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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...
Garden Boundary Disputes
Thank you for clicking on today’s property surveying blogpost topic. In this week’s addition of our property surveying blogpost, we are going to be talking about boundary disputes, and in particular, boundary disputes that exist within gardens. Boundary...
Stokemont’s Pre-Purchase Surveys
In this week’s Property Surveying blogpost, we are going to be discussing Pre-purchase Surveys. If you are in the process of purchasing a new flat or house, and would like to ensure that it is clear of any costly and significant repairs, then you will need to have an...
What is an Alterations Covenant?
In today’s property surveying blogpost topic we are going to be taking a look at licence for alterations procedures. Through today’s post we are going to be looking at exactly what an alterations covenant is, what it means and how we can understand which...
Asbestos in Property
In this week’s Surveying Blog post we will be looking at Asbestos, where you can find Asbestos, the different types, the potentially fatal health issues it could cause and the historic use of the material. Asbestos, What is it? Asbestos is natural silicate rock...
Special Foundations Explained
In today’s Property Surveying blog post topic we are going to be taking an in-depth look at one of the more specific and unknown areas of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Special foundations come into play when a building owner is undertaking deep excavations and...
Can I move my Boundary Fence?
In today’s property surveying blog post topic we are going to be talking about boundary surveying and in particular, if an owner is able to move the boundary fence that separates their garden from an adjoining property. This is by far one of the most common questions...
Can my Party Wall Surveyor agree the Boundary Line?
In today’s property blog post topic, we are going to be taking a look at party wall surveying procedures. One of the most common questions we find ourselves asked here at Stokemont is whether a party wall surveyor has the legal jurisdiction to deal with boundary...
Neighbourly Boundary Line Disputes
In today’s Property Surveying blog post topic we are going to be taking a look at boundary surveying. In particular, we are going to be looking at boundary disputes and the typical issues that can arise when these unfortunate events occur. Boundary disputes are...