Utilities
Control energy costs. Reduce unnecessary spend.
RICS-chartered surveyors. UK-wide coverage.
CPRA provides utilities advisory services to occupiers, landlords and asset managers across the UK, helping clients reduce energy and utilities costs through informed procurement, contract review, and consumption analysis.
Our advice is delivered alongside specialist utilities partners and is framed around cost certainty, transparency, risk management and cash savings.
Evidence-led utilities advice
Utilities costs are often treated as fixed or unavoidable. Many businesses overpay due to:
- Poorly structured supply contracts
- Automatic rollovers at non-competitive rates
- Mismatch between usage profile and tariff structure
- Lack of visibility over consumption and billing accuracy
Our role is to ensure utilities arrangements are commercially appropriate, clearly understood, and aligned with how the property is used.
We advise on whether action is worthwhile to reduce administration and costs, not simply on switching supplier.
What we do
Utilities contract review
We review existing electricity, gas, and water arrangements, including:
- Contract terms and renewal positions
- Tariff structures and pricing mechanisms
- Exposure to rollover or deemed rates
This establishes whether current arrangements remain competitive and appropriate.
Procurement & negotiation support
Where change is justified, we support:
- Market comparison across suitable suppliers
- Procurement timing and strategy
- Negotiation of commercial terms
Advice is focused on value, flexibility, and risk, not just unit price.
Consumption & cost analysis
We analyse usage patterns to identify:
- Inefficiencies or anomalies
- Opportunities to align tariffs with actual demand
- Scope to reduce unnecessary consumption
This ensures savings are sustainable and not undermined by operational reality.
Portfolio and multi-site support
For clients with multiple properties, we provide:
- Portfolio-level utilities review
- Consistent procurement strategy
- Centralised visibility over cost and contracts
This reduces administration, risk, and long-term additional cost exposure.
How we work
Our approach mirrors CPRA’s wider advisory services.
- Initial review – We assess contracts, usage, and objectives
- Evidence analysis – We test cost, tariff, and consumption data
- Commercial filter – We advise whether change is justified
- Implementation support – We coordinate with trusted partners where appropriate
Advice is clear, transparent, and commercially focused.
Fees
Our utilities advice is provided on a no upfront cost basis. Any third-party introductions are disclosed transparently, with no impact on negotiated terms. Details are available on request.
Results
Request a utilities review
If you would like to review your current utilities arrangements or understand whether savings are achievable, speak to one of our senior advisers.
No obligation. UK-wide coverage. Response within one business day.
Why CPRA?
- Independent expert advice
- Evidence-led approach to utilities cost reduction
- Transparent procurement and governance
- Integrated with wider property and cost strategy
Utilities are treated as a manageable cost, not an afterthought.
FAQs
Find answers to common questions about CPRA and how our specialist, RICS-chartered surveyors support clients across the UK.
Contact UsTypically via shared savings or a fixed fee, agreed upfront.
Yes. We include renewable and low‑carbon options where aligned to your goals.
Yes. We manage procurement and switching end‑to‑end with minimal disruption.
Speak to an adviser
No obligation. UK-wide. Response within one business day. A senior, RICS-chartered surveyor will review your case.
