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…
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March 17th, 2021
Indirect Cold-Water Systems – Health and Safety Implications
The new RICS Home Survey Standard refers to risks to occupants, specifically in paragraph 4.5 as follows: “…matters that an RICS member or regulated firm is aware of that present a safety risk…
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…
November 10th, 2020
Ash v Powell – A Lesson for Surveyors
In February 2020 the Evening Standard reported on a case where a couple selling their home in Oxfordshire, and who failed to tell the buyers about the plans for a new motel nearby,…
November 10th, 2020
The Draft Building Safety Bill and Higher-Risk Buildings
In this article, Professor of Land Law at Oxford University, Susan Bright, focuses on the provisions that relate to the occupation phase of residential buildings, contained in Part 4 of the draft Building…
November 10th, 2020
Radiators – What you can check for during a survey
Radiators are the most common heat emitter in residential dwellings and they play an important role in heating our homes yet generally, radiators are not reported on in surveys. Older, unmaintained radiators can…
July 17th, 2020
A Residential Surveyor in the High Court – Hart v Large
With thanks to Chris Rispin BSc FRICS for review and comments. In May 2020, an important judgment was handed down in a High Court case. In this article, Carrie de Silva provides an…
July 10th, 2020
Permitted Development Rights
There are certain types of development work when planning consent is deemed to have been granted by Government, as opposed to by a local authority on a case by case basis. These are…