Solving property and construction problems
Prolonged construction disputes often waste valuable time and money. Increasingly, it seems that traditional processes such as litigation are not often the best route. In many cases, alternative dispute resolution methodogies can be more useful and a more cost effective means of resolving construction and property disputes.
This is where the RICS Dispute Resolution Service can help.
The RICS DRS offers a complete range of methods for resolving disputes including: adjudication, expert determination, expert witness, arbitration and mediation. Independent, and with more that twenty years’ experience, the RICS DRS takes on many thousands of appointments from all over the globe each year.
Our dispute resolution services.
The RICS DRS is one of the world’s largest providers of alternative dispute resolution services. We offer a complete range of methods for resolving disputes including:
Using the resources of our members, we can help resolve disputes in areas relating to land, property and construction, including:
- Rent reviews on business premises
- Lease renewals
- Agricultural tenancies
- Building contract and sub-contract disputes
- Land boundaries and neighbour ‘disputes’
- Disputes arising out of the dissolution of partnerships
- Landlord and tenant matters including dilapidations, insurance disputes, maintenance and service charges
- Commercial property rent reviews
- Construction
- Fees and service charges
- Valuation (including insurance claims and home valuations for divorce settlements)
These are only a sample of matters that the RICS Dispute Resolution Service can assist with. If you have any dispute that is related to property, land or construction, the RICS Dispute Resolution can surely give you some practical advice on where to turn.
Adjudication
Adjudication is common methodology used to solve problems and resolve disputed used within the construction industry that is both relatively simple and efficient. The approach can be summarised by an adjudicator, relying on their own knowledge, experience and investigations whilst also weighing the evidence presented by the parties to the dispute, in order to reach a binding decision.
The RICS Dispute Resolution Service offer a number of adjudication services throughout various jurisdictions throughout the Oceania region.
