Our Property Articles
Adverse Possession “Squatters Rights”
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,...
Who Pays for the Party Wall Surveyor?
Thank you for clicking on today's Party Wall Surveying blog post topic. Through our blog posts, we aim to not only advise and inform both our clients and the general public on complex and tricky parts of the Surveying work that we do. We also aim to do this is a...
Property Investment Vs Precious Metals
In today's property surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be taking a look a property valuation and, in particular, how property investment has faired over the past year. This blog is based on information from external sources and it is worth noting that, at the...
Beware of the Alterations Clause
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?
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
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
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
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
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 an RICS...
Combating Condensation
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...
No Party Wall Notice
Thank you for clicking on today’s Property Surveying blog post topic. Today, we are going to be looking at party wall surveying procedures, in particular the scenarios that can arise if the building owner refuses to, or fails to serve a Party Wall Notice upon...
Understanding the Party Wall Act’s Procedures
Today's property surveying blogpost topic is going to taking an in depth and thorough at party wall surveying procedures. Through our weekly property blog, here at Stokemont we aim to look at some of the more complicated and confusing areas of property law. The...