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 &...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
In this week’s two part property surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at damp, the cause of it and how to quickly spot it before it ruins your property appearance, value, performance and even possibly you or your family’s health. This is the second part of...
In this week’s two part property surveying blog post, we are going to be looking at damp, the cause of it and how to quickly spot it before it ruins your property appearance, value, performance and even possibly you or your family’s health. There are four main common...
Are you planning on undertaking works to your leasehold property? Do you have an understanding of the Licence for Alterations procedures, and potentially your limitations? I f the answer to these questions is yes, then at the first instance here at Stokemont we would...
In this week’s Party Wall Surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing Party Wall Surveyors, and in particular if they can be sacked, fired, or removed from a Party Wall Surveying job. Oddly enough, a Party Wall Surveyor cannot be fired, or sacked, from a...
