their business objectives as well as fulfilling their immediate property requirements. Watts’ project managers never simply deliver a process: they clearly understand how to optimise return on investment by focusing strongly on risk and value.
Building Surveying
With longstanding expertise in both technical and environmental due diligence, Watts has the capability to support and inform property investment decisions effectively. Whether Watts is assessing a single building or a complete portfolio, clients are secure in the knowledge that they have a full understanding of building condition and performance prior to purchase or lease.
Cost Consultancy
This service is delivered by our experienced team based in the London, Manchester and Bristol offices and typically starts with strategic cost advice to clients considering development
opportunities, tendering contract and valuation, to final account. Our team expect to work closely with our clients throughout their projects in both private and public sectors. We also specialise in building reinstatement valuations, expert witness referrals and construction claims.
Project Management Programme Management
Project Strategy Contract Administration
Employer’s Agent Risk & Value Management
Refurbishment and Maintenance Management
Project and Development Monitoring
Purchaser’s Building Inspection
Vendor’s Building Inspection Environmental Audit Building management
Consultancy Building Pathology Compliance, and Health and
Safety
Landlord and Tenant
Cost Planning Procurement and Partnering
Advice
Negotiation and Building Contracts
Post Contract Cost Control, including recommendations for payment Value Management and Engineering Building Reinstatement Valuations
Watts’ approach to…
Building Surveying
Impartial, expert advice is at the core of our building surveying service. Our independence allows us to concentrate on your property portfolio; we help you get what you need, when you want it, within your budget.
Over 45 years ago Ted Watts helped define building surveying and our knowledge and skill has been leading the way ever since; we even wrote the book on it. Our wealth of experience provides our clients with practical and bespoke professional advice in the following service areas; • Building Inspections & Defect Analysis • Technical Due Diligence for purchasers and vendors • Contract Administration • Dilapidations • Party Wall Matters • Planned Maintenance • Project Design • Rights to Light
Our services are underpinned by Watts’ proven, straightforward, practical approach; to provide tailored comprehensive inspection, reporting and recommendations to your requirements.
Watts’ approach will help you achieve your goals. We provide competent professional control and co-ordination from inception to completion of an instruction; by using the most appropriate resources that are focused, motivated and appropriately monitored.
We are experts at using our skills to maximise the value to clients involved at every stage of the property life cycle; from business case to development and refurbishment, compliance audits, repairs and strategic advice on sales and building.
Our dilapidation advice has saved a major client £3Million in claims in the last 3 years.
Watts’ approach to…
Project Management
Our forte is protecting clients’ interests, by driving delivery and retaining a commercial focus throughout a project. Watts’ successful approach is focused on leveraging performance in three key areas of a project:
• Managing the risks and opportunities;
• Managing the product (delivering best value); and
• Managing the people (projects are delivered by individuals, not organisations!).
This focus is based upon sound management principles and is underpinned by Watts’ well established straightforward practical process driven approach, which provides the stringent contractual procedures required and an audit trail to fully protect your interests.
Watts’ approach also ensures that one of our directors is designated as commission manager, to provide competent professional project control and co-ordination from inception to completion. In this way we are able to actively manage the time, cost and quality elements of the scheme at both the day-to-day and strategic levels. More specifically, our commission managers are responsible for:
• Establishing a high performing, well balanced team (including advising on the selection and appointment of any specialists)
• Chairing meetings and monitoring/reporting progress (including our performance against project specific key performance indicators)
• Controlling risk management, value engineering and cost control procedures
• Liaising with the client and key project stakeholders (including, where appropriate, end users, members of the public, other consultants, statutory bodies etc.)
• Directing any procurement required (including, where appropriate, the placing of adverts, tender evaluation and contractor selection/recommendation).
Complex projects demand robust procedures to ensure the scheme is designed, developed and delivered within established budgets and timelines. The procedures and documents we choose to adopt are intentionally limited (we leave bureaucracy to others), we simply make them easy for the team to understand and use; we rely on just four key documents to control and deliver our projects:
• Master client briefing document
• Master programme
• Master budget and expenditure schedule
• Project execution plan
Ultimately, all these elements manifest themselves into delivery of the best possible building design and specification. By ensuring that the whole project team are clear on what is important to you, Watts will ensure that your overall objectives are achieved in the most expedient and cost effective way.
