September 10th, 2018
Why Should I Include BCIS?
We have had a few enquiries lately about the BCIS and why it should be included in the HCS report, when it adds to the survey time. The BCIS was included in the…
Inspecting Property & Report Writing.
June 10th, 2018
Assessing the Safety of High-Rise Buildings
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 10th, 2018
Pitched Fibre Drains (Part 2)
How and when to report RICS’s pitched fibre drain productsby Phil Parnham, Director, BlueBox Partners IntroductionPhil Parnham, director of BlueBox Partners, follows on from the pitched fibre drain article in Issue 27 of…
April 10th, 2018
Pitched Fibre Drains (Part 1)
Inspecting Underground Drainage Systems 1.0 Introduction To constitute a dwelling, a property must have independent cooking and washing facilities containing sanitary ware connected to a water supply and drainage system. Waste water is…
February 17th, 2018
Internal and External Wall Insulation
Internal and External wall insulation The thermal performance of heat loss walls of any construction can be improved by installing an effective thickness of good insulating material on the inside (internal insulation) or…
February 17th, 2018
Inside Gas Maters (Part 1)
Introduction As part of the service to surveyors who are members of the SAVA Scheme, the scheme takes over the management of a complaint that is likely to turn into a claim against…
February 17th, 2018
Garden Walls – Reporting the Risk
What is the problem and why is this important? The Home Condition Survey does not allocate condition ratings to the grounds or any structures in the grounds of a property. In most cases…
February 11th, 2018
Dream Home or Worst Nightmare?
It can be a thankless task being a residential surveyor. Usually, if a client has put an offer in on a home they have invested time and emotional energy into that property before…
February 11th, 2018
Detachment for Flats and Maisonettes
Detachment for flats and maisonettes is a required RdSAP data item, and was added to the data collection in order to allow external measurements for flats. In order to convert external measurements to…
February 11th, 2018
Dating Double Glazed Windows
The assessor’s standard approach should be to search any double glazed window for a date stamp located in the glazing cavity. If you cannot find this date evidence, you should always check the…