Your groundworkers deliver the build. We ensure roads and sewers meet adoption standards from day one, working alongside your delivery team to reduce rework, lower bond exposure and achieve adoption up to 80% faster.
The Traditional Approach to Estate Completions Is Costing Developers Millions Every Year.
For years, estate completion has been treated as a final-stage activity. Groundworks focus on delivery, while adoption compliance is often addressed later.
The result is a process gap that leads to defects being identified too late, rework being required, spiralling costs, and rising bond liability.
Issues are only identified at authority inspection stage, when contractors have demobilised and new teams must be brought in to remediate.
Corrective works, redesigns and additional inspections create fragmented invoicing and erode cost control.
Delays quietly inflate bond exposure year on year, tying up capital that could be released sooner.
A Specialist Approach to Estate Completion, From Day One.
JLES brings adoption expertise into the programme early, aligning design, construction and authority requirements from the outset. The result is fixed-fee, results-based estate completion that removes rework and accelerates adoption.
No rework bills. No spiralling costs. Predictable budgeting and clear invoicing.
Everything is built to standard as you go, not retrospectively corrected.
We coordinate authorities, inspections, utilities, contractors and documentation through to full sign-off.
A Specialist Approach to Estate Completion, From Day One.
JLES brings adoption expertise into the programme early, aligning design, construction and authority requirements from the outset. The result is fixed-fee, results-based estate completion that removes rework and accelerates adoption.
Whether we’re appointed early or brought in later, our process is designed to remove uncertainty, reduce rework and drive estates to adoption as efficiently as possible.
JLES undertake a ‘free of charge’ desk-based review and report including:
• Review of information provided by client.
• Initial contact with adopting authority to check status from their records.
• Production of email report containing findings and recommendations to proceed with the adoption.
• Quotation to undertake an essential investigation works.
JLES undertake any essential site investigations works (site specific) and review all technical, consultancy and legal requirements to secure adoption. Upon completion of the investigation works, we issue our client with a detailed Adoption Solution Report. These works may include:
• Liaison with the adopting authority.
• Conduct visual inspections of highways alongside the adopting authority.
• Undertake visual inspection of manholes with council or water company (highway drainage or Section 104).
• CCTV survey of sewers.
• As-built surveys.
• Review legals inc. sewer and WAF easements, service verge issues etc.
• Review status of agreements, technical approval, and engrossments design amendments and CAD work.
• Review all technical and legal requirements
Site remedial works
• Manhole remedials and sewer length excavations.
• Pump stations works.
• Specialist sewers lining.
• Highways remedials and final surfacing.
• Street lighting works.
• Service diversions and utility works.
• Water box works.
Technical and consultancy
• Liaison with adopting authority and coordination of interim inspections.
• Resident liaison throughout project.
• Site surveys and drawings.
• Support with agreements (104, 102, 185, 38, 37, 278, 111).
• Production of adoption documentation (CDM file, PS manuals etc).
• Health and safety reviews.
Legal Works
• Managing legal works including 3rd party liaison.
• Internal Solicitor.
• New and retrospective Easements.
• Land transfer and conveyancing.
• Service verge issues.
• Liaison with Adopting Authority.
• Any outstanding technical works.
• Produce site inventory (as required).
• Obtain maintenance or adoption certificate.
Whether we’re appointed early or brought in later, our process is designed to remove uncertainty, reduce rework and drive estates to adoption as efficiently as possible.
“Appointing JLES on our projects meant we had more time to focus on new and future developments. The engineers provide a quality service, ensuring we receive quick responses and regular communication from the management team.”
“JLES have a proven track record of achieving results for CALA Homes, whilst working on a fixed fee basis offering us autonomy and peace of mind. JLES’ excellent communication and quality of works, a maintenance certificate was issued for the S38 agreement and a bond reduction of over 800k.”
"I find JLES to be professional in their approach and enthusiastic towards completion on their works. I like how they act with courtesy and take our interests on site into consideration whenever representing their client, JLES also communicate well in general, we are kept up to date with site progression and their engineers always present high quality of work."
“I was blown away by the AGM at JLES. I have spoken at many different organisations and JLES was one of the most professional organisations I have come across. It was obvious that the company cares about its people and is very forward thinking. They look after the finer detail which is something I am very passionate about.”
"JLES provide a unique solution to the construction industry when dealing with Section 38, 104, 278 adoptions. We find their approach and adoption management system unparalleled, and they provide robust proposals to enable completion certificates to be released along with associated bond reductions. They always provide regular updates, are reactive to our target timeframes and have good relations with Adopting Authorities. I have formed some good relations with their team and trust that they always have our best interests at heart. I would recommend their services to any colleagues within the housebuilding industry"
"Chris and his team at JLES Exeter are really easy to work with. They go above and beyond to provide quick response times and are always on hand to assist with any unexpected issues. Working with JLES has been positive for us and has given us more space to focus on our main priorities and continue growing our business"
Get in touch to find out how we can take your estates to final completion.
• No obligations
• No commitments.
• Just a clear roadmap to faster, adoptable estate completion.