Watts’ approach to…
Cost Consultancy
Watts’ quantity surveyors are concerned with the financial issues of construction projects. Their objectives can vary, depending upon the role being performed, but the key objective of best value is a constant theme. The role of Watts’ quantity surveyors has increased in scope, to take on the broader issues of management and project delivery as well as playing an active part in the construction process. The National Quantity Surveying and Monitoring team, which encompass our cost consultancy and development monitoring personnel, are a forward thinking UK-wide group who are able to combine the traditional skills of quantity surveying with the ever-changing requirements of today's market. The team draws on experience from a range of projects in the public, private and charity sectors and works closely with other property and construction consultancy teams in Watts - another vast repository of up-to-date information and advice. Our core service offering includes:
• Feasibility cost advice
• Pre-contract cost control
• Procurement and partnering advice
• Tender and contract documentation
• Negotiation of building contracts.
• Post-contract cost control, including recommendations for payment.
• Preparation of final accounts.
• Value management and engineering.
• Economic appraisal
• Risk assessments
• Reinstatement cost assessment/building reinstatement valuations (BRVs)
• Assistance in adjudication, arbitration and litigation
• Assistance in claims negotiations for/with loss adjusters.
Where appropriate, we can also provide practical and strategic advice to ensure maximum VAT recovery from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. Clearly all stages of the construction process are important, but we strongly believe that time invested at the pre-contract/feasibility stages is vital. In this way we can ensure that the overall scheme is right, the approved budget has the correct tolerances and the delivery stage runs smoothly as the identified risks are managed effectively, not designed out later at the client’s expense.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a tool to aid collaborative working in all stages of a building’s life, from design through construction, operational facilities management and final end of life disposal of the asset. In the design stages, BIM is increasingly being used by project teams to drive efficiency through enhanced collaborative working, leading to more accurate and better coordinated design information, which ultimately saves cost in the design, construction and operation stages. Our proven experience of providing the full range of cost consultancy and development monitoring services to a wide variety of clients over the last 45 years will benefit your organisation because we already understand what is required to ensure project delivery within time and budget.
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
London
Watts' London office has a strong culture of client-focused service delivery
and has diversified to match changing market conditions, moving into new
service areas and markets.
In addition to core professional Building Surveying, Project Management and
Cost Consultancy services, the London office has established a business unit
to meet increased demand from public sector clients, specialising in
delivering services to the local authority, health care and education sectors.
We have also seen an increased emphasis on property maintenance and
management including; Schedules of Condition, Neighbourly Matters, Fire
Insurance Valuations, Dilapidations Advice and Settling Claims for both
landlords and tenants. The London office is now able to offer sustainability
advice, energy audit and air conditioning inspections to meet the
requirements of recent environmental legislation.
Servicing a diverse and demanding client base, the office is well positioned to
develop further and to deliver the property and construction services that will
be required as economic conditions improve.
"The challenge for the future will
be change. No sector can now rely
on the services they provided
pre-credit crunch. Through Watts’
regional network, service delivery
and service offering, the London
team is working hard with its client
base to add value at every stage of
the property cycle"
Dan Webb
Director,
Watts Group PLC
watts.co.uk/
london
Robert Burke
Director,
Watts Group PLC
watts.co.uk/
london
Tim French
Director,
Watts Group PLC
watts.co.uk/
london
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
Belfast
Located in the city’s burgeoning legal and commercial district, the scope of
services offered by the Belfast team continues to broaden, reflecting the
diverse requirements of the local market.
The office is able to offer a comprehensive range of building surveying
services, including project management; cost consultancy; condition and
dilapidations surveys; measured surveys; building conservation; contract
administration; CDM coordination; and asbestos surveys.
Watts Belfast has a client base as diverse as its range of services. This
includes independent and multiple retail chains; financial institutions;
property agents and public sector bodies including the health and social care
sector.
Watts’ strong heritage in property services, combined with local knowledge, is
supported by the breadth of professional and technical expertise available
from within the company.
Harry Dowey
Lead Director, Watts Belfast
watts.co.uk/belfast
"Our aim is to efficiently
service the needs of customers
ranging from the individual to
the multinational company and
including all statutory bodies
and government agencies"
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
Birmingham
Watts’ Birmingham office has successfully serviced local clients, as well as
those located in the Midlands business centres of Derby, Leicester and
Nottingham, since July 2006.
The office has developed a strong reputation for providing independent
professional advice, offering the full range of commercial building surveying
services. These include project management, cost consultancy, condition and
dilapidations services, contract administration, due diligence, expert witness,
neighbourly matters, landlord and tenant and CDM Coordinator services.
