Kartar Soar BSc (Hons) MRICS

Expertise

Kartar Soar is an experienced Chartered Surveyor who originally came from a commercial background with his career starting at Prologis and obtaining his Chartership at Savills.

Later in Kartar’s career he took on an Associate Director role at Innes England where he project managed and was the contract administer for multiple care homes across the north of the UK which was part of a multi-million-pound CAPEX fund project, circa 8 million. Kartar also lead an insurance project for the University of Leicester which constituted circa 120 property RCA’s as part of their buildings insurance renewals.

Kartar has undertaken a pre-acquisition survey for commercial buildings, such as Cornbow Shopping Centre, circa £3m.

Experience in all disciplines: dilapidations (interim and terminal), acquisition surveys, design and contract administration, defect analysis, condition surveys, party wall, report writing and refurbishment assessments.

How do you help clients?

I have helped clients manage assets from an 95,000 sq ft build to suit logistics unit to an dementia unit refurbishment.

I have helped clients substantiate their loss in terminal dilapidations inline with pre action protocol which have resulted in full and final settlements and new tenants taking on FRI leases with the property consequentially being in good condition.

I have helped small business owners turn negative required works into opportunities for futureproofing their investments and aiding budgets.

I believe that the best business results from person to person interaction where a professional rapport can be established and trust is instilled.

Experience

1. Aiding clients to identify water ingress into a commercial restaurant, the original surveying firm was on the project for nearly 12 months, I managed to identify it within one month of instruction.
2. Helping insurers to understand their liability and provide solutions which minimise their financial obligations.
3. Completing specifications in collaboration with architecture and planning colleagues to secure planning consents on a Grade II Listed school conversion to luxury residential dwellings.
4. Helping many policy holders take a devasting situation and turn into an opportunity creating their dream property, with an empathetic and professional approach.
5. Helping my client with major refurbishment projects, £600k, by acting as CA, PD and PM.