News Archive

Technical Bulletin Nov 2018

Issue 30 | November 2018

Chimneys and Flues

The Red Book

Liability Caps

Down Valuations and much more

Technical Bulletin No 29

Issue 29 | July 2018

Microbore heating systems, Fitness for Human Habitation Bill, Japanese Knotweed and more

The Abuse of Leasehold Interests

Issue 28 | May 2018

Valuing development sites - lessons learned

Leashold Interests - the calm before the storm

Pitched Fibre drains Pt2 and much more

Cladding, multi-storey buildings and fire - April 2018

Issue 1 | April 2018

Larry Russen deconstructs multi-storey buildings to examine the issues that could affect the health and safety in using those buildings and puts it in the context of what a Surveyor should know when undertaking an inspection

Mortgage Valuation of Leasehold Properties

Issue 2 | April 2018

Fiona Haggett deconstructs the valuation techniques used to value a property requiring a lease extension and applies it a mortgage valuation

New Build Property - Deconstructing the Value

Issue 1 | April 2018

Alan Appleby looks at techniques for analysing the valaution of a new property

Diagnostic Blinkers - the hazards of jumping too early

Issue 2 | April 2018

Phil Parnham takes you through the deconstruction process necessary to analyse certain defects, some of which go well beyond a valuation inspection or a full survey. However, they show what is necessary to get to the heart of the problem.

You may find it difficult to follow the final case study, but have in the back of your mind that the first few investigsations did not get to the root of the problem.

Negligent Valuation deconstructed

Issue 1 | April 2018

Carri De Silva deconstructs some recent cases to review negligence in surveying and help delegates understand the requirements in undertaking inspections and valuations to make them less vulnerable to a claim.

These are only the power point slides so some of the background is missing and you may need to research some of the cases.