Leaving aside implied obligations of landlords to repair, imposed by statute, the precise words employed in express covenants to repair are of considerable importance. This aspect…
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Leaving aside implied obligations of landlords to repair, imposed by statute, the precise words employed in express covenants to repair are of considerable importance. This aspect of dilapidations is often not given enough weight and no apology is made for repeating certain basic comments on leading cases.
In 1986 The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers jointly published Guidance Notes for valuers on the inspection of…
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In 1986 The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers jointly published Guidance Notes for valuers on the inspection of residential prop‐erty for mortgage purposes. Aimed at those members who carried out valuations on behalf of buildings societies, banks and other lenders, the Guidance Notes were issued as a result of what the Institution and the Society called ‘The unabated discussion on the extent of a Valuer's Duty… and the differences of opinion expressed.’
This is the first of two papers on the Principles and Practice of Dilapidations by Ian Melville, Chairman of the Editorial Board of Structural Survey. It consists of an…
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This is the first of two papers on the Principles and Practice of Dilapidations by Ian Melville, Chairman of the Editorial Board of Structural Survey. It consists of an introduction and the information that the dilapidations surveyor must obtain before he even starts the work of preparing his schedule. The second paper will deal with express covenants to repair, statutory requirements and interim and terminal schedules of dilapidation.
Ian Gordon, Ian Melville and Anthony L. Poole
Provides a guideline for an ideal residential structural report,from the point of view of members of the Editorial Board of Structural Survey, discussing the definition of the…
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Provides a guideline for an ideal residential structural report, from the point of view of members of the Editorial Board of Structural Survey, discussing the definition of the term ′structural survey′, the position of the client, the preliminary stages, the main body of the report, the conclusions and appendices. Recommends 18 main contents of a structural survey report.
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The winner of the first Survey Report Competition organised by Structural Survey is the Building Surveying Department of Walker Son & Packman, Chartered Surveyors, of London EC2…
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The winner of the first Survey Report Competition organised by Structural Survey is the Building Surveying Department of Walker Son & Packman, Chartered Surveyors, of London EC2 for a building survey report on a property in London W1. Special commendations have been awarded to Mr G. R. Stowell, a representative of BCW Consulting Engineers in Purley, Surrey, and to the Directorate of Engineering and Works of the London Borough of Bexley. Mr Stowell's report was on pre‐stressed water towers in Baghdad. Bexleys's was a report on a village estate made on behalf of a client department. The Judging Panel's assessment of the submissions and a report of the presentation of the awards by Mr John Pelling, President of the Building Surveyors' Division of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, will be published in Structural Survey.
Introduction Much‐publicised court cases during the past few years have highlighted the legal aspects of professional competence, while formal responsibility for poor judgments in…
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Introduction Much‐publicised court cases during the past few years have highlighted the legal aspects of professional competence, while formal responsibility for poor judgments in the field of structural surveying has in particular been strongly affirmed.
A purchaser of a residential property has several options in satisfying himself or herself that the dwelling in question is or is not in satisfactory condition and/or is or is not…
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A purchaser of a residential property has several options in satisfying himself or herself that the dwelling in question is or is not in satisfactory condition and/or is or is not worth the price being paid.