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Inspection Flashcards

1
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What is the suggested four step approach to inspections?

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  1. Consider personal safety
  2. Inspection of local area
  3. External inspection
  4. Internal inspection
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2
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What should you take on an inspection?

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  • Mobile
  • DISTO
  • Inspection Checklist
  • PPE
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3
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What would you consider within the immediate area of a property?

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Location, situation, public transport, business vibrancy, environmental considerations, agents boards and comparable evidence etc

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4
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What should your external notes comprise?

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  • Method of construction
  • Repair and condition
  • Car parking
  • Site boundaries
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5
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How could you attempt to identify the date of a building?

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  • Planning consent
  • Building regulation approval
  • Land Registry
  • Architects certificate of practical completion
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What would your internal notes comprise?

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Layout and specification
Repair
Services
Statutory compliance
Fixtures and fittings
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What are some different inspection purposes?

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  1. Valuation
  2. Agency
  3. Property Management
  4. Rating
  5. Lease Advisory
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8
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How do different inspection purposes vary requirements of an inspection?

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Valuation - understanding all factors which can influence the valuation
Property Management / Lease Advisory - Checking lease specific compliance
Agency - Flexibility of accommodation and its marketability

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9
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What are the four common forms of foundations?

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Trench
Raft
Piled
Pad

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10
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What are different forms of brickwork?

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Solid

Cavity

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11
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What is efflorescence?

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Formed when water reacts with natural salts to provide white marks

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12
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What is spalling?

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Where brickwork is damaged by freeze-thaw action

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13
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Provide a brief explanation of institutional specifications for shops?

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Services are capped off
Concrete floor
Let in a shell condition

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Provide a brief explanation of institutional specifications for offices?

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Raised floors
Ceiling heights of 2.6 - 2.8m
Air conditioning
1 cycle space per 10 staff

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15
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What are the 3 types of office fit out?

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Shell and Core
Category A
Category B

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16
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What is a shell and core fit out?

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Common parts of the building are completed and the offices are left bare for occupier fit out

17
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What is a category A fit out?

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Office fitted to a Grade A specification with raised floors, air conditioning, ceiling void etc

18
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What is a category B fit out?

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Fit out to occupiers specific requirements such as IT requirements and installation of cellular offices.

19
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Provide a brief explanation of institutional specifications for industrial units?

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Steel portal frame construction
Minimum 8m eaves height
3 phase power
5-10% office and WC facilities
Site cover of c. 40%
20
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What is an inherent defect?

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One that has always been present

21
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What is a latent defect?

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Fault to the property which could not have been discovered through a reasonably thorough inspection

22
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What is the four step process you should follow if you identify a defect?

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  1. Take photographs
  2. Establish cause of defect on site
  3. Inform client
  4. Recommend specialist advice from building surveyor
23
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What are the three most common causes of defects?

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Movement, water and defective building materials.

24
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What is wet rot caused by and what are the signs?

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Caused by damp and timber decay.
Signs including:
- Wet and soft timber
- High damp meter reading
- Visible fungal growth
- Musty smell.
25
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What is dry rot caused by and what are the signs?

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Inside fungal attack. 
Signs include: 
- Fungus
- Strong smell 
- Cuboidal cracking of timber
26
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What are some common building defects in period buildings?

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  • Dry Rot
  • Wet Rot
  • Tile slippages
  • Water ingress around elevation openings
  • Structural movement / settlement
27
Q

What is the key legislation regarding contamination?

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Environmental Protection Act 1990

28
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What is the relevant RICS guidance note regarding contamination?

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Contamination, the Environment and Sustainability, 3rd Edition, 2010

29
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What is the key guidance contained within Contamination, the Environment and Sustainability, 3rd Edition, 2010?

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  • Polluter must provide remediation

- Surveyor must understand their responsibilities and comply with the law

30
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What signs of contamination would you look out for on site?

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  • Heavy metals
  • Oil drums
  • Subsidence
  • Underground tanks
31
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What approaches could you adopt if you believed you had found evidence of contamination on site?

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  1. Do not provide any advice until specialist report is commissioned
  2. Caveat advice and use a special assumption
  3. Deduct remediation from gross site value
32
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When was the period in which Mundic Block was prevalent?

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1900 - 1950 with some areas seeing evidence up to 1970’s.

33
Q

What is a hazardous material?

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Material that is harmful to health

34
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Could you provide some examples of hazardous materials?

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  • Asbestos
  • Lead paint
  • Radon gas
35
Q

How would you identify Japanese Knotweed?

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Purple / green hollow stem and green leaves which are heart shaped

36
Q

What is the relevant RICS guidance in relation to Japanese Knotweed?

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Japanese knotweed and residential property, 1st edition, effective March 2022

37
Q

How does Japanese Knotweed need to be disposed and in line with which act?

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Legally with the use of chemical treatment, permanent removal and disposal within a licensed landfill site under the Environmental Protection Site 1990

38
Q

What is the relevant legislation in regards to Japanese Knotweed?

A

Environmental Protection Act 1990

39
Q

Name a key court case in relation to Japanese Knotweed?

A

Williams V Network Rail 2018

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