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NewsnShaun Bradley – RICS Accredited Expert Witness, Chartered Building Surveyor & Quantity Surveyor

FFEW Member | Expert Witness | Building Surveying | Quantity Surveying | Construction & Property Disputes

The Federation of Forensic & Expert Witnesses (FFEW) is pleased to welcome Shaun Bradley of Shaun Bradley Project Services to its professional expert witness network.

Shaun is an experienced RICS Accredited Expert Witness, Chartered Building Surveyor and Chartered Quantity Surveyor, providing independent professional expertise in construction, building and property matters.

Based in the Stockbridge and Winchester area of Hampshire, Shaun provides professional services across the UK and can assist solicitors, insurers, property owners, developers, contractors and other instructing parties requiring experienced surveying and construction expertise.

RICS Accredited Expert Witness

Shaun provides Expert Witness Services in construction and property-related disputes, bringing together his expertise as both a Chartered Building Surveyor and Chartered Quantity Surveyor.

This combination can be particularly valuable where a dispute involves both a technical building issue and its financial consequences.

Rather than looking solely at the physical condition of a building, Shaun can draw upon his surveying and construction experience when considering issues such as building defects, workmanship, remedial works, construction costs and cost overruns.

Shaun is Bond Solon and RICS trained in expert report writing and courtroom skills and is conversant with Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules and the associated Practice Direction.

His expert witness work is founded upon the requirement to provide impartial, independent and clearly reasoned professional opinion.

Building Defects Expert

Building defects can result in complex disputes between property owners, developers, contractors and other parties.

Shaun has extensive construction experience and provides professional investigation into the cause of building problems and defects.

His work can include identifying and diagnosing the cause of a problem and specifying the works considered necessary to rectify it.

This makes his expertise particularly relevant to instructions involving defective building work, construction defects, workmanship disputes, remedial works and property condition issues.

Quantity Surveying & Construction Costs

As a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Shaun can advise upon the financial aspects of construction work.

His services include the creation of audit trails to analyse construction cost overruns, together with impartial professional advice where disagreements have developed between parties.

In construction disputes, understanding the financial consequences of defective, incomplete or disputed works can be just as important as establishing the underlying technical issue.

Shaun’s combined quantity surveying and building surveying experience therefore provides instructing professionals with access to expertise spanning both the technical and financial aspects of construction.

Party Wall Matters

Shaun provides professional advice concerning the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, acting in connection with matters involving building owners and adjoining owners.

Party Wall matters can become contentious when proposed building works affect neighbouring properties.

Shaun works within the provisions of the Act with the objective of achieving an appropriate resolution and the agreement and issue of the required Party Wall Award.

His experience can assist property owners and professional advisers in understanding their position and navigating Party Wall procedures.

Boundary Disputes

Boundary disputes can become particularly difficult because they combine technical property questions with disputes between neighbouring owners.

Shaun provides professional advice and guidance on boundary matters and can use his expertise to investigate where a boundary is, or historically was.

His approach emphasises tact and diplomacy, with the aim of helping parties understand the technical issues and, where possible, avoiding unnecessary escalation.

Building Surveys & Pre-Acquisition Surveys

Shaun Bradley Project Services also undertakes Building Surveys and RICS Level 3 pre-acquisition surveys for clients considering the purchase of property.

His wider surveying practice gives Shaun continuing exposure to real-world property and construction issues, complementing his work as an expert witness.

Extensive Chartered Surveying Experience

Shaun has been a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) since 1981 and became a Fellow of RICS in 1995.

His professional qualifications include an MSc in Project Management and an MSc in the Conservation of Historic Buildings from the University of Bath. He is also an RICS Accredited Expert Witness.

This substantial professional background enables Shaun to bring experience, technical knowledge and an understanding of construction and property matters to his instructions.

FFEW Member – Construction & Property Expert Witness

The Federation of Forensic & Expert Witnesses is pleased to include Shaun Bradley within its professional membership and to highlight his specialist expertise to solicitors, legal professionals, insurers and other organisations seeking independent construction and property expertise.

His combination of Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying and Expert Witness experience is particularly relevant where instructions involve complex construction or property issues requiring clear, independent professional opinion.

Areas of Expertise

Shaun Bradley – RICS Accredited Expert Witness, Chartered Building Surveyor & Quantity Surveyor