Client-focused service delivery guarantees high level staff involvement in all
instructions.
A diverse client base across both public and commercial sectors in the
Midlands region includes national and local property companies, commercial
landlords and tenants, multiple retail chains, financial institutions and local
authorities including health, education and local services.
Watts’ strong heritage in property services, combined with detailed
knowledge of local markets, is supported by the breadth of professional and
technical expertise available from within the company.
Mike Jackson
Lead Director, Watts Birmingham
watts.co.uk/birmingham
"One of the real strengths of
Watts’ Midlands operation is that
we are all senior surveyors with
extensive knowledge of the
region. We work hard to build
lasting relationships with our
clients and have developed
strong local links. We are selling
what our clients want: specialist
services from experts, not
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
Bristol
Watts’ Bristol office is a well-established and successful provider of
construction and property advice in the South West and South Wales region,
where the company has had a presence for more than 15 years.
The development of Bristol as a regional hub has boosted the local economy
and the commercial property sector, creating a diverse range of instructions
from clients including investors, developers, owners and occupiers.
Watts Bristol provides a comprehensive range of commercial building
surveying and project consultancy services, as well as specialising in all
aspects of compliance and health and safety advice. The office delivers
particular expertise in sustainable development, offering BREEAM-related
advice and services to major public sector clients located in the region.
Watts’ strong heritage in property services, combined with detailed
knowledge of local markets, is supported by the breadth of professional and
technical expertise available from within the company.
Robert Hillman
Lead Director, Watts Bristol
watts.co.uk/bristol
"Watts Bristol is well located to
service the business needs of the
South West and busy M4 corridor
between London and into Wales.
We have developed our service
offering to capitalise on the
decentralisation of business
services out of London and the
emergence of Bristol as a centre
of commerce for the region"
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
Edinburgh
Watts’ Edinburgh office is a well-established and successful provider of
property and construction advice in the east of Scotland, where the company
has had a presence for more than ten years. The development of Edinburgh as
a world class financial services centre, allied with its long-established tourist
industry, has boosted the commercial property sector, creating a diverse
range of instructions from clients including investors, developers, owners and
occupiers.
Watts Edinburgh provides a comprehensive range of traditional commercial
building surveying and project related consultancy services to major public
and private sector clients throughout the East of Scotland. The office also
delivers particular expertise in compliance matters, including asbestos,
access audits, fire risk, and energy consultancy, along with landlord and
tenant related matters.
Watts’ strong heritage in property consultancy, combined with detailed
knowledge of local markets, is supported by the breadth of professional and
technical expertise available from within the company.
Andrew Murray
Lead Director, Watts Edinburgh
watts.co.uk/edinburgh
"Watts Edinburgh is well located to
service the business needs of the
east of Scotland, including the
Lothians, Borders, Fife, Grampian
and Highland regions. The office
has developed its service offering
to capitalise on Edinburgh’s
growth, and the increase in
international interest in the city as
a global financial services centre"
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
Leeds
Watts’ Leeds office provides a comprehensive range of property and
construction services to local and national clients and across North East
England from the Scottish Borders to Nottingham, taking in Yorkshire,
Humberside, North Lincolnshire, Durham and Northumberland.
The Leeds team prides itself on its strong customer focus and pragmatic
approach to problem solving, working for a diverse range of property
investors, developers, landlords and tenants, as well as local authorities,
housing associations and charities.
Professional services include technical due diligence, project management
and contract administration and landlord and tenant matters such as
dilapidations. Staff are also able to advise on neighbourly matters and to carry
out fire risk assessments and access audits.
Watts’ strong heritage in property services, combined with detailed
knowledge of local markets, is supported by the breadth of professional and
technical expertise available from within the company.
John Blomeley
Lead Director, Watts Leeds
"Our ability to take on challenging
and complex projects and to work
well with other disciplines as an
integrated team has shaped our
success in the north of England,
enabling the Leeds office to build
lasting relationships that bring our
clients back to us again and again"
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
Manchester
Watts’ Manchester office is the largest of the company’s regional operations,
serving a wide range of clients across the North West of England since 1993.
By establishing long-term relationships with key clients within the region, the
office is well placed to capitalise on the recovering market.
Watts Manchester serves a diverse mix of local and national clients, including
financial institutions, property developers, owners, occupiers, NHS trusts, and
local authorities. A broad spectrum of projects are delivered across all
commercial and industrial sectors via experienced technical due diligence,
survey and development monitoring teams. Dedicated project management
and design staff, and a specialist health and safety group offering CDM
coordinator services, have also been developed. Additional services include
cost management and a well-respected dilapidations and party walls
consultancy.
