In today’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be looking at building surveying, and in particular through a residential context. Licence for Alterations are required if a leaseholder is undertaking any works to their property. It is important to note that a...
Adverse Possession “Squatters Rights”
May 24, 2022 | Boundary Determination
In this week’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be discussing boundary disputes and determinations. In particular, we will be discussing the scenario that comes into play when the person whom has caused the trespass onto a neighbouring owner’s land,...
Beware of the Alterations Clause
May 20, 2022 | Licence for Alterations
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post topic, through this week’s informative post we are going to be looking at licence for alteration procedures. Within every lease set out in England and Wales, there is going to be some form of...
Should I Appoint A Party Wall Surveyor?
May 19, 2022 | Party Wall Surveying, Schedule of Conditions
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying procedures, and in particular if an adjoining owner should consider the appointment of a party wall surveyor. In order for this scenario to apply, an...
How to Resolve a Boundary Dispute
May 17, 2022 | Boundary Determination
In today's property blogpost topic we are going to be looking at boundary surveying and boundary disputes. Through our weekly blogposts we aim to discuss some of the more complicated and complex areas of surveying work that we undertake here at Stokemont. Today is no...
Licence for Alterations Absolute Covenants
May 16, 2022 | Blog, Licence for Alterations
In today’s property surveying blog post topic, we are going to be looking at License for Alterations, or License to Alter matters and the procedures that a leaseholder or tenant will find themselves in if they find their lease contains an Absolute Alterations...
High Cost Property Defects
May 13, 2022 | Defect Analysis, RICS HomeBuyer Reports
In today's property surveying blogpost topic we are going to be taking a look at property defects and those ones that can be of significant financial expense in the pre-purchase surveying procedures. If you are in the process of purchasing a property, whether that is...
Property Purchase Surveys
May 12, 2022 | RICS HomeBuyer Reports
In today's property surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be taking a look at prepurchase surveys. If you are in the process of purchasing a property, whether it be a house or a flat, one of the most important parts of the prepurchase procedures is to have a RICS...
Combating Condensation
May 11, 2022 | Defect Analysis
In today's blogpost topic we are going to be taking a look at condensation. Condensation in property is an incredibly common form of defects that our surveyors here at Stokemont see on a daily basis whether that be on a Defect Analysis Report, RICS HomeBuyer Report or...
Garden Boundary Disputes
May 6, 2022 | Boundary Determination
Thank you for clicking on today’s property surveying blogpost topic. In this week’s addition of our property surveying blogpost, we are going to be talking about boundary disputes, and in particular, boundary disputes that exist within gardens. Boundary...










