eb7

eb7, founded in 2007, based in London, UK, and operating nationally, is a leading consultancy specialising in rights of light, party wall and neighbourly matters and visualisation. It focuses on offering holistic solutions, predominantly in the property and construction sector.

eb7’s services include rights of light, involving initial project feasibility advice to formal assessments and development envelopes, planning reports and rights of light negotiations. The team is also experienced in litigation support and alternative dispute resolution, having defended clients’ interests in expert witness roles across many contentious matters.

Daylight and sunlight services cover the whole spectrum of development across the UK. This includes constrained sites, tall buildings and urban regeneration, as well as major infrastructure and leisure projects. It advises clients from pre-acquisition feasibility to delivery, combining knowledge and commercial understanding with bespoke software and testing methodologies to provide complete, client-focused advice. eb7 also has broad experience in providing evidence in planning appeals and public inquiries on the country’s largest projects.

Services for daylight and sunlight for environmental impact assessment involve critical planning considerations for large-scale developments, assigning the environmental significance of effects and addressing issues such as reflected solar glare, light pollution, specific shading and other light-related issues relating to sensitive receptors. It has extensive experience of providing environmental statement chapters on some of the largest urban regeneration developments in the UK.

eb7 offers immersive, visualisation and CGI services, working with developers, architects, project managers and town planners to provide visualisation for clients to create accurate, photo-realistic impressions of projects to engage key stakeholders.

Party wall expertise and advice is available to address and solve issues that may relate to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. eb7 works with clients to ensure that developments cause minimal disturbance and that appropriate agreements are put in place.

Building consultancy services are provided by eb7’s Chartered Surveyors, who are able to deal with a broad range of surveys, including defects diagnosis and planned preventative maintenance advice, as well as specialist surveys for occupiers, landlords and investors. eb7 performs technical due diligence work, advising clients on disposal and acquisition across residential, commercial and industrial properties, as well as using its specialist expertise in contract administration and dilapidations and assuming the role of principal designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Some of eb7’s projects and clients include Rocket Investments’ Atlas Building, Ballymore’s Royal Wharf, the Radisson Blu Hampshire Hotel in London’s Leicester Square and Westminster City Council’s Westmead and Carlton Dene developments.