Watts’ strong heritage in property services, combined with detailed
knowledge of local markets, is supported by the breadth of professional and
technical expertise available from within the company.
Simon Walker
Lead Director, Watts Manchester
watts.co.uk/manchester
"The Manchester office is proud
of Watts’ strong delivery focus
and can-do attitude which has
supported the team’s
achievements over the last 20
years, enabling delivery of high
profile schemes to a wide range
of public and private clients both
regionally and nationally"
Local knowledge...
Regional introduction
Glasgow
Watts’ Glasgow office has been trading successfully since 1991. In response
to changing local market dynamics, the office has diversified its service
offering, delivering independent, professional advice to a broad spectrum of
commercial and public sector clients. Services include commercial building
surveying and project and cost management advice across all property
sectors and building types.
The office has developed an impressive track record in landlord and tenant
matters, particularly dilapidations and service charge disputes, and has
established a reputation as a commercially aware provider of technical due
diligence advice to both purchasers and vendors. Watts’ exposure to the
public sector market in Glasgow and the west of Scotland has also grown
rapidly during the last five years, particularly in the further and higher
education sectors.
Watts’ strong heritage in property services, combined with local knowledge, is
supported by the breadth of professional and technical expertise available
from within the company.
Joseph Madden
Lead Director, Watts Glasgow
watts.co.uk/glasgow
"Watts Glasgow is ideally located
to service the west of Scotland
market. In conjunction with Watts
Edinburgh, the office is able to
offer a wide range of professional
and technical services supported
by a comprehensive resource
capability, reinforcing Watts’
ability to provide consistent, high
quality advice across Scotland"
Higher Education
capability
In the wake of the comprehensive spending review, further education colleges and universities are faced with a 25% reduction in the further education budget by 2015. This, combined with the threat of new immigration limits reducing the flow of international higher education students coming to the UK, presents a real test for colleges and universities.
In response to the reduction in the further education budget, the upkeep and maintenance of higher education buildings are likely to be brought into sharp focus in establishing whether overheads can be reduced through efficiency savings.
Watts has a specialist education team which has led, reviewed, managed and supported numerous higher education programmes and projects. By working in partnership with our higher education clients, we have been able to both inform and transform the way that services are delivered to their customers, and achieve a cost efficient solution.
Our comprehensive experience across the following aspects of the higher education estate life cycle enables Watts to provide an unrivalled service to this sector. • Property acquisition • Refurbishment • Defect analysis • Planned maintenance • Space planning • Sustainability • Redevelopment Building Condition Survey Belfast , N.Ireland CLIENT: Queen’s University Belfast SERVICE: Planned Maintenance, Refurbishment and Maintenance Management Loughborough University Athletics Facility Loughborough, UK CLIENT: Loughborough University SERVICE: Contract Administration Cost Consultancy Knights Park LRC Refurbishment London, UK CLIENT: Kingston University SERVICE: Project Management, CDM-C PROJECT COST: £3,500,000
Commercial
capability
The economic challenges facing the commercial property sector have prompted changes to business requirements. Understanding the right balance between cost and added value is paramount to successful asset acquisition, management and disposal. A stronger emphasis is emerging on building management and refurbishment maximising portfolio value from existing property must be adequately planned to reduce risk and cost and. Watts has the expertise to deliver tailored services to suit clients’ specific requirements and objectives, through a proactive and integrated approach.
Watts takes pride in our ability to deliver professional, straightforward and accurate commercial property advice balanced with an understanding of local markets and client requirements throughout the UK and Europe.
With a track record spanning 45 years, Watts has built a strong reputation for providing independent, specialist advice to the commercial property sector, including offices, mixed use
60 St Mary Axe London, UK CLIENT: Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund, USA
SERVICE: Technical Due Diligence, Reinstatement Cost Assessment 60 St Mary Axe London, UK CLIENT:
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund, USA
SERVICE: Technical due diligence, reinstatement cost assessment
developments and hotels.
Working across the company’s UK-wide office network, our commercial teams are able to offer advice at every stage of the property life cycle, including project management, the provision of building surveys, planned
preventative maintenance, sustainability, M&E engineering and
technical consultancy services. Clients range from property investors and developers to building owners, landlords and occupiers.
