Don’t gamble with CPI and general cost guides for adequate insurance cover!
Relying solely on Consumer Price Index (CPI) changes to form the basis of your building insurance cover could leave you under insured and vulnerable. Why? Building costs fluctuate independently of CPI, making this approach unreliable. Also using broad cost guides doesn’t accurately capture the unique factors affecting construction costs and asset value, such as asset type and location.
As experienced Quantity Surveyors, Napier & Blakeley stands apart as trusted industry providers. We have appropriate Professional Indemnity insurance to support the provision of advice around Reinstatement Cost Assessments and with nearly four decades of leadership, we offer: Continue reading
Graham joined Napier & Blakeley in July 2015 and manages our Building Consulting team in Western Australia.
Graham is a good friend and trusted advisor to local and international property investors, owners, and managers, who require Development Monitoring, Technical Due Diligence, Building Condition, Capital & Maintenance Expenditure Forecasts and lease expiry Make Good advice.
Graham makes regular contributions to the industry through RICS and is instrumental to Napier & Blakeley’s in-house structured training and our Regulated by RICS status.
Graham works closely with our Quantity Surveying, Tax Depreciation & Insurance, Sustainability, Climate & ESG teams to help investors make good informed decisions about the physical risks and opportunities of their property investments and portfolios.
Please contact Graham for any Building Consulting advise in Western Australia.