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This three-hour online course provides a practical introduction to defect management from an operational and management perspective. It is designed for property managers and related professionals who need to understand how to respond to building defects in a structured, transparent, and resident-focused way.

Claire Savill (MTPI / MRICS)

Claire joined SAY in October 2024 and has 18 years’ experience in the mixed-use sector, including seven years as an Associate Director at both Savills and Navana Property Group. She is a full Member of The Property Institute and a Chartered Member of the RICS in Residential Surveying.
Claire Savill (MTPI / MRICS)

Louise Bell

Louise is an experienced Property Asset Manager with over 18 years’ experience working in the property industry and has been a member of the RICS since 2017. Louise specialises in property and asset management across residential and mixed-use estates, with expertise in landlord and tenant matters, service charge management, mobilisation, estate and building operations, heat network management, lease and legal frameworks, and operational design. Her experience also includes delivering flagship projects with Westminster City Council and completing a secondment with Argent Related, where she served as Estate Asset Manager for King’s Cross. Louise sits on the British Property Federation’s Residential Committee and is an APC Assessor for the RICS.
Louise Bell

What You'll Learn

Managing defects in residential and mixed-use buildings requires clear processes, effective coordination, and confident stakeholder communication.  For property professionals, the challenged is often not diagnosing the technical defect itself, but ensuring that issues are identified, recorded, escalated, tracked, and resolved through a robust management framework. This session will explore the lifecycle of defect management, form initial reporting and triage through to developer engagement, contractor coordination, resident communication, record-keeping, and lessons learned.

•         The role of defect management within residential and mixed-use property management

•         The difference between technical defect diagnosis and the operational defect management

•         How to implement effective processes for defect reporting, logging, triage and tracking

•         The roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders including managing agents, developers, contractors and residents

•         Best practise for communication and stakeholder management during the defect resolution process

•         The importance of documentation, evidence gathering and maintaining clear audit trails

•         How to coordinate remedial works and monitor progress through to completion

•         Common challenges in defect management and practical approaches to reducing risk, complaints and disputes

Who Should Attend?

  • This course is ideal for:

    •         Experienced residential property managers

    •         Block and estate managers

    •         Mixed-use property professionals

    •         Mobilisation and operational teams

    •         Team leaders and managers overseeing defect resolution

    •         Those looking to strengthen operational processes around building defects

Delivery Format

Online: One half day session (3 hours)

Level / Qualification Mapping

General Level:


Intermediate / Advanced / Refresher

TPI Qualification Mapping:
 

Mapping to be confirmed

Fees

Membership levelPrice
Members £100.00
Non Members £175.00