Naismiths Building Consultants in Birmingham

A mature yet modern real estate consultancy

Protecting and advising funders, developers and investors alike since 1963

Naismiths Building Consultants in London

Operating across eight cities in the UK

For hands-on agile support and advice in an ever-changing market

Naismiths Staff in Birmingham Talking

Director-led instruction

Across the entire property development lifecycle

Construction project monitoring services

What is project monitoring?

We’re committed to providing best in class guidance and technical advice for our clients, whether that’s assessing new projects, performing due diligence and assisting when projects don’t go to plan.

Our approachable, specialist team is always on hand to react quickly to urgent matters to ensure you get the expert advice you need, when you need it. We provide concise, easy to follow reports free of needless management speak and buzzwords. Our team will be with you from initial procurement through to completion.

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Business restructuring and advisory services  

Through turbulent economic conditions, our market-leading restructuring and advisory specialists can help your business to recoup funds through our debtor recovery team and advise on better business practices to safeguard against further issues. Our team can also assist with recovery, company restructuring and strategic forecasting to improve your business in the future. We always prioritise our clients’ commercial interests first and foremost and we understand how to navigate sensitive situations with level-headed thinking and compassion.

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Building Consultancy Services

What is building consultancy? 

Our dedicated team of chartered building surveyors, quantity surveyors and project managers can translate complex technical terms and unravel the industry jargon.

From the day one acquisition survey to preventative maintenance plans and reinstatement cost assessments, our experts will be on hand through every step of the process, regardless of the scope or size of the project.

We look after the small details and the bigger picture, developing tailored plans that address the specific nuances of our clients and their projects.

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Naismiths Analytics

Cost forecasting tool

Naismiths Analytics is an advanced solution to the existing platforms relied on by the industry. They provide accurate cost prediction models in reports that are clear and concise to cut through the complexity of the industry.

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Case Studies

Recent Successes with Naismiths

Learn more about our previous projects and how we’ve helped clients with project monitoring, building consultancy and restructuring and advisory solutions over the past 60 years and counting. Every project is dealt with through a nuanced and individualised approach to the client’s needs.

Buildings in the background of a crane

Melton Road

80 bed care home and 30 Assisted Living Units set around a central courtyard with extensive landscaping adjoining Watermead Country Park.

Rear View of Building Development in Melton Road

East One, Commercial Street

CAT A Office Refurbishment.

Internal view of the 2nd floor of East One co-working space

Can We Help?

What our clients say…

Burrington Estates logo

Burrington Estates has worked closely with Naismiths across a number of our residential developments in the South West, providing our senior and junior lenders with robust analysis and detailed initial/progress reports to support their ongoing funding of the business.

The Naismiths team have been a pleasure to work with over the years, their professional and diligent approach to surveying facilitating a strong working relationship. Their in-depth knowledge of the housebuilding industry, meticulous reports and timely site visits, provide both Burrington Estates and our funders with comfort that our developments are on track and work has been completed to a high standard. We look forward to working with Naismiths on many future developments.

Richard GibbonsCorporate Finance DirectorBurrington Estates
Paragon logo

Naismiths’ consistent and diligent approach supports the service we are proud to provide to our clients and partners. Always on hand to assist when required, Naismiths help ensure that we continue to deliver results of the highest standard

Darren EllisSenior Portfolio ManagerParagon
Downing logo

Naismiths has been a preferred monitoring surveyor for Downing funds investing in several large care home developments over the last couple of years and has provided a consistently high quality of service on new build and refurbishment projects alike, taking time to understand funding dynamics and adding value.

John PilbeamConstruction DirectorDowning
BLG logo

Whilst the ability to pick up the phone and speak directly to the member of the team involved with the deal is highly beneficial, it is the breadth of knowledge and experience that makes Naismiths one of our top panel surveyors.

Anil BainsDirector - Asset ManagementBLG Development Finance
Elevate Property Group logo

Naismiths has unquestionably been our astute and dependable partner in delivering this scheme, with this completion heavily reliant upon its expertise for the eventual successful outcome.

The team have been meticulous in the contract administration elements, as well as being consistently honest and informative in its approach to communication.

We will confidently embark on future projects with Naismiths by our side.

Steve DoddManaging DirectorElevate Property Group
Assetz Capital logo

We use Naismiths as monitoring surveyors on numerous and varied development projects and find the company to be highly professional and thorough in approach, providing clear and valuable input and advice throughout all stages of the development.

Jon PikeRelationship DirectorAssetz Capital
Mumbles Group logo

Over the past five years Mumbles Group Ltd has carried out several multi-million pound development projects requiring close cost monitoring from initial planning stages to completion on site. We have always worked closely with Naismiths which provided bank monitoring services required by our funders. The level of professionalism and attention to detail displayed by the company provided assurance to our bankers, resulting in smooth and timely drawdowns of funds. Its deep understanding of construction processes and buildability consistently helped our teams to deliver successful projects. We would highly recommend Naismiths to any company looking for exceptional professional and friendly services.

Chris SokolowskiDevelopment DirectorMumbles Group
Pollen Street logo

Naismiths offers a comprehensive and detailed approach to project monitoring. Reporting is thorough with sensible reporting formats but that doesn’t prevent the team from picking up the phone if there is something urgent or issues arise.

We have found the company to be a safe pair of hands and a first line of defence for our development finance portfolio.

James BevansPollen Street
Paragon logo

Naismiths has been on our monitoring panel for some time, with its Exeter and Nottingham offices both providing excellent service to the bank. Reporting is concise and to the point, with all information easily accessible and the team quick to respond to any queries we may have.

We are currently undertaking a development of three houses in Poole which Naismiths is monitoring and our surveyor involved is crucial to this progressing well and on budget. We hold a strong relationship with Naismiths and look forward to continuing business together.

Ashling QuinnPortfolio ManagerParagon
Avamore Capital logo

Avamore has worked with Naismiths over the past five years and their approach to project monitoring has always been very prudent and solution-driven.

We consider Naismiths to be an extension of our in-house team, whereby we can rely on a very high standard of quality whenever we receive a report or recommendation. Naismiths’ customer-centric approach aligns with our own; sensitive to the deal dynamics and continually going the extra mile to keep both us as the lender and our customer, the developer, satisfied and wanting to work together on future deals together. Overall, Naismiths seeks the best outcome for all parties but whilst maintaining a very high level of risk management which is at the core of Avamore’s ethos.

Phillip GouldChief Lending OfficerAvamore Capital

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