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Legacy Topic: Building Condition Surveys
Articles, case histories and practical notes from the Heritage House archive.
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Draft complaint letter to RICS template
Read article: Draft complaint letter to RICS templateWe get complaints almost daily from people who have had awful Level 3 RICS surveys, most of which don’t have a clue about damp and timber problems, or dampness and mould issues. So we’ve put together a template letter that you can fill in – this is aimed at shortcomings in dampness issues. Note: Before…
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RICS ‘Associate Director of the Built Environment’ responds about the PCA
Read article: RICS ‘Associate Director of the Built Environment’ responds about the PCAWhilst I was writing the RICS Moisture Methodology, now known as the ‘Joint Position Statement’ with a big fraudulent PCA logo on the front page, I worked with Craig Ross. He’s supposed to be a ‘big boy’ in RICS. He’s an MRICS. Apparently he’s been promoted to some ‘Secret Security’ job in the middle east…
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The shocking state of RICS management and standards
Read article: The shocking state of RICS management and standardsYou would expect a royal charter means quality? Think again – RICS is anything but.. So RICS tell everyone that they are SO superior because they have a royal charter. Their strapline is “RICS – the mark of property professionalism”. So as we receive thousands of complaints about RICS surveys, we thought we’d take a…
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Where we survey
Read article: Where we surveyExplore regional surveying experience across Scotland, London, Shropshire and northern England, with office contact for availability.
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Heritage consultancy
Read article: Heritage consultancyPractical support for the care and repair of old buildings.
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Reporting problems with mortgage applications and the PCA
Read article: Reporting problems with mortgage applications and the PCAOutlines routes for raising concerns about mortgage survey requirements and recommendations for timber and damp reports.
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Valuation surveys wanting timber and damp report
Read article: Valuation surveys wanting timber and damp reportExplores requests for additional timber and damp reports following valuation surveys and how to question their justification.
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What if valuation survey says you need a timber and damp survey?
Read article: What if valuation survey says you need a timber and damp survey?Explains how to respond to a valuation survey that requests further investigation of timber and damp.