What is Building Consultancy?
At Regalia, our Building Consultancy service offers expert advice, oversight, and planning to ensure your project (whether refurbishment, extension, or new build) is feasible, compliant, and optimised for value. With qualified building surveyors leading the way, we guide you through every technical, regulatory, and structural aspect helping avoid risks, delays, and costly surprises.
What We Offer
Our consultancy services cover a broad range of areas, tailored to your needs:
- Detailed Building Surveys — full structural assessments, condition reports, issue identification, long-term maintenance advice.
- Feasibility & Site Assessments — evaluating whether your project is practical, cost-effective, and meets regulatory constraints.
- Planning & Regulatory Guidance — advising on planning permissions, building control, local authority requirements, certificates & compliance.
- Design Reviews & Value Engineering — refining design proposals to optimise cost, materials, layout, energy efficiency.
- Pre-construction Risk Assessment — identifying structural, legal, environmental, and technical risks upfront, setting out mitigation.
- Project Oversight & Quality Assurance — ongoing inspections, monitoring workmanship & materials, ensuring compliance during build.
- Building Management & Maintenance Planning — schedules of ongoing maintenance, advice on durability, preservation, future-proofing.
- Specialised Reports — surveyor reports, dilapidation schedules, schedules of condition, party wall matters, warranty & insurance documentation.
Why Choose Regalia for Consultancy
- In-house Qualified Surveyors & Experts — All work is overseen by chartered professionals who understand structural integrity, regulation compliance, and quality control.
- Early Clarity, Minimal Risk — By engaging us at the start, you gain clarity on costs, constraints, and requirements, which reduces surprises later.
- Regulatory Confidence — We help ensure all your approvals, planning permissions, and compliance obligations are fully met (building control, local planning, safety, etc.).
- Cost-Effective Recommendations — Our surveys and engineering advice can help avoid over-specification, uncover hidden issues early, and save on long-term upkeep.
- Seamless Integration — Consultancy is built into our full service: our surveyors work closely with design, construction, and finishing teams so there’s consistency throughout.
- Transparent & Trustworthy — You’ll receive clear, detailed reports, realistic timelines, and actionable recommendations you can depend on.
How Our Consultancy Process Works
- Initial Consultation & Requirement Discovery
We start by understanding your project goals, budget, timeframe, and constraints.
- Site Survey & Data Gathering
Our building surveyors inspect the site, existing structures, services, site access, environmental context, etc.
- Feasibility & Regulatory Review
We assess planning permissions, local authority requirements, building codes, structural safety, and any constraints that may affect your plans.
- Report & Recommendations
You receive a comprehensive report: condition findings, risk areas, proposed options, cost estimates, design suggestions, compliance guidelines.
- Design & Cost Optimisation
Together with you, we refine designs, select materials, optimise layout and function while balancing cost, aesthetics, durability.
- Ongoing Oversight & Handover
If you choose Regalia for build, our surveyors will continue monitoring construction, performing inspections, ensuring all work matches recommendations and standards. On completion, you receive final documentation and maintenance guidance.
What Clients Can Expect
- Detailed and well-structured survey / consultancy reports
- Honest estimates and clear scope of work for required remedial or pre-build items
- Expert advice, backed by professional qualifications, not just builders’ experience
- Reduced risk of compliance issues, delays, latent defects
- Better budgeting and fewer unforeseen costs during construction
Real-World Impact
Here are examples of what our consultancy has achieved for clients:
- Identified structural issues in existing roof that saved thousands in early remedial work.
- Secured planning permissions faster thanks to precise surveys and well-prepared documentation.
- Value engineering of design options, delivering equivalent aesthetics at lower material cost.
- Maintenance plans helping homeowners avoid repeat works due to damp, wood rot or un-inspected services.
Ready to Start with Confidence?
Don’t move forward without clarity. Let Regalia’s qualified building surveyors help you make informed decisions from the very beginning.
Contact us today for a free consultation and surveyor-led assessment.