Property alterations, construction work and disputes
Clear answers to complex construction and property matters.
Corvinus combines construction expertise with legal and forensic analysis to understand the matter as a whole and advise on what to do next.
Start here
What are you trying to work out?
You do not need to arrive with a neatly defined legal or technical problem. Start with the question as you see it.
Licence to Alter
Can I carry out the works?
Understand what the lease permits, whether landlord consent is required and what needs to be provided as part of the approval process.
Retrospective Consent
Can I get consent for work already carried out?
Establish what was done, which approvals may be missing and what may be needed to regularise the works.
Defective Works
Has the work been done properly?
Compare what was agreed with what was designed and built, and identify where the work may be defective, incomplete or different from what was required.
Payment Disputes
What do I actually owe?
Review the agreed scope, variations, invoices, payments and work completed to understand what the records support.
Construction Disputes
Who is responsible when something has gone wrong?
Examine the design, instructions, workmanship, contracts and project history to understand where responsibility may lie.
Defending a Position
Am I really responsible for what is being claimed?
Compare what is being claimed with the technical facts and available evidence before deciding how to respond.
The answer is rarely in one place.
A lease or contract helps define what was agreed. Drawings and reports show what was intended. The building, completed work and project records provide evidence of what happened in practice.
Corvinus considers these together, because no single part provides the complete picture.
What Corvinus provides
Corvinus gives you a clear assessment of the issue, practical advice on the available options and a defined piece of work agreed at the outset.
Depending on the matter, that might be a licence to alter submission, a written assessment, a technical response, an account review, draft correspondence or a briefing for a solicitor, barrister or other specialist.
Every instruction is scoped before work begins, so you know what Corvinus will examine and what you will receive.
Start with the question.
You do not need to know which service you need.
Tell us briefly what you are planning, what has happened or what you are trying to understand. Let us know if there is a deadline.
We will let you know whether Corvinus can help and what information we would need.
No documents are needed at this stage.