Railway Square Waterford, Ireland CLIENT: RS Railway Square Ltd (Private Developers) SERVICE: Project management, employer’s agent PROJECT COST: The Ark London, UK CLIENT:
Landid, GE Real Estate and O&H Properties SERVICE:
Public sector
capability
The provision of independent professional property advice to public sector clients, as well as those organisations that are publicly funded, has always been a core aspect of Watts’ service offering. With extensive experience across a wide range of projects and services for central and local government, (particularly higher education and schools, the Ministry of Defence and the police), Watts has developed an enviable reputation for client-focused delivery. Specialist staff understand public sector governance and demonstrate the ability to balance community expectations with commercial realism.
Watts has supported central and local government through a pattern of continuous change over successive administrations and is fully aware of the developing political and economic agenda. The company is well placed to advise and support local authorities with flagship initiatives and has significant experience of Building Schools for the Future, academies and Primary Strategy for Change.
As a multi-discipline property consultancy, Watts is able to deliver a comprehensive range of professional services including technical and environmental due diligence, project management, planned preventative maintenance, sustainability advice, M&E engineering and technical consultancy.
Watts’ dedicated public sector team is already working with 20-plus local authorities and more than 15 universities. The team is committed to expanding its UK-wide presence, and maximising the company’s profile in this extensive and wide-ranging market. Bolton Schools Condition Surveys Bolton, UK CLIENT: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council SERVICE: Planned Maintenance, Structural Appraisal
Horizon House Bristol, UK
CLIENT:
The Environment Agency
SERVICE:
Project and Development Monitoring, Project Management PROJECT COST: £10,000,000 Preston Manor London, UK SERVICE: Project Management PROJECT COST: £8,570,000
Historic
capability
Preserving and maintaining our built heritage requires a level of expert knowledge, skill and care which results from experience and dedication. Inappropriate methods of repair and a lack of understanding of the behaviour of materials are common causes of defects in historic buildings, and may lead to damage or the loss of important historic elements.
Watts provides specialist conservation advice to a wide range of clients who are responsible for the practical care of historic buildings, including central government, local authorities, independent schools, theatres, hotels and property investors and managers.
We have the capability to deliver the complete spectrum of historic building services, including historic building surveys, quadrennial and quinquennial inspections and reports, planned maintenance, post-fire damage reconstruction, restoration of historic facades, planning and Listed Building Consent applications, specialist project management and contract administration services, defect analysis, archival research and above ground archaeology.
60 St Mary Axe London, UK CLIENT: Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund, USA
SERVICE: Technical Due Diligence, Reinstatement Cost Assessment
Watts’ building conservation team has a full understanding of the need for sympathetic repair with minimal intervention to the building fabric to prevent deterioration and prolong the life of our cultural and natural heritage.
Royal Albert Hall London, UK CLIENT:
The Trustees of the Royal Albert Hall SERVICE: Heritage conservation, reinstatement cost The Opera House
Manchester, UK
CLIENT:
Moorfield Group and Accor SERVICE: Project management, refurbishment and maintenance management, CDM-C PROJECT COST: £750,000 Foreign and Commonwealth Office London, UK CLIENT: Operon Ltd SERVICE: Project management, heritage conservation,
Industrial
capability
As a multi-disciplinary property consultancy, Watts offers a comprehensive range of professional services to the industrial sector including, Technical and Environmental Due Diligence, New Build and Refurbishment Project Management and Monitoring, Dilapidations and Defect Analysis.
Via our extensive office network, the company works with property investors, owners and occupiers across all industrial building types including, estates, warehouses, sheds and distribution centres throughout the UK.
With a solid track record of delivering timely, expert advice to industrial clients at every stage of the property life cycle, Watts is able to rapidly adapt its service offer to meet the changing needs of the market. In the current economic climate, clients are placing greater emphasis on carrying out refurbishments of older stock.
Watts’ industrial specialists have extensive technical expertise, twinned with local knowledge, and are ideally placed to advise on the most cost-effective way to improve older industrial property to help investors and owners capitalise on the need for industrial space once recovery is underway. 100 Northwest Business Park Dublin, Ireland CLIENT:
Atrium (F&C Ireland)
SERVICE:
Project and Development Monitoring PROJECT COST: £4,000,000 G Park Kemsley Fields Kent, UK CLIENT: Standard Life Investments Ltd SERVICE:
Project and Development Monitoring PROJECT COST: £42,000,000 Gateway 22, Chadderton, Manchester CLIENT: Barclays Bank PLC SERVICE: Project Monitoring Project Cost: 1.600,000
Retail
capability
With our network of offices throughout the UK, Watts is well-placed to provide a consistent and rapid response to high street and out-of-town retail clients as well as pubs, restaurants and landlords.
