UK-Wide & Multi-Site Dilapidations

Dilapidations advice for portfolios and multi-site occupiers

If you occupy or own commercial property in more than one location, lease events rarely line up neatly. Breaks, expiries and claims arrive at different times, in different regions, with different landlords and different lease wording. Bemerton Consulting acts for tenants and landlords on dilapidations across the UK, with one team and one consistent approach, whether the instruction is one warehouse or a portfolio of fifty.

Who this is for

• Logistics, retail, leisure and healthcare occupiers with multiple leased sites.
• Corporate real estate and facilities teams managing lease events across a portfolio.
• Landlords and investors with several let buildings approaching lease end.
• Property managers and asset managers instructed on behalf of owners.

What we do

We prepare and respond to schedules of dilapidations and Scott schedules, advise on break clauses, produce schedules of condition at lease start, and negotiate settlements. For occupiers, we focus on challenging overstated claims and reducing exit liability. For landlords, we prepare robust, defensible schedules.

How a multi-site instruction works

1. Portfolio review. We list your sites, lease dates, break options and repairing obligations, and identify where exposure is greatest.
2. Prioritisation. We rank sites by risk and timing so effort goes where it matters most.
3. Site surveys. RICS chartered surveyors inspect and report against the lease, with consistent specification and costing across sites.
4. Negotiation and settlement. We deal with the landlord or tenant's surveyor and report back to you in a single format.

Large industrial and logistics buildings

Our background is in large-format industrial and warehouse property, including steel portal frames, profiled roofs and cladding. See our pages on warehouse and industrial dilapidations and industrial roofs and cladding.

Why use one surveyor across a portfolio

A consistent approach avoids contradictory positions between sites, reduces the management time your team spends, and gives you a clear view of total exposure. We can also advise early, before lease events, so you can plan budgets and timing.

Frequently asked questions

Do you work outside the North West?

Yes. We act for clients on property across England and Wales, and we can discuss other locations on request.

Can you advise before the first claim arrives?

Yes. Reviewing leases and conditions ahead of a break or expiry is usually the most cost-effective time to act.

Do you act for landlords as well as tenants?

Yes, though a large part of our work is on the tenant side, challenging claims. We keep clear separation between the two.

Contact Bemerton Consulting to discuss a portfolio or multi-site instruction.