About Us
Makepeace
Associates was created by Ian Squair who is an associate member of
the chartered institute of building and a mediator accredited by
the London school of mediation.
Ian has twenty five years
experience in construction and property and spent a decade of that
time solely working on Listed buildings and scheduled ancient
monuments.
He has been involved in
projects both high profile and more humble, ranging from the fire
restoration of Windsor Castle to conservation of cob
structures.
His experience crosses all of
the traditional skills used.
Ian has experience with modern
structures and has often worked to create new buildings that
benefit from today’s building techniques but look traditional and
in keeping with the landscape.
This isn’t to say that he
believes only vernacular copies are appropriate and has worked with
clients to produce very modern looking structures attached to older
buildings.
With his considerable
experience in both rural and urban buildings he's well placed to
prepare
pre-purchase reports that
provide an inspection in-line with the RICS guidance
3rd
edition.
He's advised on the costs of
repair and maintenance of a wide range of buildings and is acutely
aware of the variation this can bring.
Ian trained as a
mediator because he's passionate about dispute
resolution.
He became frustrated by
seeing construction disputes escalate into massive costs for both
parties. He believes that disputants need to grasp early that
only a "pyrrhic victory" should be expected from
litigation.
