In today’s Property Surveying blog post we are going to be taking a look at commercial property surveying. In particular, we are going to be looking at dilapidations reports, what they are and when they are required. A dilapidations report, also commonly referred to...
If you are planning on purchasing a property, one of the key parts of the purchase process is to have a RICS surveyor visit to inspect and advise. The surveyor’s role will be one of checking and informing you in respect of the issues that they locate during the course...
Boundary fence issues and boundary disputes are unfortunately a common issue for property owners. A boundary dispute will usually arise when one of the owners whose borders adjoin the land of another, has some form of issue, disagreement, or dispute in respect of the...
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post. In this week’s instalment of our informative property blog, we are going to be taking a look at soil, or ground investigation reports. In particular, we are going to be focussing on what they...
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost. Today we are going to be looking at one of the most typical services that we handle here at Stokemont – boundary surveying. Boundary surveying and boundary dispute resolution is commonplace, and...
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost. Today, we are going to be looking at prepurchase surveys and in particular the most comprehensive prepurchase survey that can be undertaken, a full Building Survey. The RICS classifies a full...
Thank you for clicking on today's property surveying blog post, today we are going to be looking at a Schedule of Condition Direct, also known as SOC Direct. SOC Direct is approaching its first year in business. During that time we are incredibly proud to assist and...
Thank you for clicking on today's property surveying blog post, today we are going to be looking at Japanese knotweed. Japanese knotweed is a typical defect and issue that Surveys see on their daily sight inspections. Normally, Japanese Knotweed is noted on Pre...
In this week's Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at boundary surveying, boundary disputes and boundary determinations. Here at Stokemont, one of the most common services our surveyors undertake on a weekly basis is boundary surveying. Over the...
Hello and welcome to a new instalment of Stokemont’s blog series. The focus of today’s post is on the various timber pests which can be found in properties. Due to the widespread use of timber within construction the impact of pests within properties can be...
