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When Do I Need A Boundary Surveyor?
Boundary surveying and boundary disputes are unsurprisingly to most a conventional issue. A boundary dispute will arise when the boundary or border which separates two respective properties comes under dispute by the respective owners who own the properties that form...
Licence for Alteration Sound Insulation
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post, today we are going to be taking an informed look at licence for alterations procedures. If you own a leasehold property in England and Wales and are planning on undertaking alterations, providing that the...
What is a Trespass?
In this week’s property surveying blog, we will be looking at Boundary Surveying and the topic of Trespass, the kinds of trespass and the best way to address trespass. What exactly is a Trespass? A trespass by definition is to enter unlawfully another land without...
Avoiding Party Wall Notice Dissent
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost, today we are going to be looking at party wall surveying matters. Party Wall Notices are required when a building owner is planning on undertaking construction works to their property, those construction...
What is a Party Wall Surveyor?
Thank you, for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blogpost, today we are going to be looking at party wall surveying, and in particular what a party wall surveyor is. There are four different types of party wall surveyors that will be applicable. We will now...
Do My Works Need A Party Wall Agreement?
In today’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures. Party wall surveying is one of the most typical and common types of services that our party wall surveyors here at Stokemont undertake on a daily basis. In order to...
What happens if you don’t get a party wall agreement?
In this week’s property surveying blog, we will be discussing what the possible outcomes associated with not having a Party Wall Agreement in place. Here at Stokemont, our Party Wall Surveyors find themselves confronted with this question week in, week out! Once a...
What is a Dilapidations Report?
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...
Free Party Wall Information
In this week’s Property Surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying matters and procedures. In particular, we are going to be looking at the free information service that we provide here at Stokemont and how it can best assist you. As a...
What Are Gallows Brackets?
If you are planning on undertaking construction work to your property, and in particular removing a chimney breast, you will need to consider how the remaining chimney stack is going to be supported. The chimney stack is situated above the roof level and is the...
How to Avoid Party Wall Issues
Party wall surveying is one of the most typical and prevalent services that we handle here at Stokemont. In this blog post we are going to look at the key points that can help you avoid a party wall dispute. A party wall dispute arises when a building owner...
Buying Property Surveys
If you are planning on purchasing a property, one of the key parts of the purchase process is to have an 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...