There continues to be cautious expansion among major retailers, with the large supermarkets driving forward their building programmes. Our 45-year heritage has enabled Watts to develop technical and consultancy services tailored to meet the changing requirements of those clients that are expanding or refurbishing their portfolios.
Services include undertaking schedules of condition for acquisition or lease purposes, engineering advice, planned preventative maintenance and environmental guidance on aspects such as compliance with European legislation.
A retail forum, which includes representatives from each of the company’s regional offices, has been established to actively support clients, wherever they are located.
Demonstrating Watts’ commitment to the sector, the forum and office network are matched to the regional spread of clients, enabling staff to service projects rapidly and effectively.
B&Q Norwich, UK CLIENT: Standard Life Investments Limited SERVICE:
Project and development monitoring PROJECT COST: £9,000,000 Highcross Shopping Centre Leicester, UK CLIENT: Hammerson SERVICE: Building management consultancy Festival Place Hampshire, UK CLIENT: Confidential SERVICE: Planned maintenance
Residential
Residential capability
Watts has provided first-class professional advice to the residential property sector for more than 45 years. Residential teams operate throughout our network of offices and have considerable experience of social housing, senior living and student accommodation sectors.
Watts’ specialist education team, comprising project managers, building surveyors and cost consultants, delivers services across all aspects of the university estate, from property acquisition, refurbishment, defect analysis, dilapidations and redevelopment.
Within the senior living sector, Watts is able to offer advice at every stage of the property life cycle, including cost consultancy, building surveys, planned preventative maintenance, project management, employer’s agent, sustainability, and technical consultancy services. Watts’ specialist knowledge and partnership approach provides clients with advice and assistance to navigate the key stages of the senior living development process.
Consistent provision of
professional, straightforward and accurate advice balanced
with an understanding of relationships, leadership and teamwork, enables Watts to provide an unrivalled service to the
residential sector.
Pan Peninsula London, UK CLIENT: Anglo Irish Bank
SERVICE:
Project and development monitoring PROJECT COST: £175,000,000 Iroko Buildings London, UK CLIENT:
Coin Street Community Builders SERVICE: Contract administration, refurbishment and maintenance management PROJECT COST: £150,000 Broad Street Portsmouth, UK CLIENT: Charles Church Southern SERVICE: Cost management, employer’s agent, CDM-C PROJECT COST: £3,400,000
Sharing knowledge...
Publications
Creating a strong knowledge base is at the heart of Watts’ corporate culture. This is not only demonstrated via the professional and technical expertise of staff but by the regular dissemination of industry intelligence through Watts’ specialist publications.
Each of Watts’ publications is supported by the wide range of technical resources that are at the core of the company’s reputation as a leading independent consultant to the property market.
Developed from the popular hard copy handbook first published in 1983, Watts Pocket Handbook Online is a unique electronic reference tool which provides comprehensive technical information and legal guidance on all aspects of property and construction. The site features topical, accurate and relevant commentary on a vast selection of subjects ranging from cost management to construction defects, as well as the latest technical developments in the industry. Visit wattshandbook.co.uk to find out more.
Watts' technical resources are further supported by our presence on key social media platforms.
LinkedIn allows our staff to connect and build relationships with fellow property and construction professionals, with regular updates posted via the Watts company page and Watts Bulletin group.
Followers of Watts' Twitter page (@watts_group) receive up-to-the-Monthly technical updates in the form of an electronic bulletin are distributed to a large subscriber base to supplement and update the market knowledge and technical information available via Watts Pocket Handbook Online.
The quarterly-published Watts Update newsletter features company information, recent project success stories and a general flavour of what’s what in Watts.
Our top clients...
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Barclays Bank
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BIS Postal Services
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Boots
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Brunel University
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BT
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Hammerson UK Properties
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Kings College Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust
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London Borough of Brent
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London Borough of Camden
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London Borough of Sutton
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Modern Housing Solutions
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Moorfield Real Estate Fund
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NU3PS
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Omaha Nominees Limited
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
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SEGRO
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Service Glas LLP
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Skypark Trustee Limited
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Stockport Metropolitan
Borough Council
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The City of Edinburgh Council
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The Co-operative Group
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TUI UK Limited
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