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Inspection Flashcards

1
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What is the structure of surveying safely?

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  1. Personal responsibilities for members and firms
  2. Assessing hazards and risks
  3. Work place health and safety
  4. Occupational health and hygiene
  5. Visiting premises or sites
  6. Fire safety
  7. Residential property surveying
  8. Procurement and management of contractors.
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What would be your approach if you were attending a contaminated site?

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I would inform the Client that I could only inspect the site if it was safe to do so and would ensure I avoided any areas of contamination.

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How did you identify the Japanese Knotweed?

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It was dormant at the time as the inspection was during the winter months. However the Borrower has places hazardous tape around the areas containing the weed and multiple notices were placed around the site.

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What is the RICS guidance relating to Japanese Knotweed?

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RICS professional standards Japanese Knotweed and Residential Property 2022

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5
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What are the four main types of foundation?

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Strip
Piled
Raft and;
Pad

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6
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Does BCIS assume a foundation type?

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Yes, a standard strip foundation

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What is deleterious material?

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A building material that regards with ages, RAAC is one that has recently been in the press. This is Reinforced Auto-clad Aerated Concrete and degrades over a period of 30 years.

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What are the typical characteristics of a Victorian/ Georgian property?

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Georgian: symmetrical, stone or brick faced, multi pane sash windows and gabled or hipped roof
Victorian: tend to be arranged as a terrace or semi detached dwelling, generally has more features, fire places in every room, floor tiles and stain glass windows.

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When inspecting town houses on the Isle of Wight, why did you decide not to proceed?

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I felt it was unsafe as access was restricted, there were no health and safety notices up and the over all site health and safety looked to be poorly managed.

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When inspecting the offices at otterbourne, what grade were the offices?

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They were of a high specification however, I considered them to the Grade B due to their rural location.

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You mentioned on your inspection that a ceiling tile was stained?

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As the valuation was for internal accounting purposes and the staining was found on a singular ceiling tile, I decided I did not need to make an allowance for it.

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What are the typical phases of investigating contamination?

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  1. Desktop research
  2. Soil sample to investigate the nature of the contamination
  3. Remediation report setting out remediation works
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Are you aware of any incentives for land impacted by Japanese Knotweed?

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I understand there is a generous tax incentive for the development of contaminated land. It is called land ‘remediation relief’. It applied to other contaminants such as radon gas and arsenic.

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What legislation governs Japanese Knotweed?

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The wildlife and countryside act 1981

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Did you devalue the sloped are of the site?

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As the planning permission allocated this area of the site to be handed back to the local authority as public open space I did not attribute a value to it.

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16
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What happens if Japanese Knotweed gets out of control?

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It is a criminal offence to let it get out of control and fines of up to £20,000 for businesses or £5,000 per person can be given.

17
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Who was the Japanese Knotweed Specialist?

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Elcot

18
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How would you dispose of Japanese Knotweed?

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Remove and dispose off site
Remote and treat on site
Treat and manage in situ

19
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What is the purpose of RICS Japanese Knotweed and residential property 2022?

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To address and provide guidance on Japanese Knotweed.

Demonstrate the more recent research taking a more holistic view of the plant

Contains a decision tree to help valuers

The new process still produces objective characterisation of Japanese Knotweed.

20
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What is waste containing Japanese knotweed policed by?

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Environmental protection act 1990

21
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What are the four common foundation types?

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Strip, piles, raft and pad

22
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When would you use pad foundations?

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In the construction of steel portal framed building such as industrial units

23
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When would you used piled foundations?

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When the ground conditions are susceptible to movement or if there is a high water table.

24
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When would you use strip foundations?

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On low to medium rise residential properties where ground conditions have a good load bearing capacity

25
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When would you use raft foundations?

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Where the buildings footprint is small and the structural load is not onerous.

26
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What is deleterious material?

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A building material that degrades age. Most recently, RAAC has been in the press due to its deleterious properties.

27
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What are the typical characteristics of a Georgian or Victorian property

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Georgian: symmetrical, multi pane sash windows, stone, brick of flint elevations, gabled or hipped roof.
Victorian: typically semi detached or terraced, enters into a seating area, patterned brick, stain glass windows and fireplaces in every room.

28
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When inspecting town houses on the Isle of Wight, why did you decide it was unsafe to proceed?

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There were no health and safety warning signs, the access seemed unsafe and the internal ladder system did not have any date tags nor did it look safe.

29
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The offices in otterbourne, what grade would you consider these to be?

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Grade B as they were out of town in a rural location.

30
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Did you make an allowance for the stained roof tile in otterbourne within your appraisal?

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I did not. The single stained roof tile did not lead me to need to make a monetary allowance however it was photographed and included within the report.

31
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What are the typical phase of investigation of contamination?

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  1. Desktop research
  2. Invasive survey - soil sample and investigate nature of contamination
  3. Remediation report setting out remedial works
32
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What are the three common causes of a building defect?

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Movement
Water
Defective/ deleterious material

33
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What are the four steps when undertaking an inspection of a property defect?

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  1. Photograph
  2. Follow the trail of suspicion
  3. Inform your client
  4. Recommend further investigation by a building surveyor
34
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What are the 3 different purposes of inspection?

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Valuation
Agency
Property management

35
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What we’re the main defects found on the residential portfolio in Southampton?

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Damp and mould

36
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Are you aware of any incentives for Japanese knotweed or other contaminated land?

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In understand there is a generous tax incentive for the development of land where contamination is present called Land Remediation Relief.

37
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Development land in Fareham, did you devalue the area due to the topography?

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I did not apply a value to this area as it was not being developed as part of the planning application.

38
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What are the consequences if JKW is out of control, what are the circumstances?

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It is a criminal offence with fines up to £2,000 for an individual or £20,000 for a business

39
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Who was the JKW specialist in Fareham?

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Elcot

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