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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…

April 16th, 2018

Fires Due to Faults in Electrical Cables

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…

April 13th, 2018

Technical Bulletin 28 – April 2018

Technical Bulletin 28 features articles on the following: – The Abuse of Leasehold Interests– Ground Rents: The Calm Before the Storm?– Pitched Fibre Drains – Part 2– Valuing Development Sites: Lessons Learned– Tiuta…

April 10th, 2018

Valuing Development Sites – Lessons Learned

The lessons that can be learned from Dunfermline Building Society v CBRE Ltd by Chris Rispin, Managing Director, BlueBox Partners In 2017, a claim was heard for a breach of professional negligence by CBRE…

April 10th, 2018

Two Valuations of a Residential Development

Tiuta International v De Villiers Surveyors [2017] UKSC 77 by Duncan Greenwood & Charlie Bending, Partners, DAC Beechcroft The claim (Tiuta International v De Villiers Surveyors [2017] UKSC 77) under discussion involved two…

April 10th, 2018

The Abuse of Leasehold Interests

What should a valuer consider? By Chris Rispin Managing Direction, BlueBox Partners Leasehold remains the number one concern for homeowners in the UK. Recent research by DAC Beachcroft (international firm of lawyers specialising…