by Zen | May 12, 2022 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
JKW – Japanese Knotweed – Do you live in a high risk location? Japanese knotweed (JKW) is a notoriously invasive plant species that has a fearsome reputation. Surveyors now check for evidence of JKW even when carrying out straightforward...
by Zen | May 6, 2022 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
Find Energy Assessors In this new series, Chartered Surveyor Ian Rock FRICS – Author of the Haynes Home insulation Manual – explains how to cut your energy bills by boosting your home’s thermal efficiency. PART ONE: What’s worth doing...
by Zen | Apr 11, 2022 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
New Building Regulations – Changes to Parts F and L, and new Parts O and S Important changes to Building Regulations ‘Approved Documents’ will take effect from 15 June 2022. These apply to new homes, extensions, as well as existing...
by Ian | Apr 8, 2022 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
How to check your pollution risk Getting an RICS Chartered Surveyor to carry out a survey before you buy is essential if you don’t want to risk getting lumbered with lots of nasty hidden problems. In addition, your conveyancing solicitor should...
by Zen | Mar 25, 2022 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
How to check your radon risk Getting an RICS Chartered Surveyor to carry out a survey before you buy is essential if you don’t want to risk getting lumbered with lots of nasty hidden problems. But opinions vary about the risks posed by radon. ...
by Ian | Mar 2, 2022 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Conveyancing, Estate Agents, Home Buyer Surveys, Selling your home, Valuations
How to check your flood risk Getting an RICS Chartered Surveyor to carry out a survey before you buy is essential if you don’t want to risk getting lumbered with lots of nasty hidden problems. Surveyors should flag up any obvious flood risks that...