Office Dilapidations delivered in Holborn, London WC1, WC2
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Office Dilapidations in Holborn

Office Dilapidations across Holborn (WC1, WC2). End-of-lease dilapidations works — reinstatement to the standard set by the lease, schedule of dilapidations or pre-exit negotiation. We mobilise within 5 working days, deliver to landlord-acceptable finish, and provide handover documentation that closes the schedule.

Estate-approvedCDM 2015FIRASNICEIC£10M insured

Office Dilapidations in Holborn — what businesses typically need

Office Dilapidations across Holborn (WC1, WC2) is delivered by our in-house commercial team with current estate approvals and compliance records on file. We have completed works in or adjacent to Sea Containers House, One New Oxford Street, Holborn Viaduct House, Warwick Court, Kingsway Tower among others. Teams mobilise from our London operations base, with direct transport links via Holborn (Central, Piccadilly), Chancery Lane (Central), Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth line), Russell Square (Piccadilly), Farringdon (Elizabeth line, Thameslink). Every project is run by a named project manager reporting weekly with photographs and programme RAG. Out-of-hours loading, estate permit-to-work and managing-agent liaison are included in the prelims — not charged as variations.

The Holborn market is dominated by top-tier law firms (magic-circle, silver-circle and mid-tier), media and publishing (guardian, warner bros), higher education (lse, soas proximity), each with distinct office dilapidations requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered office dilapidations in trophy buildings including Sea Containers House, One New Oxford Street, Holborn Viaduct House, Warwick Court.

Midtown spans the Inns of Court (legal), Gray's Inn Road (media — Guardian, Warner Bros Discovery), Kingsway and Holborn itself. Modern Grade A around Chancery Lane sits alongside period stock in Bloomsbury and around the Inns.

Our commercial delivery model

Camden and Westminster both restrict noisy works to 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri, 08:00–13:00 Sat. Inns of Court buildings have additional sitting-term restrictions during legal terms. Kingsway is a red route — loading is permitted only in booked bays outside peak hours. Gray's Inn Road and High Holborn bays fill early; we book through Camden/Westminster parking services 48 hours ahead.

  1. Stage 1

    Schedule review with optional RICS-regulated input from sister practice Hampstead Chartered Surveyors

  2. Stage 2

    Priced Scott schedule against each item of the schedule

  3. Stage 3

    Principal contractor appointment, CDM 2015 notification

  4. Stage 4

    Works delivered in compressed 2–6 week programme

  5. Stage 5

    Joint inspection with landlord's surveyor on completion

  6. Stage 6

    Photographic and documentary handover pack

Programme, budget, and disruption

TierRangeWhat's covered
Light reinstatement£15–£30 per sqftMake-good paint, carpet lift, partition removal
Standard reinstatement£30–£55 per sqftFull CAT A reinstatement — ceilings, floors, partitions, M&E reversions
Full CAT A reinstatement£55–£95 per sqftIncluding M&E strip and reinstatement, ceiling grid replacement
Complex reinstatement£95+ per sqftListed buildings, bespoke elements, specialist flooring reinstatement

This area sits outside the core trophy-tower premium zone — programme and pricing typically sit at the mid-range of the bands below. Figures are guide ranges — we provide a fixed quote after survey.

Typical works we deliver in Holborn

Schedule review — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

Scott schedule pricing — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

Strip-out — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

Partition removal — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

Ceiling reinstatement — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

Flooring make-good — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

Redecoration — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

M&E reinstatement — delivered in Holborn under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.

Planning and compliance for Office Dilapidations in Holborn

Camden (north of High Holborn) and Westminster (south) split the area, with Bloomsbury Conservation Area, Gray's Inn Conservation Area and Kingsway Conservation Area all engaging. Listed buildings in the Inns of Court require LBC; Kingsway's Grade II*-listed facades restrict any external alteration.

Service-specific compliance

CDM 2015 principal contractorFIRAS fire-stopping reinstatement certificationNICEIC electrical certificationWaste carrier licence and segregated waste manifestsBS 5266 emergency lighting re-certificationEICR on completion£10M PL + £10M PI

Buildings we have worked in across Holborn

Notable buildings

  • Sea Containers House
  • One New Oxford Street
  • Holborn Viaduct House
  • Warwick Court
  • Kingsway Tower
  • 100 Kingsway
  • One Southampton Row
  • Lincoln House
  • Central St Giles
  • The Post Building
  • Bloomsbury Square (50 Bedford Row)
  • Chancery House

Notable estates

  • The Bedford Estate (Bloomsbury edge)
  • Crown Estate (Holborn edge)
  • Inns of Court (Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn)

Reference list available on request under NDA.

Our process — seven stages

  1. Survey

    Measured condition survey within 5 working days, including M&E, fabric and compliance review.

  2. Brief

    Scope capture workshop with stakeholders — occupier, landlord, managing agent, FM team.

  3. Design

    Stage 3 design package with space plan, M&E schedules, specification and CAT A/B split.

