How Much Does a Building Survey Cost?
This is a question we are often asked and, for good or bad, answering it is a little like addressing the question of how long is a ball of string! To add another cliché into the mix, it’s also about horses for courses.
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The Importance of Taking Care of Rental Properties
Bricks and mortar are one of the best investments anyone can make so it makes sense to keep your property in good condition.
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Thinking of Getting Into the Property Renovation Game?
Don’t forget the building survey! The prospect of doing up a property – either to turn into your own dream home or help you move up the property ladder – can be exciting and inspiring. Depending on the extent of the project, it can also become rather overwhelming as you wonder where on earth are…
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Flat Roof Coverings – Should Defects Put You Off Buying a Property?
A flat roof often comes hand in hand with an extension – a popular solution for creating a larger living space in Victorian terraced properties – as well as porches and garages. There is a wide range of roofing materials on the market, from the ubiquitous felt roofing to EPDM, a synthetic rubber membrane that…
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Buying a Victorian Property – Good Idea or a Money Pit?
Who doesn’t love a Victorian property? Often oozing with character and distinctive original features such as sash windows, fireplaces, cornices and dado rails, such properties are highly sought after. Unless, that is, you have eyes only for new-build properties with all their mod cons, perfectly flat walls, parking space and a building certificate.
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Buying a Flat? You’ll Still Need a Building Survey
Let’s face it, when it comes to buying a property there aren’t too many corners that can be cut along the way. For the most part, the process is set, with each step reliant on the previous one.
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Thinking of Downsizing?
Downsizing to a smaller property is a significant trend amongst older people. Long gone is the tradition of living out our twilight years in the family home, nowadays we’re all facing various financial burdens that demand some big decisions. It can make absolute sense to downsize. Empty nesters find themselves rattling around a house that…
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Introducing Airocam, a piece of kit that enhances the Home-Approved service
Launched in 2015, Airocam is a very nifty pole camera system developed by our very own Matthew Brown! The biggest challenge for any surveyor is how to carry out a thorough property survey when roofs and chimneys can sometimes be very difficult to access and also the most costly areas in terms of repairs.
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Why You Should Use a RICS-Regulated Surveyor
As we all know buying a property is a huge financial investment and mistakes can prove costly. It’s easy to fall in love with a house, be swayed by your estate agent’s powers of persuasion and be keen to secure its purchase. But the key to your future happiness in the house of your dreams…
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Finding a Reputable Contractor
Whether you need a good plasterer, builder or gas engineer, finding one that you can trust to do a good job can be a minefield – the amount of primetime television that is dedicated to real life disaster stories is testament to this. However, a little homework and simple common sense should mean that you…
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