Insights into Property Condition
This CPD session offers a practical and reflective exploration of best practices in assessing property condition. Led by Tim Kenny, the session features a real-life case study and encourages critical thinking around effective condition reporting.
Designed as an interactive refresher, the session supports surveyors and students in enhancing the quality, accuracy, and defensibility of their inspections and reports.
Content overview
- Understanding client needs and expectations to tailor reporting effectively
- Applying desktop research to onsite observations
- Establishing an effective inspection routine
- Considerations in applying condition ratings
- Recognising and reporting limitations in inspections
- Useful pointers for creating clear, objective, and defensible records.
Summary
Study method:
Online Virtual Classroom
Date:
28/07/25
Time:
3-5pm
Learning Hours:
2 hours
Suitable for:
Existing Surveyors, Sava learners
Cost:
£65.00 + VAT
Details
Why you need this
This session offers surveyors and new students a valuable refresher on assessing property condition with confidence and consistency. It reinforces key principles behind effective inspections and supports the application of clear, well-justified, client-focused condition ratings. Whether you’re building foundational skills or refining existing ones, the session helps you deliver more accurate, professional, and defensible reports that meet client expectations and professional standards.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, you will have an understanding of:
- Understand how to align property condition reports with client needs and expectations to improve communication and service delivery.
- Develop a structured approach to inspections by integrating desktop research with onsite observations and applying consistent condition ratings.
- Enhance the clarity, objectivity, and defensibility of inspection reports through better recognition of limitations and effective documentation techniques.
Who is it designed for?
- Experienced residential surveyors and valuers
- Sava graduates and learners
Delivery
- A two-hour online virtual classroom event
- Delivered through Sava Learn, our online learning platform
- Allows for interaction and questions from participants
- Delivered by industry-leading trainer, Tim Kenny. Find out more about Tim in his trainer profile.
Cost
The cost of the module is £65 + VAT