  4. Fixed quote

    Lump-sum price against the design package. All prelims transparent.

  5. Mobilisation

    CDM notification, RAMS, permit-to-work, landlord licence-to-alter, estate approvals.

  6. Delivery

    Weekly client reports with photos, programme RAG, variation log, compliance status.

  7. Handover

    O&M manuals, as-built drawings, building-regs sign-off, 12-month defects period.

Office Dilapidations specifications by building type

Modern Grade A (Kingsway, Holborn) — 10,000–25,000 sqft plates

Office Dilapidations in modern grade a (kingsway, holborn) — 10,000–25,000 sqft plates is typically specified to light reinstatement level — make-good paint, carpet lift, partition removal. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.

Period refurbished stock (Gray's Inn Road, Bloomsbury)

Office Dilapidations in period refurbished stock (gray's inn road, bloomsbury) is typically specified to standard reinstatement level — full cat a reinstatement — ceilings, floors, partitions, m&e reversions. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.

Inns of Court chambers buildings

Office Dilapidations in inns of court chambers buildings is typically specified to full cat a reinstatement level — including m&e strip and reinstatement, ceiling grid replacement. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.

Listed Victorian and Georgian terraces

Office Dilapidations in listed victorian and georgian terraces is typically specified to complex reinstatement level — listed buildings, bespoke elements, specialist flooring reinstatement. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.

Out-of-hours, weekend, and live-environment working

Dilapidations works are typically delivered in vacated demises during extended standard hours. Where loading restrictions apply (Broadgate, Canary Wharf), strip-out logistics are scheduled in pre-booked 6am–8am or 6pm–10pm slots with the estate management team.

Camden and Westminster both restrict noisy works to 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri, 08:00–13:00 Sat. Inns of Court buildings have additional sitting-term restrictions during legal terms. Kingsway is a red route — loading is permitted only in booked bays outside peak hours. Gray's Inn Road and High Holborn bays fill early; we book through Camden/Westminster parking services 48 hours ahead.

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

All Holborn occupiers benefit from a PPM framework covering L8 water hygiene, EICR, emergency lighting, F-Gas registers and fabric maintenance. For a scoped PPM package in Holborn see Office Maintenance in Holborn or Commercial Maintenance in Holborn.

Case studies

Anonymised project outlines from our Holborn and adjacent-area portfolio — full reference list with contact introductions available on request under NDA.

City law firm CAT A reinstatement

Scope · 8,400 sqft

Budget band · £420k

Programme · 4 weeks

Full reinstatement after 10-year lease expiry

Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.

Canary Wharf financial services exit

Scope · 15,200 sqft

Budget band · £760k

Programme · 6 weeks

Trading floor strip-out, CAT A reinstatement, fire-stopping re-cert

Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.

Mayfair boutique firm exit

Scope · 3,100 sqft

Budget band · £145k

Programme · 2 weeks

Partition strip, redecoration, flooring make-good

Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.

FAQs — Office Dilapidations in Holborn

Can you review the schedule of dilapidations before we settle?

Independent schedule review is available through our RICS-regulated sister practice, Hampstead Chartered Surveyors (hampsteadcharteredsurveyors.co.uk/services/dilapidations). We recommend a pre-settlement review — schedules are often over-stated by 20–40%.

How quickly can you mobilise dilapidations works?

Within 5 working days of instruction. A typical 5,000 sqft reinstatement programme runs 2–4 weeks.

Do you handle works in managed estates like Canary Wharf or Broadgate?

Yes. We hold estate approvals, CSCS records and insurance certificates on file with the major London estate managers, and work within their pre-booked loading, waste and out-of-hours regimes.

Will you price against the Scott schedule?

Yes. We price item-by-item against the Scott schedule so settlement and residual liability are clear.

Do we need a Pre-action Protocol compliant handover?

We provide the photographic record, waste manifests, electrical/gas/fire certificates and building-regs completion certificates that support a Pre-action Protocol defence.

Do you work in Inns of Court chambers?

Yes — we have delivered refurbishment works in chambers buildings across Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, operating within the Inn's own permit and fabric-protection regimes and around sitting terms.

How does the Bloomsbury Conservation Area affect fit-out?

Interior fit-out is generally unaffected, but any external alteration, signage or shopfront change engages conservation area consent. Our architects handle the applications.

What's the typical law-firm fit-out programme in Holborn?

8,000 sqft: 10–12 weeks. 15,000 sqft law-firm full CAT B with library and mediation rooms: 14–18 weeks.

Can you handle Grade II* listed buildings on Kingsway?

Yes — our heritage team handles LBC applications for internal reversible fit-out, with conservation officer pre-application consultation built into the mobilisation programme.

Do you hold compliance records for the major managing agents here?

Yes — Savills, Knight Frank, CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers all hold our compliance pack on file.

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Start with a survey in Holborn

Measured condition survey within 5 working days. Fixed-price quote within 10. Estate approvals on file.