ABOUT US

“With a unique mix of Building Surveying and Valuation expertise we are capable of dealing with a wide variety of residential and commercial property issues.”

LBB Chartered Surveyors is a highly regarded, award winning and well-established firm, having been in practice since 1994. We work throughout the UK, however, being situated near Fleet Street, we are ideally positioned to serve Central London and the South East.

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Our
Practice

LBB Chartered Surveyors has a history that dates back prior to 1994. John Byers joined the original practice in 1988. Its current structure evolved in 1994 where John Byers was one of the founding Directors. During those years the company operated from Bloomsbury before moving to Fleet Street in 2010. John was joined as a Director by Justin Bennett in 1999, and most recently by Iain Pendle in 2013.
Originally, LBB Chartered Surveyors was a mixed practice of Surveyors and Valuers with a wide variety of residential and commercial properties. In those early days the company managed a large portfolio of properties on behalf of clients and for some of those years as commercial agents. These days LBB Chartered Surveyors are much more specialist in being a practice that combines valuation work and building surveying only.
LBB are members of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners).
LBB are Regulated by the RICS.

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Our
Services

Arising out of the specialisations of John Byers and Justin Bennett as Chartered Surveyors, LBB has developed, with the addition of Iain Pendle, particular expertise in residential valuation work comprising of lease extensions and enfranchisement, a wide expertise in a variety of different property disputes, regularly acting as Expert Witnesses and Advisers appearing on behalf of clients in Tribunal and Court; Contract Administration; and, Party Wall Awards.
The Valuers normally deal with leasehold reform valuations, capital gains tax, ATED and inheritance tax matters. Justin Bennett acts in cases of professional negligence on behalf of valuers and solicitors. He also acts as Single or Joint Expert in matrimonial proceedings.
The building surveyors deal with a wide range of building surveying work including pre-acquisition surveys for all types of properties, dilapidations, administration building contracts, CDM, party walls, licences to alter. John Byers acts on behalf of clients in property disputes providing both advice and acting as Expert Witness. He deals with service charges, dilapidations and building disputes. Iain Pendle specialises in Party Wall matters.

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Our
Team

Everybody at LBB work very hard to ensure our clients receive excellent advice and service. All our professional staff continue to develop their expertise and education and are regularly trained in new legislation and property trends. They are all educated to degree standard and most are either qualified to a recognised property qualification (RICS) or are working towards such a qualification.
Our surveyors who undertake valuations are RICS Registered Valuers.
John Byers is an RICS Accredited Expert Witness.
Justin Bennett and John Byers are Associates of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Both are Fellows of the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors.
Their respective CVs can be found on the following links:

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Publications

We have been featured in:
Evening Standard: Section 5 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 – Right to First Refusal (JLB)
News on the Block: various articles including: Enfranchisement, Fire Insurance Valuations, Service Charge Disputes, Lease Extension Valuation, Planned Maintenance and Section 20 Notices.
Flat Living: various articles including: Purchasing a property in a block of flats and lease extensions.
Hertfordshire Business Independent: Dilapidations and Lease Extensions.

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Notable
Cases

2000 – Justin Bennett acted in Willingale v Globalgrange Ltd [2000] 2 EGLR 55 – relating to the price and terms following landlord’s failure to serve counter-notice.
2007 – Justin Bennett acted in Glen International v Triplerose Ltd (CA) [2007] 2 EGLR 81 – relating to the correct address for service of Section 42 initial notice.
2010 – Justin Bennett was appointed at Expert Witness at the Central London County Court (before HHJ Marshall QC) in Anstruther v Vidas (2010) – a case involving multiple valuation issues, including dilapidations and enfranchisement claims (Leasehold Reform Act 1967) on a substantial mixed use building in South Kensington.
2007 – John was instructed as Expert on the reported case of Ravensgate Estates Ltd v Horizon Housing Group Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1368.

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Industry
Awards

News on the Block Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards
2013 highly commended – Justin Bennett for Valuer of the Year
2013 finalist – Valuers of the Year
2011 finalist – Valuers of the Year
2009 finalist – Valuers of the Year
2013 winner – Justin Bennett for Expert Witness of the Year
2016 winner – John Byers for Expert Witness of the Year
News on the Block Property Management Awards
News on the Block Property Management Awards
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MEET OUR SURVEYORS

John Byers BSc FRICS ACIArb

DIRECTOR

Justin Bennett BSc (Hons) FRICS ACIArb

DIRECTOR

Iain Pendle BSc (Hons) MRICS

DIRECTOR

Sara Addis BSc (Hons) AssocRICS

BUILDING SURVEYOR

John Byers BSc FRICS ACIArb

DIRECTOR

Justin Bennett BSc (Hons) FRICS ACIArb

DIRECTOR

Iain Pendle BSc (Hons) MRICS

DIRECTOR

Sara Addis BSc (Hons) AssocRICS

BUILDING SURVEYOR

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