by Tim Kenny | Oct 9, 2017 | Technical |
One of my favourite statistics (and yes I do have a few) is that the average Victorian semi is made up of about 40,000 individual elements, bricks, timbers, tiles, pipes, wiring and everything else. Of these only about 10,000 are visible, so how can a Surveyor be...
by Tim Kenny | Oct 3, 2017 | Property News |
Although I don’t carry out valuation work I do still keep an eye on my local market and noted that recently there has been a fall in asking prices in Chichester. Shocking news for some until you look a little closer. The numbers showed that the average asking price...
by Tim Kenny | Sep 25, 2017 | Technical |
One of the questions I get asked most often as a surveyor is “Do your surveys check for rising damp?” Many buyers are worried out this, particularly when buying older properties. Quite sensibly they have sought the advice of a surveyor and are looking to have a...
by Tim Kenny | Mar 7, 2017 | Technical |
Some people might look at a blank wall in a house and find it a little dull, some might think about whether a picture might look good just there. If you are a budding Banksy you may be reaching for a can of spray paint. For a surveyor carrying out a Building Survey...
by Tim Kenny | Nov 24, 2016 | Technical |
One of the bits of advice buyers are often given is to lie on the floor and look at the ceiling to get an idea of the size of a room without the furniture in the way. Other than the few brave souls who actually get down on the carpet to do this I don’t think many...