Housing Maintenance, repair and Improvements – Level 2

Question 1

• Talk me through your inspection of 12a Byron Mansions relating to damp issues?

Answer 1

• I inspected the property as tenants had indicated that they had damp issues.
• I found that in the rooms they were drying clothes on a clothes horse with the windows closed.
• There was a lack of ventilation and the dampness was in fact condensation which was down to how the tenants were living.

Question 2

• Talk me through your damp inspection of 13 South Justins?

Answer 2

• I inspected the property relating to potential damp issues that a previous tenant had started proceedings against the landlord.
• I inspected the property and took several damp readings using a moisture meter.
• I inspected the damp proof course externally and checked the ground levels.
• I checked that damp staining to the external wall which was due to a previous pipe leak. The staining was at a lot higher level than the subject property.
• I concluded that the pin mould was in fact condensation which was due to a lack of ventilation due to the living conditions of the previous tenants.

Question 3

• Have you ever dealt with or calculated cost of repairs?

Answer 3

• No.

Question 4

• Have you ever provided a Scott Schedule?

Answer 4

• No.

Question 5

• Can you give me an example of another defect inspection you carried out? How did you do this?

Answer 5

All of my defect inspections have always related to potential damp problems within the buildings.

Question 6

What RICS Guidance or Acts did you follow in regards to

12a byron Mansions (Damp Issues)

and

13 South Justins, Thorpe Hall Avenue (Damp Issues)

Answer 6

• 12a Byron Mansions
  
  • ​Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Section 11
• 13 South Justins, Thorpe Hall Avenue
  
  • ​Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Section 11
  • Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Section 9A
  • the dwelling is fit for human habitation as the time the lease is granted or otherwise created or, if later, at the beginning of the term of the lease; and

the dwelling will remain fit for human habitation during the term of the lease.

* Environmental Protection Act 1990 **Section 79 (1) (a)  any premises in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;**

Question 7

When did you inspect 13 South Justins?

Answer 7

• 14th July 2020

Question 8

When did you inspect 12a Byron Mansions relating to the damp issues?

Answer 8

• December 2020