October 30th, 2024
Understanding Radon: The Silent Threat
To most, unless you have a vivid memory of the periodic table, the term ‘radon’ won’t mean a whole lot. However, if you’re a homebuyer in the process of purchasing a new property…
October 30th, 2024
To most, unless you have a vivid memory of the periodic table, the term ‘radon’ won’t mean a whole lot. However, if you’re a homebuyer in the process of purchasing a new property…
December 11th, 2021
In this article, Alan McKeown, Building Surveyor at Plumb Stone Surveyors, shares a case study of a non-invasive damp survey he carried out. The scope of the survey, requested by the landlord of…
February 17th, 2020
In October 2019 Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower report was published by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, convened under the chairmanship of the Rt Hon Sir Martin Moore-Bick. Phase 1 of the inquiry…
February 16th, 2020
In December 2019, RICS introduced a new industry-wide initiative with the aim of helping people living in high-rise property who had been left in limbo as a result of the fall-out from the…
August 10th, 2019
Negotiating your way through a property whilst giving due consideration to any gas installation can be a tough challenge, and while a Gas Safe registered engineer is sufficiently qualified to inspect gas installations,…
June 10th, 2018
by Phil Parnham MRICS A year on from Grenfell Tower The fire at London’s Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 was a human tragedy. As the disaster continues to be covered by the…
April 16th, 2018
1.0 IntroductionAccording to a report in the Guardian Newspaper in August this year (and following the Grenfell Fire) it was reported by the London Fire Brigade that nearly one fire a day in…
February 16th, 2018
An article by Phil Parnham (Bluebox Partners) and Richard Twine (Regulation Solutions) 1.0 Introduction The fire at Grenfell Towers is a national disaster. Until all the investigations and enquiries have finished and their…
February 10th, 2018
Dampness in an insulated cavity wall is very complex. It is also a controversial area where I suspect many surveyors who find dampness in an insulated cavity wall will assume the wall insulation…