Portsmouth: Facelift for chartered surveyors Chandler Hawkins
The building of an independent firm of chartered surveyors, Chandler Hawkins, has undergone a refurbishment. The long-established company’s Landport Terrace building in Portsmouth was showing signs of wear and tear.
Director Neil Hawkins said: “We took our own advice, surveyed the exterior of the building and decided some remedial work was necessary. The name of Chandler Hawkins is well known for surveying and valuing, and it wouldn’t be a good reflection if our own building was not up to scratch.”
Scaffolding has been up around the firm’s Victorian building, which is one of the oldest in the terrace, believed to have been constructed during the mid to late Victorian era.
The work was carried out by Portsmouth building firm H Monfared, who repaired the property’s windows, chimney, roof and rendering.
Hawkins added: “We look at it every four to five years because the weather takes its toll. I would certainly advise all businesses in older buildings to do exactly the same. This is not just for aesthetic reasons but also to prevent a costly lawsuit if something terrible happened because a crumbling building was not fit for purpose.”
Hawkins and co-director Peter Chandler established the business in 1993. Both RICS registered valuers, the pair have 75 years’ experience between them in surveying and valuing land and property in south Hampshire, and are supported by an experienced team. Hawkins is also the honorary secretary of Portsmouth Property Association (PPA).