Inspection 1

Question 1

What is the RICS Surveying Safely: H&S Principles for Property Professionals 2nd edition 2018?

Answer 1

Guidance note on personal and corporate responsibilities, hazards and risks, occupational health/ hygiene, fire safety, contractor management and residential surveying

Question 2

What are the 4 stages of inspection?

Answer 2

Desktop
Location
Internal
External

Question 3

What do you look for at an external inspection?

Answer 3

Repair
Signs of forced entry
Hazards or contamination
Japanese knotweed

Question 4

Reasons for an inspection in valuations?

Answer 4

Location
Condition
Occupational details

Question 5

Reasons for inspection in landlord and tenant?

Answer 5

Rent reviews
Lease renewal
(Check for alterations and improvements)

Question 6

Reasons for inspections in property management?

Answer 6

Lease compliance
Repairing covenant
Defects
Statutory compliance

Question 7

What are some deleterious materials?

Answer 7

High alumina cement
Calcium chloride cement
Mundic

Question 8

What are some types of asbestos?

Answer 8

Blue, brown and white are the most common in the uk

Question 9

What does the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 suggest you need?

Answer 9

Duty holder
Asbestos register
Management plan

Question 10

What is high alumina cement?

Answer 10

Rapid strength development, used in pre cast beams, but buildings collapsed so banned in 1970s

Question 11

What is calcium chloride cement and when was it banned?

Answer 11

Accelerating mixture but caused corrosion to embedded metal so banned in 1970s

Question 12

What is mundic and when was it banned?

Answer 12

Mineral mine waste in Devon/ Cornwall, used as aggregate in concrete blocks but deteriorated so banned in 1950s

Question 13

What is a damp proof membrane?

Answer 13

Stops damp coming up through the floor

Question 14

What is a damp proof course?

Answer 14

Stops damp rising into mortor joints

Question 15

What are three types of cavity wall ties?

Answer 15

Butterfly
Vertical twist
Double triangular

Question 16

What are some qualities of a Grade A office?

Answer 16

Desirable area
Steel or reinforced concrete frame
Raised floor with 150mm void
LED lighting
Double glazed windows
Exceptional disability access
Car parking and cycle racks
Most recent HVAC technology
Excellent BREEAM rating and high EPC

Question 17

What is a Grade B office?

Answer 17

Former Grade A, 10-20 years old, well maintained but no longer industry leading systems

Question 18

What is subsidence?

Answer 18

Vertical downward movement of buildings foundation due to loss of site beneath foundation

Question 19

What is heave?

Answer 19

Upward movement of ground beneath foundation

Question 20

What is wet rot?

Answer 20

Damp leading to timber decay and cracking of paintwork

Question 21

What is dry rot?

Answer 21

Caused by a fungal attack where spores spread. Where there is a presence of mushrooms/ fungus and strong smells

Question 22

What are the four types of cracking?

Answer 22

Horizontal
Triangular
Stepped
Cracking to ground level

Question 23

What are the types of damp?

Answer 23

Penetrating (seal gone/ tile missing)
Rising (1.5m due to capillary action)
Condensation (black mould)
Plumbing

Question 24

How is rising damp caused?

Answer 24

Due to no/ failed or bridged damp proof course (should be 150mm above external site)