Lewisham has a substantial pipeline of residential development, where employer’s agent services are essential for clients procuring new-build housing and mixed-use schemes under design and build contracts. The volume and scale of development in Lewisham requires experienced client-side representation to protect the employer’s interests throughout the design and construction process.
We provide employer’s agent services across Lewisham, acting on behalf of development clients to manage design and build contracts, coordinate design teams and administer the construction process from inception to handover.
Our employer’s agent role in Lewisham reflects the area’s residential development market, ensuring that the employer’s requirements are clearly defined, design quality is maintained and the contractor delivers the project to the required standards, programme and budget.
We assist clients in Lewisham with defining the employer’s requirements for design and build contracts, translating the project brief into a clear specification that establishes the quality, performance and design standards the contractor must deliver.
We coordinate the design team for development projects in Lewisham, managing the interface between the employer’s design consultants and the contractor’s design team to ensure that design development maintains the quality and standards established in the employer’s requirements.
We administer the building contract for Lewisham development projects, managing variations, assessing interim valuations, monitoring costs against budget and protecting the employer’s contractual position throughout the construction phase.
We manage the completion and handover process for Lewisham development projects, coordinating practical completion inspections, managing the snagging and defects process and ensuring that the building is handed over with complete documentation, warranties and O&M manuals.
Independent project management for building works and capital programmes.
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View ServiceAn employer’s agent acts on behalf of the development client under a design and build contract in Lewisham. The employer’s agent is responsible for defining the employer’s requirements, coordinating the design team, administering the building contract, certifying payments and managing the completion and handover process.
An employer’s agent is typically appointed for development projects in Lewisham procured under JCT Design and Build or similar design and build contract forms. This includes new-build residential schemes, commercial developments, mixed-use projects and major refurbishment works.
The employer’s agent protects the client in Lewisham by clearly defining the employer’s requirements at the outset, monitoring the contractor’s design development and construction quality, administering the contract impartially, managing cost control and ensuring that the completed building meets the specified standards before certifying practical completion.
RICS regulation means our employer’s agent practice operates under mandatory professional standards, including requirements for professional indemnity insurance, complaints handling procedures and continuing professional development. This provides development clients in Lewisham with confidence that their employer’s agent is a regulated professional with appropriate governance and accountability.