Document downloads - Defects claims
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Contracts certificate of making good defects
Sample certificates of making good defects for use with JCT contracts (in PDF and Word format).
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Dilapidations
Published September 2016 (E&W) and March 2015 (Scotland)
Effective from December 2016 (E&W) and March 2015 (Scotland)
Reissued December 2023
This professional standard seeks to advise members on the factors they should take into consideration when producing Schedules of Dilapidations, Quantified Demands, Responses, Scott Schedules and Diminution Valuations for reference to or use by the client, the other party to the lease, third parties and tribunals.
Dilapidations in England and Wales was reissued in December 2023 as a professional standard. It had previously been published in September 2016 as a guidance note. No material changes have been made to the document.
Dilapidations in Scotland was reissued in December 2023 as a professional standard. It had previously been published in March 2015 as a guidance note. No material changes have been made to the document. -
Scott schedule
A major feature of defects claims litigation is the Scott Schedule. This can be a particularly useful way of establishing the linkage between cause and effect in any given set of circumstances.
This is a typical Scott Schedule providing the landlord's item-by-item claim schedule and the tenant's item-by-item response.
A completed example is also given for reference (from Appendix D of the Dilapidations guidance note). -
Schedule of dilapidations
The schedule of dilapidations is an extremely important document which, if proven, inevitably has a significant impact on the party receiving the claim. This is usually a tenant but not in every case. It is a document that will be put in front of the court should legal proceedings follow and upon which a claim will be based.
Taken from the 6th edition of the RICS Dilapidations guidance note, this is a sample schedule of dilapidations.
The completed example is taken from the 5th edition of the RICS Dilapidations guidance note. -
Dilapidations (Hong Kong) (ARCHIVED)
This document has been archived and is available on isurv for information purposes only.
This publication is an adaptation of the RICS guidance note: Dilapidations, 6th edition (England and Wales), providing guidance to RICS members operating in Hong Kong.
It is intended to: adapt UK best practices for RICS members in Hong Kong dealing with dilapidations in leased premises, particularly dilapidation claims, forfeiture and break clauses in the lease/tenancy, and dispute settlement; and introduce a Schedule of Dilapidation (SD) Scheme to deal with dilapidations in Hong Kong.