Challenge

Vail Williams was appointed by St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford, via a competitive tender process to support the college in developing a new 10-year estate strategy.

As part of this our building consultancy team, which specialises in assessing historic and listed buildings, undertook a strategic review of the college’s estate to produce an in-depth, costed Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule to inform their estate strategy.

How we helped
  • St. Peter’s College has a diverse collection of buildings, including listed structures and newer additions.
  • Our historic building specialist surveyed a diverse collection of buildings, including 12 listed structures, as part of the 21 surveys completed.
  • The various building conditions were assessed, and potential risks and compliance challenges were flagged up to the College, in an in-depth report.
  • Thanks to our in-house historic building expertise, we were able to cost the PPM schedule accurately based on in-depth experience of listed buildings maintenance requirements.

As part of developing a new 10-year estate strategy we commissioned Vail Williams to carry out a condition survey of the existing site and buildings. The final report was thorough, well laid out and absolutely clear in the advice offered for tackling the priorities of the significant volume of work that an exercise of this nature identifies. I would wholeheartedly recommend Vail Williams.”

Simon Jones, Bursar, St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford

Results
  • Enabled the college to plan and budget for necessary works over a 10-year period by presenting a clear and costed schedule in a Red, Amber, Green (RAG) format.
  • St. Peter’s College was armed with the necessary information and financial clarity to understand the condition of their varied property estate, enabling them to address compliance risk and budget property works over the next 10 years.

Get in touch

We’re experts in property consultancy for the education sector – so if you think you may need similar support to that described here, or you would simply want to have an informal chat with a member of our team to discuss your property needs, get in touch.

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