An important aspect of our work is providing clients with scenarios focused on possible cost and liabilities projection based on the site being mothballed for set periods of time. There is a common misconception that mothballing a site essentially means that all costs associated with that site are ‘frozen’. In reality that is rarely the case, unoccupied buildings degrade over time, sites can become increasingly dangerous to work in and ecology can move in to the site, placing restrictions on when work can take place. In short, the site remains a liability to the owner during the mothballing period and our role is to limit that liability as far as possible. Ensuring the site remains secure from public access and free from vandalism is imperative to mitigate against liability for any events occurring on the site.  We conduct onsite inspections, checking the integrity of the security fence, ensuring all access points are securely boarded and that any unsafe or unsound materials are removed or secured.