Our dilapidations guides and advice draw on 230 years of surveying experience to provide clear, practical guidance for landlords, tenants, property owners and professional advisers.

Anstey Horne is one of the UK’s most experienced and highly qualified dilapidations consultancies. Our specialist building surveyors advise on every stage of the dilapidations process, from lease commencement and schedules of condition through to terminal schedules, negotiations, settlements and complex disputes.

This collection brings together the technical knowledge and commercial experience of our dilapidations experts. You will find detailed guidance on repairing obligations, FRI leases, schedules of dilapidations, Section 18 valuations, diminution in value, supersession, break clauses, yield-up provisions and other issues that regularly affect commercial property.

Whether you are a landlord seeking to protect the value of your asset or a tenant looking to understand and manage your potential liability, our guides explain the issues clearly and help you make informed decisions throughout the lease lifecycle.

Dilapidations law has developed through more than a century of important court decisions. Understanding that case law is essential when assessing repairing obligations, the appropriate measure of loss and the strength of a landlord’s or tenant’s position.

Anstey Horne combines specialist legal and technical knowledge with 230 years of surveying experience. As one of the UK’s most experienced and qualified firms of dilapidations experts, we regularly apply the principles established by leading cases when advising landlords, tenants, solicitors and property professionals on complex claims.

Our dilapidations case law collection examines the decisions that have shaped modern dilapidations practice, including cases concerning standards of repair, diminution in value, supersession, the cost of remedial works and the interpretation of lease obligations.

Each article explains the facts, the court’s decision and, most importantly, what the judgment means in practice. Together, they provide a valuable technical resource for anyone seeking to understand how dilapidations law applies to commercial property disputes.