Commercial Property
Welcome to our commercial property page, dedicated to commercial clients, including commercial landlords and businesses, property and building owners, and property and building managers or estate, lettings and managing agents operating on behalf of the owner. We are experts in property and buildings, and whether it's architectural design and planning consultancy, building surveying and investigation, interior design and home staging, or professional services such as project management, we deliver exceptional quality and fast turnaround. We offer a range of services, but our speciality is in helping you protect your assets and safeguard or maximise your financial investments and outcomes, innovate building and development designs and obtain planning, and deliver bespoke interior design services. As experts in building pathology, we can also support you with any legal or liability issues relating to the condition of your buildings. This page tells you everything you need to know about what we do, who we are, and how we can help you. Our unique imprint on your portfolio
We are a small business with deep values, and our philosophy is about delivering exceptional quality with integrity. You will enjoy a boutique style service tailored completely to you and your business, with first-class client care and our client protection and assurance as standard. We exclusively use RICS Chartered Surveyors for building and surveying services, and our team is individually decorated with qualifications, accreditations and professional memberships that hold us to the highest of standards. Our experience spans the housing, property and construction industry, and includes years of award-winning practice. We operate in all London boroughs and across parts of East and Southeast England. We understand the uniqueness of each property portfolio, and whether it’s one individual property, a collection of residences across multiple buildings, or commercial spaces, we can help. You’ll find everything you need to know about us throughout this page, and eight reasons why you’ll want to choose us here. But first, take a look below at our specialist services. If you want to talk anything through, just get in touch with us and we’re happy to help you. Our specialist services
-
![]()
Architectural Design & Planning Consultancy
With thousands of hours of experience in architectural design and planning consultancy, we're extremely proud of our 100% success rate on planning permission outcomes. Our designs transform homes, buildings and spaces, and bring dreams to life.
-
![]()
Building surveying
Our buildings and surveying service covers all elements of building surveying and investigation, including housing disrepair, stock condition surveys, property and end of lease inspections, and building pathology and providing forensic reports to property and building owners.
-
![]()
Party Wall Services
Our party wall services ensure compliance with the Party Wall Act, and foster cooperation between neighbouring property owners carrying out or impacting by construction affecting shared walls. We work with you to create a Party Wall Award, and help you understand your liabilities.
-
![]()
Project Management & Consultancy
Our consultants help deliver your project on time and on budget and, with expertise in managing single property projects up to multi-million pound projects for large corporations, we bring power to the project delivery process and elevate project outcomes.
-
![]()
Interior Design
From contemporary minimalism to timeless elegance, we bring the art of interior design to your home or business, allowing you to express your personality or professional identity and elevate everyday living. From residential interior design, to commercial interior design, to home staging services, we can help.
-
![]()
Fire door compliance checks
Our Dip FD and RICS Chartered Surveyors are members of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, and both qualified and experienced in completing fire door compliance checks, equipping building owners and managers with everything they need to achieve and maintain compliance.
-
![]()
Disabled adaptations and home redesign
We have extensive experience of designing disabled adaptations and home modifications to help make the property suitable for you or your tenant. Our experience includes individual clients, as well as social landlords and local authority clients.
-
![]()
Defect detection
We specialise in defect detection, managing even the most complex defects. Whether your property is still in its defects period, or it's an older building with defects proving hard to diagnose, we can help identify the issue and get you on track with the right course of remedial action.
Our Services in full
We specialise in planning consultation services, architectural drawings, and property and interior design for both individual and commercial clients. Whether you need help designing the layout of your property, navigating the planning permission process, or creating stunning interior spaces, we are here to bring your vision to life.
Let us help protect you and your assets. As experts in building pathology, and with our years of experience in the private, commercial and social housing sector, we can support you in navigating the challenges around disrepair, defects, legal and safety risks, party wall matters, and general building and property investigation.
We offer tailored project management, consultancy and advice, and professional mentoring services to help you and your business thrive in today's challenging landscape. Whether you need support to deliver a project, assistance with strategic planning, risk management, or professional development, we’re here to help.
Why you want to choose us
-
Our results are rooted in our mission and philosophy; to deliver quality with integrity, and for clients to love the results they get with us. And we deliver. Take a look at our portfolio, including client testimonials, high satisfaction ratings and feedback.
-
Our team of experts are all decorated with qualifications, accreditations and professional memberships that hold us to the highest of standards. Complementing this is our decades of practical experience, which span the breadth of the property, construction and housing industry. These include years of award-winning practice in the commercial, private and social housing sub-sectors. Take a look at our portfolio and our credentials for more detail and assurance.
-
Our professional standards are exceptionally high. We adhere to all relevant laws and regulation as standard, but as a business committed to ethical practice we voluntarily choose to be accountable to a higher standard. We developed our own set of professional standards that go the extra mile in client care and quality delivery, and client assurance and protection like you won't find elsewhere.
-
We're a small business with deep values, and we pride ourselves on our ethical mind, high standards, and on the first class experience our clients receive. We are people orientated, and you are in safe hands. Take a look at our philosophy, our story, including why we chose the name Rare, and see how deeply our values and integrity are rooted into our business.
-
We offer client protection and assurance beyond anything we’ve seen elsewhere. This includes loyalty packages for our clients, and whether you’re an individual landlord or a large company turning a profit, we don’t take advantage of anyone coming to us for help. Take a look at our protection and assurance for more information.
-
When we are instructed to work on your behalf, we represent your brand and we take this seriously. We are exceptionally professional, and our work for you will always be done in a way that preserves this. We will never share our findings or discuss matters in or around the property, and our reports or any documents and information we share with you will be written professionally, evidence-based, and suitable for legal proceedings, subject access requests, or other potential viewing.
-
We care deeply about the impact we have, whether it is the results we deliver our clients, how we give back to our sector, how we pay it forward to our communities, and how we make sure we leave the world better than we found it. We are committed to making a positive social and environmental impact and this is woven into our business model. Read more about how we achieve this here.
-
When you choose us, you also choose to support our Foundation. In doing so, you support domestic abuse survivors, people who have fallen victim to rogue contractors in the property and construction industry, and people in financial hardship who need to help with disabled adaptations and home design solutions for a better life. You also support our professional mentoring programme for underrepresented groups in the sector. Read all about our Rare Foundation, which is funded solely using our own money, here.
Everything you need to know in one place
Our journey began as a small group of experts who shared a passion. Read our story, including why we chose our name, to discover what makes us who we are.
At the heart of our philosophy lies a deep commitment to integrity and ethics, exceptional quality, and an unwavering focus on our clients.
Our services include design and planning, buildings and surveying, and consultancy, project management and mentoring, with each service tailored to your needs.
Our unparalleled collection of skills and experience includes award-winning industry practice. Read more to see why we are the best at what we do.
Delve into our portfolio, and immerse yourself in our world of creativity. Take a tour through our gallery of transformational results, case studies and client testimonials.
As a business committed to ethical practice, we have developed a set of professional standards to hold ourselves accountable to, and to offer complete assurance to our clients.
View our map to see our main areas of coverage, though our virtual services are UK-wide.
Our services are bespoke to the needs of our clients, and each job is priced individually. Request a quote, or read more about our pricing, including loyalty discounts, protection and how to pay.
Get in Touch
Have a question or project in mind? Want a personalised quote or consultation? Share a few details and let's start the conversation. We're excited to connect with you!