February 17th, 2018
HS2 and Valuations
What valuers need to consider The HS2 rail link has been described as one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects this century, not just because of the huge expenditure, but because of the…
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February 17th, 2018
How a Heat Pump Works
How does a heat pump work? The image below shows the basic components of a heat pump. The compressor is used to compress the refrigerant vapour and in doing so raises its temperature…
February 17th, 2018
Home’s Heat Demand (kWh Year) for Heat Pumps
The Space Heating kWh per year figure in the “your home’s heat demand” section of the EPC gives different results for SAP default heat pumps and heat pumps selected from the product characteristics…
February 17th, 2018
The History of Asbestos in the Construction Industry
The use of Asbestos actually dates back thousands of years. Fibres were used in textiles and pottery in Ancient Egypt, Persia and Rome but it was only with the Industrial Revolution that its…
February 17th, 2018
Good Valuation Rational (Part 2)
When I was a lad, our maths teacher used to tell us that we could get up to ninety percent of an exam mark for showing the correct working out, with the actual…
February 17th, 2018
Good Valuation Rationale (Part 1)
Why it pays to be prudent Companies spend thousands of pounds auditing work undertaken by valuation surveyors to ensure that it is being carried out in a professional and accurate manner. These companies…
February 17th, 2018
Gas Busters (Part 2)
In Gas Busters (part 1) we wrote about of some of the activities and items to look out for when surveying any given property which has a gas installation of some type. In…
February 17th, 2018
Gas Busters (Part 1)
With most of the UK population owning a gas boiler, it’s probably worth paying that extra bit of attention to the quality and, more importantly, the safety of any installation. Accepting the fact…
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 16th, 2018
Fire Risk Assessment and The Residential Practitioner
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…