September 10th, 2018
BCIS – Rebuilding Costs
After you click the BCIS button (FIGURE 1), you can view ‘Rebuilding cost notes’ via the link at the top of the page (FIGURE 2) Figure 1 Figure 2
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September 10th, 2018
Off – Mains Sewerage
Over a million properties across rural areas of the UK cannot connect to the main sewerage infrastructure and must use an alternative for foul drainage. There are various options for off-mains sewerage, although…
July 13th, 2018
Technical Bulletin 29 – July 2018
- Assessing the safety of high rise buildings - Microbore heating systems - The fitness for human habitation bill - Rodent Infestations - Japanese Knotweed - Important Changes to the Pre-Action Protocol - Waistell and Williams -v- Network Rail
July 10th, 2018
Waistell and Williams v Network Rail
Surveyor liabilities: implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision Nik Carle FCIArb, Partner, Browne Jacobson Although Network Rail’s appeal did technically fail, this was not an out-and-out victory for the two householders involved, by…
June 18th, 2018
Microbore Heating Systems
by Dr Lisa Blake, Technical Manager, Savawith comments on reporting from Phil Parnham MRICS, Director, BlueBox Partners Many heating systems in the UK still use microbore piping. Here, we take a look at…
June 17th, 2018
Japanese Knotweed – Research by Dr Dan Jones
Fall from graceJapanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica var. japonica), is one of a number of knotweed species, introduced into Europe in the mid-19th century (1841) by Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold, a German botanist and…
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…
June 10th, 2018
The Fitness for Human Habitation Bill
Hilary Grayson BSc Est Man (Hons) – Director of Surveying Services, SavaFiona Haggett BSc (Hons) FRICS – Director of Operations, BlueBox Partners Please note: This article was originally published in July 2018. In…
June 10th, 2018
Rodent Infestations – Identifying and Reporting
by Sava Technical Team & Phil Parnham MRICS, Director, BlueBox PartnersAt Sava, we handle complaints on behalf of surveyors on a regular basis and from direct experience know that homeowners are not best…
April 17th, 2018
Ground Rents – the Calm Before the Storm
Looking at the future of ground rents by Duncan Greenwood, Partner DAC Beachcroft The topic of ground rents has had a huge amount of attention over the last 12 months, culminating in the…