Built Asset Consulting

Extensive regional experience across a range of high profile and complex real estate projects.

We are a leading real estate consultancy firm specialising in providing expert advice, strategic guidance, and comprehensive solutions for real estate investors, developers, corporate clients, and private individuals. From the initial stages of planning and feasibility through to transactional project delivery and handover to operations, our expert team is dedicated to supporting every phase of the client’s journey.

Our services focus on comprehensive technical knowledge, market understanding and employing experienced individuals who are expert in their field.  With a wealth of practical experience and a strong history of providing clear, actionable outcomes, we empower clients to make well-informed decisions with confidence.

With years of industry experience and a dedicated team of internationally accredited professionals, we offer unparalleled insight into market trends, investment opportunities, and project management. We are accredited and approved by leading regulatory authorities, including the Dubai Land Department (DLD) and the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), which drives compliance and excellence in everything we do.

Services

 

Technical Due Diligence

Our technical due diligence service assists investors, developers, and lenders in identifying risks associated with property acquisitions. We assess structural integrity, compliance with regulations, and potential liabilities for the purchaser or owner, providing a clear understanding of the asset's condition and mitigating risks before a transaction.

 

Reinstatement Cost Assessments

We provide detailed assessments for insurance reinstatement purposes, ensuring that properties are adequately insured. This service includes cost estimates for full reconstruction in the event of loss or damage, considering current market rates and compliance with building regulations.

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Building Surveys and Inspections

Professional surveys and inspections are pertinent to any property transaction and property optimisation. Our chartered building surveyors have global experience and knowledge to provide a professional service that is expected from a long-standing, global real estate company.

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RERA Services

We deliver integrated building condition audits, reserve fund studies, and cost allocation studies to ensure compliance with RERA regulations and support the effective management of jointly owned properties. Our services include assessing the physical condition of assets, forecasting long-term repair and replacement costs, and equitably distributing service charges across all units, providing stakeholders with clarity and confidence in property management and financial planning.

 

Executive Construction Monitoring

We represent banks, other financial institutions, and overseas’ developers, advising on construction projects receiving funding by undertaking construction audits and highlighting risks. Thereafter, we verify draw down requests by measuring works carried out on site referring to valuations, programme, quality, and variations.

 

Project Management

Our highly experienced project management team's knowledge and technical expertise of all aspects of the project lifecycle allows us to steer a project to a successful outcome. We do this by identifying, addressing and mitigating risks at the early stages of the project so that our clients can make informed choices at key points of the project cycle, this in turn allows us to control both programme and budget.

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Fit-out Management

Representing the building owner or building manager we coordinate the tenant’s proposed fit-out works during the pre-construction, construction, and post-construction stages. We ensure designs comply with statutory obligations, providing approvals, and monitoring the works through to completion and occupation. We also have the capability to produce fit-out manuals bespoke to individual clients’ needs for residential, commercial and retail developments.

 

Project Feasibility

Project feasibility covers a variety of requirements from the preparation of an initial brief and budget through to a master programme and a risk profile. Our team would also advise on the most suitable procurement strategy to align with programme and budget, undertake full pre-qualification assessments of all third-party consultants and delivery partners along with advising when and in what capacity they would need to be engaged.

 

Client Representation

We represent our clients’ interests by acting as a single point of contact, using our experience, knowledge and local partners to provide project ‘Health Checks’ through objective reporting on programme, budget, and risk. This provides a lighter touch than full project management whilst still offering clients the comfort and control they require and can be a fully tailored solution.

 

Landlord and Tenant Relationships

The relationship between landlord and tenant can become challenging especially at the end of a lease term in respect of repairing and reinstatement liabilities. There are many pitfalls that can be mitigated for both the Landlord and the Tenant to minimise their risk and protect their interests.

 

Facilities and Asset Management

Facilities and asset management, a systematic process of developing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading assets in the most cost-effective manner to achieve the desired balance of costs, risk and performance. Our professional services extend to providing asset coordination management for new build projects and FM performance audits on existing operations to drive efficiencies and cost savings.

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Specialist Sectors

Residential

Whether you are an investor, owner-occupier, mortgage lender or real estate professional looking for residential property consultancy services, our team is widely recognised as some one the most experienced and knowledgeable in the market.

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Industrial and Logistics

With a wealth of experience in both free zone and onshore facilities, our team’s collective expertise covers a diverse range of industrial asset types, including factories, distribution warehouses, manufacturing plants, third party logistics (3PL) facilities, cold storage centres and more.

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Offices

Providing valuation, advisory and agency services across a range of office properties, from single shell and core units to large-scale grade A commercial office towers, Cavendish Maxwell has the necessary experience and a proven track record.

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Retail

Valuation and advisory services within the retail sector for a wide range of properties, from individual kiosks through to regional malls. In addition, we are well-versed in facilitating sales, leases and upgrades, paying careful attention to complex local requirements.

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Hotels, Hospitality and Leisure

From large hotel chains and premium serviced apartments, to boutique developers and hospitality operators, our experienced team of professionals provides bespoke property valuation and advisory services to businesses, institutions and individuals within the hospitality sector.

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Healthcare

Our services cover the entire healthcare real estate lifecycle to include feasibility studies, market entry strategies, operator search and selection, valuation, fundraising, and transactional advice.

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Our Case Studies

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9 August 2021

Ayla project – Jordan

9 August 2021

Industrial facility, plant and equipment – Abu Dhabi

9 August 2021

Office, factory and warehouse development – Dubai

9 August 2021

City Walk & Nikki Beach – Dubai

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Latest Insights

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2 April 2026

Saudi Arabia Residential Market Performance 2025

2 April 2026
Executive Summary Saudi Arabia’s three major residential markets delivered divergent performances in 2025 Riyadh recorded approximately 56,600 transactions, down 314% year-on-year, as affordability constraints and elevated financing costs dampened buyer activity Despite the decline in transaction volumes, average transaction prices reached SAR 17 million, the highest level in recent years, ...
30 March 2026

The Iran Conflict and the Geopolitics of Safe Havens

30 March 2026
The paradox of geopolitical shock in the Gulf It is a well-established fact that geopolitical crises affect real estate markets differently[1] Short-lived crises, in particular, may have fleeting effects on equity markets,[2] and even subside before real estate markets, which operate on longer adjustment cycles and ...
24 March 2026

Accounting for Tomorrow: Integrated Reporting by Gulf Developers

24 March 2026
What has driven Gulf sustainability reporting? There is no doubt that both the quantity and quality of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting in the Gulf has risen dramatically over the past decade What has driven this change? The first and arguably the most important factor has been the explicit inclusion ...
17 March 2026

Dubai Hospitality Market Performance 2025

17 March 2026
Hospitality Market Overview Dubai’s tourism sector has grown steadily over the past few years, benefiting from world-class infrastructure, a safe and diversified environment, and a strong calendar of events and cultural festivals The market continued to perform strongly in 2025, supported by strong air connectivity, rising international visitation, and resilient ...
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Kevin Duffield

Director, Head of Built Asset Consulting

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