Specialist expertise, director-led delivery, multidisciplinary capability

From acquisition and feasibility through to planning, negotiation and delivery, we help developers identify, manage and resolve Rights of Light, Daylight and Sunlight constraints. Combining detailed analysis, live design testing and commercially focused strategy, we help clients optimise schemes, reduce risk and maximise development potential.

Every project is undertaken directly by a director from inception to completion, ensuring consistent advice, accountability and rapid decision-making throughout. As a specialist, technology-led consultancy, we provide the expertise and responsiveness often difficult to achieve within larger practices, whilst retaining the ability to coordinate party wall, wind, legal and building consultancy specialists where required to deliver a seamless development strategy.

Our Services

Daylight, Sunlight and Rights of Light

  • Targeted assessments to identify neighbouring rights risks and opportunities during site acquisition. Providing clear, commercially focused advice to support informed investment decisions.

  • Early-stage advice to identify potential Rights of Light, Daylight and Sunlight constraints before significant investment is made. Helping developers understand risk, assess viability and establish an effective strategy from the outset.

  • Strategic reviews of existing assets and development opportunities to identify risks, unlock value and support long-term portfolio planning.

  • Advanced 3D modelling and live design testing to help development teams optimise massing, identify constraints and make informed decisions as schemes evolve.

  • Planning-focused assessments and strategic advice to support planning applications, reduce planning risk and maximise development potential.

  • Detailed Rights of Light analysis and commercially focused mitigation strategies to help developers understand, manage and resolve neighbouring rights risks.

  • Strategic advice on Light Obstruction Notice procedures to preserve development opportunities and support long-term Rights of Light strategies.

  • Specialist analysis to identify opportunities for the transfer of light between neighbouring properties, helping to optimise development potential and manage Rights of Light risk.

  • Practical advice on cut-back strategies and design solutions to reduce light impacts whilst protecting development value and scheme viability.

  • Experienced in acting for both developers and adjoining owners, helping parties navigate Rights of Light matters and achieve practical, commercially focused outcomes.

  • Independent monitoring of development projects on behalf of funders, investors and stakeholders, providing confidence that risks are appropriately managed and progress is being delivered in accordance with expectations.

  • Using our experience of working in-house for developers who require specialised management of their Daylight, Sunlight and Rights of light strategies, we work on a consultancy basis to see a development through to completing negotiations with neighbours via your consultants, including carrying out the internal processes for appointing third parties, providing undertakings, transferring funds and securing appropriate signatures.

  • Independent expert evidence for planning appeals, litigation and arbitration, delivered in accordance with the expert's overriding duty to the court.

Building Consultancy

  • Review and manage tenant alteration proposals, ensuring lease obligations are met and landlords' interests are protected.

  • Manage construction and refurbishment projects throughout a project, overseeing contracts, budgets, quality, and programme delivery.

  • Assess building condition and develops long-term maintenance plans to preserve asset value and reduce unexpected repair costs.

  • Advise landlords and tenants on lease-end repair liabilities, negotiating and resolving dilapidations claims efficiently.

  • Specialist Party Wall advice, notice preparation and administration to help developers and property owners manage risk, fulfil statutory obligations and support successful project delivery.

  • Independent expert evidence for building and property disputes in legal or tribunal proceedings.

  • Carry out technical inspections and acquisition surveys to identify defects, risks, and liabilities before purchase, lease, construction or investment decisions.

Measured Surveys

  • Uses laser scanning technology to capture highly accurate measurements of buildings, structures, and sites, creating a detailed digital record of existing conditions.

  • Produce accurate scaled surveys of land and site features to support planning, design, construction, and development projects.

  • Provide accurate measurements and records of existing buildings to support design, construction, refurbishment, and asset management projects. Survey outputs can be delivered as 2D drawings, elevations, sections, 3D models, and digital visualisations, helping verify construction progress and identify variations from the intended design.

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If you need advice from a highly experienced Daylight, Sunlight and Rights of Light surveyor, we are here to help. Let us help you manage this complex and challenging area of planning and development.

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