About
We provide independent cost assurance for property developers, lenders, and investors. We’ve built our practice around the need for stakeholders in property and construction projects to fully understand, and mitigate against, cost risk.
About The QS Company
The idea is simple. Property development outcomes improve when cost decisions are governed with discipline, independence, and evidenced commercial judgement.
The QS Company is a RICS regulated chartered quantity surveying and commercial advisory. We provide structured cost assurance services to property developers, lenders, and capital providers through the Development Cost Assurance Framework™.
Why We Exist
The firm was established in response to an issue recurring across the property development sector where we could see a solution.
Projects rarely fail because of lack of ambition or intent. More often it is because early cost risk is poorly understood. Developers and their partners become exposed to avoidable cost risk even before ground is broken.
We can help solve that problem.
Our Role
Our role is to reduce cost risk and protect developer margin. We do this through structured cost assurance applied at the points where commercial outcome is determined.
Thus we deliver robust quantity surveying and cost management, and apply independent and evidence-based judgement at key decision points. Our reporting is suitable for all relevant stakeholders.
Our cost assurance is designed specifically to protect margin before it is eroded.
Mission & Vision
Our Mission is to provide independent, structured, development cost assurance that enables confident, commercially sound decisions through every stage of property development.
We rely on disciplined methodology rather than opinion. We maintain independence, account for real market conditions, and prioritise long-term outcomes over short-term expediency.
Our Vision is to be recognised as the trusted cost assurance partner in the property development sector, especially where early-stage judgement materially influences commercial outcome.
The most successful property developments are those that withstand scrutiny from inception, perform in delivery, and exit cleanly. That is what motivates us and which we want to share.
Principles
Independence
We maintain clear separation between advisory judgement and delivery influence. We advise honestly and without compromise.
Clarity
We favour clear, fundable positions over optimistic assumptions. Cost certainty is earned through structure, not hope.
Proportionality
Not every project requires the same level of intervention. Our role is to advise on what is necessary – and what is not.
Accountability
Our advice is grounded in market intelligence, tested assumptions, and auditable methodology.
Discretion
We operate with professionalism, restraint, and respect for the sensitivities inherent in property development and finance.
Responsible Practice
We recognise that professional success carries responsibility beyond commercial outcome.
The QS Company has committed to a 1% giving pledge, contributing a proportion of profits to causes aligned with professional welfare and mental health within the built environment.
We actively support RICS Lion Heart and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, alongside our broader commitments as a B Corp business.
A Long-term View
We are not a high volume consultancy.
We work with a limited number of clients where our involvement can influence outcome for the better. This means we maintain the independence, high standards, and proven judgement our role demands.
Our focus is on building enduring relationships, repeat engagements, and a firm designed to outlast individual projects or individuals.
Next Steps
If you would like to discuss how we can support your project or portfolio, we welcome confidential discussions.
