Thank you for clicking on today’s blog post topic. Today we will be looking at Building Surveying through the lens of pre purchase surveys! A RICS HomeBuyer Report ensures that you are fully aware of all the issues and defects present within a property that you are...
Reasonable Construction Working Hours
Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Licence for Alterations
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post topic. Today we are going to be discussing reasonable working hours and the hours to which contractors can work on site. This blog will touch on both party wall surveying procedures and also...
Licence for Alterations – Pre-Works Considerations
Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Licence for Alterations
In this week’s property surveying blogpost we are going to be discussing Licence for Alterations procedures, and in particular the pre-works procedures that a leaseholder will need to follow in order to ensure that they adhere to the freeholder’s Licence for...
The Importance of a Good Schedule of Condition Report
Sep 2, 2021 | Blog, Schedule of Conditions
Thank you for clicking on today’s blog post, we really hope that it is beneficial for you! In today’s blog the focus will be on the importance of a good Schedule of Condition report. You might be wondering what a Schedule of Condition is? A Schedule of Condition...
Historical Boundary Markers
Sep 1, 2021 | Blog, Boundary Determination
In this week's property surveying blog, we are going to be taking a look at Boundary Surveying, Boundary Surveyor’s Reports and Boundary Disputes and looking at historical boundary features that can be located whilst on a boundary site inspection. As...
Relying on a Contractor’s Boundary
Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, Boundary Determination
Thank you for taking the time to read our informative property blog posts and articles. In this week’s Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at why property owners should refrain from relying on fencers or contractors to set out their boundary...
Licence to Alter and Floor Coverings – What You Need to Know
Aug 23, 2021 | Blog, Licence for Alterations
A licence to alter can be tricky enough to obtain at the best of times. It is important to make sure that you experiment with what is on offer and check out all of the options. One of the areas where the licence to alter tends to run into the most problems is when it...
Bridged Damp-Proof Courses
Aug 20, 2021 | Blog, Defect Analysis, RICS HomeBuyer Reports
In this week’s property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing building surveying, and in particular, the bridging of a damp-proof course, also referred to as a DPC. This is one of the most common property defects that our surveyors see here at Stokemont,...
Licence for Alterations
Aug 9, 2021 | Blog, Licence for Alterations
Your lease is the agreement which you signed when you first moved into your property and it will effectively govern what you can and can not do. There are many different things to consider and a broad selection of ways that you can modify your property without...
What does a Boundary Surveyor do?
Aug 8, 2021 | Blog, Boundary Determination
In this week’s property Surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at boundary disputes and the procedures that a boundary surveyor will follow and adhere to in the process of surveying and resolving the matter at hand. Boundary surveyors are called upon to...










