Independent Development Monitoring Services
Providing expert oversight and control throughout the construction and development lifecycle. Earl Kendrick offers independent development monitoring to help clients anticipate challenges, manage costs and ensure delivery to schedule, quality and budget.
Work with us

Dedicated development monitoring team:
Specialists with proven experience in overseeing schemes from minor refurbishments to large-scale developments.

Commercial mindset:
We align monitoring with your financial and operational goals, not just technical compliance.

Proactive problem-solving
Identifying issues early — in specification, cost, programme or quality — to mitigate delays and cost overruns.

Full lifecycle oversight:
From early feasibility through to hand-over and post-completion review, our support spans every stage

Transparent reporting:
Clear, structured updates that keep funders, owners and occupiers informed and in control.





How we can help

Development monitoring for developers, funders and occupiers

Progress inspections, milestone verification and draw-down review

Cost benchmarking and forecasting to identify financial risk early

Quality and compliance reviews of specification and workmanship

Programme tracking, delay analysis and risk mitigation strategy

Post-completion handover review and performance verification

Support during occupier fit-out and landlord handover

Liaison with contractors, design teams and financial stakeholders
“Development monitoring reduces uncertainty and builds confidence in delivery. Our role is to ensure your project stays aligned with your commercial, quality and timing objectives.”
— Earl Kendrick Team
FAQs
Development monitoring is the professional oversight of a construction or refurbishment project by an independent consultant working on behalf of a client such as a funder, developer or occupier. It involves regular inspections, progress assessments, cost reviews and milestone verification. This service is vital because it helps identify issues – such as specification deviations, cost overruns, or programme delays – early on, enabling corrective action and protecting your investment, reputation and delivery timeframe.
Ideally as early as possible during feasibility or pre-construction phases so that key risks, cost assumptions, programme challenges and specification clarity can be reviewed in advance. Early involvement enables us to build a robust monitoring framework, establish clear milestones, align stakeholders and ensure the project begins with the strongest possible footing. Our monitoring then continues through construction, handover and post-completion to provide full lifecycle assurance.
Developers, funders, occupiers, asset managers and landlords all benefit from development monitoring. Developers use it to manage delivery risk, funders to safeguard their investment, and occupiers to ensure the building meets their operational needs on handover. Regardless of role, every stakeholder gains clarity on cost, quality, timing and risk, which helps to control budget, avoid surprises and support confident decision-making throughout the project.
Our process begins with reviewing project documentation (specification, design drawings, budgets, programme). We then conduct site inspections at key milestones, assess cost and programme compliance, review quality and specification adherence, issue progress reports and highlight risks. We also coordinate with financial stakeholders and contractors to manage draw-downs, validate completion of works and ensure that any deviations from the plan are addressed promptly, providing confidence and clarity throughout.
Our strength lies in combining technical, commercial and operational insight. We don’t just check boxes. We understand how developments function in the real world. With experience across sectors, we provide monitoring that reflects actual use, value and occupancy demands. Our reports are clear, incisive and geared to action. This holistic, client-focused approach means your project is monitored with purpose, transparency and a view to long-term performance.

Contact our Director
Chris Shattock - MRICS BSc (Hons)Director
e: chris.shattock@earlkendrick.com
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