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August 10th, 2021

The Valuation of Leasehold Properties for Secured Lending

The RICS recently published a new guidance note: “Valuation of Residential Leasehold Properties for Secured Lending Purposes”. This guidance note, which covers England and Wales, is effective from 1 July 2021. In this…

August 8th, 2021

Technical Bulletin 38 – August 2021

- The valuation of leasehold properties for secured lending - Asbestos pipe insulation:The risks and requirements - Heat loss in dwellings: What you should know - Buildings science: How materials recover after a flood or other damage

June 8th, 2021

Technical Bulletin 37 – April 2021

- Cavity wall tie failure: a day on the tools - Recommending further investigation in light of Hart v Large & the Home Survey Standard - Professional Consultant's Certificate: what are they and when are they used? - Indirect cold-water systems: health and safety implications

April 10th, 2021

Recommending Further Investigation

In light of the Heart v Large and the home survey standard In this article Hilary Grayson and Nik Carle review section 4.9 of the new RICS Home Survey Standard in light of…

April 10th, 2021

Professional Consultant’s Certificate

What are they and when are they used? The case of Hart v Large has caused a lot of consternation in the surveying industry in recent months. One aspect of the case was the failure…

March 10th, 2021

Cavity Wall Tie Failure

In this article, recent Sava graduate Chris Moran shares his experience shadowing the award-winning company ‘Brick-Tie Ltd’.  Chris spent the day with Brick-Tie technicians carrying out cavity wall tie replacement on a 3-bedroom…

December 8th, 2020

Technical Bulletin 36 – December 2020

- Ash -v- Powell - The draft Building Safety Bill and higher-risk buildings - Radiators: what you can report on during a survey - Corporate governance -v- leasehold management

November 11th, 2020

Corporate Governance v Leasehold Management

In this article, we consider the recent case of Houldsworth Village Management Co v Barton which explored when a leaseholder is also a shareholder and the correct approach to requests made to lessee-owned property management…