December 10th, 2021
In this article, we look at the recent changes to Permitted Development Rights and discuss the implications for residential valuers. History and OverviewPermitted Development Rights (PDR) are the rights to undertake certain types…
August 17th, 2021
With the effects of climate change becoming more prevalent and legislation adapting to reflect it, we thought it would be useful to cover the key principles of heat loss in dwellings, and how…
August 10th, 2021
The RICS recently published a new guidance note: “Valuation of Residential Leasehold Properties for Secured Lending Purposes”. This guidance note, which covers England and Wales, is effective from 1 July 2021. In this…
August 10th, 2021
People often assume that the recovery time of buildings affected by an escape of water or flood is mainly dependent upon the duration of the flood event. The reality is, however, that the…
April 10th, 2021
In light of the Heart v Large and the home survey standard In this article Hilary Grayson and Nik Carle review section 4.9 of the new RICS Home Survey Standard in light of…
April 10th, 2021
What are they and when are they used? The case of Hart v Large has caused a lot of consternation in the surveying industry in recent months. One aspect of the case was the failure…
March 17th, 2021
The new RICS Home Survey Standard refers to risks to occupants, specifically in paragraph 4.5 as follows: “…matters that an RICS member or regulated firm is aware of that present a safety risk…
March 10th, 2021
In this article, recent Sava graduate Chris Moran shares his experience shadowing the award-winning company ‘Brick-Tie Ltd’. Chris spent the day with Brick-Tie technicians carrying out cavity wall tie replacement on a 3-bedroom…
November 11th, 2020
In this article, we consider the recent case of Houldsworth Village Management Co v Barton which explored when a leaseholder is also a shareholder and the correct approach to requests made to lessee-owned property management…
November 10th, 2020
In February 2020 the Evening Standard reported on a case where a couple selling their home in Oxfordshire, and who failed to tell the buyers about the plans for a new motel nearby,…