Damp & Mould, Legal Disrepair Surveyor
- Manage legal disrepair, damp and mould, and building defect cases across a residential housing portfolio.
- Undertake detailed property inspections to investigate reported disrepair, building defects, damp, mould, condensation, water ingress, and structural concerns.
- Produce high-quality inspection reports, schedules of works, specifications, photographic evidence, and technical recommendations.
- Prepare Scott Schedules and supporting documentation for legal disrepair claims.
- Provide expert surveying advice relating to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, HHSRS, and related housing legislation.
- Assess and diagnose all forms of damp and mould including condensation, penetrating damp, rising damp, hygroscopic damp, construction defects, and water ingress.
- Ensure compliance with Awaab's Law requirements and damp and mould response obligations.
- Monitor and manage disrepair cases from inception through to completion, ensuring timescales and legal requirements are met.
- Liaise with solicitors, legal representatives, insurers, contractors, consultants, residents, and internal stakeholders to progress cases effectively.
- Produce Part 35-compliant reports and technical evidence where required.
- Support court proceedings, tribunal hearings, and expert witness requirements where necessary.
- Monitor compliance with legal settlements, Tomlin Orders, court directives, and agreed remedial actions.
- Prepare detailed repair specifications and financial cost estimates using NHF Schedule of Rates and other recognised pricing mechanisms.
- Oversee contractor performance, ensuring works are completed safely, to specification, and within agreed timescales.
- Conduct post-inspections and quality assurance checks to verify workmanship and compliance.
- Identify latent defects, structural issues, and historic construction-related concerns affecting building performance.
- Refer complex structural and latent defect matters to senior technical colleagues whilst providing supporting survey information and recommendations.
- Maintain accurate records across housing management, compliance, and asset management systems.
- Monitor trends relating to damp, mould, disrepair, and building defects to support strategic asset planning and investment decisions.
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