Hamish James Associates ltd or HJA are a firm of Chartered Building Surveyors specialising in professional services.

For both commercial and residential building owners and occupiers.

The team's background is broad; some of us have worked in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Both in commercial and residential markets, as professional consultants.

We also have experience on the client side as a former head of building surveying for a London-based landed estate, with a mixed portfolio of residential and commercial property. Thus, we have sat on the clients' side and managed other consultants. We know how time is limited, and concise professional advice is desired.

Our professional work stretches from top-end London residential to housing association instruction.

Party wall surveyor to the House of Parliament through to deep basement residential projects.

Dilapidations from restaurant and other small retail units, through office and industrial, distribution units, up to an estate of commercial and residential units. With claims valued at £10,000 to £40 million.

We have undertaken reports on dilapidation and been appointed as expert witnesses. Where our client has reached a settlement on the court steps to their advantage.