Inspection

Question 1

What are the 4 steps you should always consider on a inspection?

Answer 1

1. Personal Safety
2. Inspection of Local Area
3. External Inspection
4. Internal Inspection

Question 2

What should you always take on an inspection?

Answer 2

Phone 
Camera
Tape measure / laser 
Floorplans 
PPE 
Pen and Paper

Question 3

What do you consider when looking at a local area/

Answer 3

1. Location = aspect, amenities, transport links, business vibrancy, occupiers
2. Environmental = contamination, environmental hazards, flooding
3. Property = comparable evidence, local market conditions (vacancy), agents boards

Question 4

What do you look at when inspecting a property externally?

Answer 4

Method of construction
Repair and condition of the exterior
Car parking / access / loading arrangements
Defects / Structural Movements
Check site boundary compared to the title plan

Question 5

What do you look at when inspecting the property internally?

Answer 5

Layout / specification 
Repair and maintenance 
Defects 
Services (age and condition) 
Fixtures and fittings 
Compliance with lease obligations

Question 6

How do you date a building?

Answer 6

Ask the client
Research the date of the planning permission or building regs approval
land registry 
Local historical records 
Architectural style 
Certificate of completion

Question 7

Why would you inspect a property?

Answer 7

Valuation
Agency
Property Management

Question 8

Why would you inspect a property for agency purposes?

Answer 8

If occupied – check the lease is compliant, statutory compliant, state of the building, requirement for repairs/decorations, user and detail of actual occupation
If vacant – check statutory compliance, state of building, repair and maintenance issues, security arrangements, landscaping, risk of vandalism, damage to the building

Question 9

Why would inspect a property for valuation purposes?

Answer 9

Factors that could impact value; location, tenure, aspect, form of construction, defects, current condition, occupational details

Question 10

What are the four common forms of foundations?

Answer 10

1. Trench or strip footings
2. Raft
3. Piled
4. Pad

Question 11

What is trench or strip footing?

Answer 11

Generally used for residential, for walks and closely separated columns