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Common Causes of Damp

A common issue on surveys is damp One of the most common issues we find while performing inspections on residential properties, is damp. Dampness in a ho...
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Cavity Wall Construction

What is a Cavity Wall? A cavity wall is a type of wall construction consisting of two separate walls with a gap, called a cavity, between them. The construc...
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UK house prices could be stabilising despite falls, say surveyors.

UK House Prices Stabilising According to an articles in The Guardian and Financial Times, even though the UK housing market remains in decline, with prices ...
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Japanese knotweed – A surveyor’s perspective (again!)

Japanese knotweed is now widespread across the UK. There have been many scare stories in the press about it causing all manner of serious structural damage t...
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Energy efficiency of your home – what you need to know.

The focus on climate change The world is changing rapidly.  The focus of climate change and what we need to do to address this challenge is creeping into a...
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What is an EPC Certificate & do I need one?

What is an EPC Certificate? An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is a certificate that assesses the energy efficiency of a property. The certificate cont...
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Is it a Good Time to Buy a House?

Record Boom We have had two boom years of record house price growth, but now the market is cooling, thanks largely to an increase in interest rates. So, wit...
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Should Residential Surveyors be Domestic Energy Assessors?

The world is changing rapidly. The focus of climate change is creeping into almost every part of our daily lives. All of us who specialise in the survey and...
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Do I need a Help to Buy Valuation?

What is the Help to Buy Scheme? The Help to Buy scheme was introduced in England and Wales by the Government in April 2013. At that time, it had become incr...
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Avery Annual CPD Conference 2022

Back in person at the Yacht Club Avery & Co held their Annual CPD Conference in the beautiful setting of the Yacht Club earlier this month and we are de...
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Common House Survey Problems

What are Common House Survey Problems? Buying a property is the biggest investment you are ever likely to make and so it makes sense to have an impartial an...
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Should I get a survey before I sell my property?

A Seller's Survey The vast majority of home surveys we provide are for people who have had an offer accepted on a new home, and wish to know about any serio...
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