In today’s Party Wall Surveying blogpost, we are going to be taking a look at the necessary Party Wall Procedures that will come into play if the building owner is planning on undertaking a loft conversion to their property. Here at Stokemont, over the years we have...
Party Wall Procedures for Rear Extensions
In today’s Property Surveying blog post topic, we are going to be looking at party wall procedures and in particular what you need to do if you are planning on undertaking a rear, or side extension. This blog post will also apply to any adjoining owner, whose property...
London House Prices Peak
Here at Stokemont, as RICS Registered Valuers, we take great pride in ensuring our understanding of the Property Market is up to date and take into account all necessary peaks, dips and changes. House prices in London have peaked at this point, reaching an all-time...
Basement Extensions, What to Expect
In today’s property surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be taking a focussed look at basement conversions. Basement conversions these days are some of the most typical types of party wall procedures that our team at Stokemont see themselves deal...
Gold VS Property, What’s a Better Investment?
Here at Stokemont, as RICS Registered Valuers, we always like to think outside the box when valuing property. In this blog post we will be looking into the various advantages & disadvantages of investing in gold and comparing these to the advantages &...
Property Valuation Tips 2022
In today's property surveying blogpost topic here at Stokemont we are going to be looking at property valuation. Property valuation is at the heart of the vast majority of the services our valuers undertake here at Stokemont. The past two-years has been an incredibly...
Bitcoin Vs Property Investment
In today's property surveying blogpost topic we are going to taking a look at the investment value of property versus one of the now most popular new currencies out there – Bitcoin. To start with, let us take a look a property. We all know what property is,...
Party Wall Procedure Guide
Welcome to another addition of the Stokemont blog posts! Today we are going to be taking a comprehensive look at Party Wall Surveying procedures. If you’re a building owner and are planning on commencing construction works to your property, it is important to...
Party Wall Notice Mistakes
In this weeks property surveying blog post topic we are going to be looking at Party Wall Surveying procedures and in particular the mistake that a building owner can make once they have served both the initial, or first Party Wall Notice and the follow on Section...
RICS HomeBuyer Report Vs Full Building Survey
In today’s Property Surveying blog post topic we are going to be discussing building surveying and in particular pre-purchase surveys. If you are purchasing a property and would like to have a full understanding of the condition and defects of that property in...










