by Tim Kenny | Oct 23, 2017 | Property News |
For me not putting photos in a survey report is the biggest mistake a Surveyor can make. We live in a visual age where almost everyone has a high quality digital camera in their pockets and a Surveyors report needs to reflect this. Every report I send out, be it a...
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...