by Zen | Feb 11, 2026 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, Home insulation, House Prices, Repairs and maintenance, Selling your home, Valuations
House With No Bills Guy Martin did a great job this week raising awareness of retro-fitting insulation in a 1930s semi. Well worth watching. The only real downside was that the works were largely architect-designed to Passivhaus premium standards. Which...
by Ian | Jan 14, 2026 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, Home insulation, House Prices, Repairs and maintenance, Selling your home, Valuations
‘Property Horrors’ at the Savoy Theatre Rightsurvey founder and author Ian Rock FRICS will be appearing at Monmouth Savoy Theatre Tuesday 20th January 2.30pm presenting his acclaimed ‘Property Horrors’ show! So if you’re anywhere near the...
by Zen | Dec 22, 2025 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, Home insulation, House Prices, Repairs and maintenance, Selling your home, Valuations
Making More Money From Property Continued – See previous blog for Tips 1 to 5 6. Design It Right House buyers are often influenced by first impressions of things like décor and cleanliness. So it pays to focus on improvements that add value in...
by Zen | Nov 6, 2025 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, Home insulation, House Prices, Repairs and maintenance, Selling your home, Valuations
Making Money From Property by Chartered Surveyor Ian Rock FRICS Earning mountains of cash from trading or renovating property can appear deceptively easy on primetime TV shows. But ‘property soaps’ have a tendency to distort the truth. Condensing a major...
by Zen | Nov 20, 2024 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Estate Agents, Finding a property, Finding the right property, Getting A Mortgage, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, Home insulation, House Prices, Legal work, Making An Offer, Repairs and maintenance, Valuations
Get A Professional Home Survey Assessment Why Spray Foam Roof Insulation Can Make Your Home Unmortgageable Rightsurvey Chartered Surveyors and the RICS have been warning about the risks of spray foam insulation for many years, but the product is still...
by Zen | Oct 16, 2020 | Building Surveys, Buying a home, Buying a home privately, Home Buyer Surveys, Home Condition Reports, Home insulation, House Prices, Repairs and maintenance, Selling your home, Valuations
Selling Your Property – What’s Involved? In most cases, the biggest obstacle to successfully moving home is the problem of first having to dispose of your existing property. Unless you live in rented accommodation or you’re a first-time buyer or an...
