Inspection Flashcards
- Why is it important to carry out inspections?
a. It depends on the reason for the inspection but it could be to ensure H&S or fire reasonability’s are being adhered to, lease obligations.
- What are the reasons for carrying out inspections
a. Valuation purposes – to note condition, external economic environment, anything that may effect the value.
b. Property management – lease obligations, repair obligations
c. Agency
- What are the four main areas when carrying out an inspection?
a. Desktop
b. Facility/locality
c. Exterior
d. Interior
- What would be included within the preparation/desktop of an inspection
a. Health and safety
i. Lone working
ii. Static risk assessment
b. Arrange access
i. Who to contact
ii. How to get there
iii. Parking/transport
c. Documents
i. Final copies of leases, assignments, licence to alters
ii. Plans
iii. Titles
iv. Rights of way
d. Equipment
i. Phone
ii. Camera
iii. Pen and paper
iv. Measuring device
e. Due diligence
i. EPC
ii. VOA
iii. Flood risks
iv. Building surveys
v. Planning portals
- What to look for during inspection of immediate area
a. location
b. local facilities
c. public transport
d. business vibrancy
e. flooding
f. contamination
g. comparable evidence
h. local market conditions
i. agents boards
- What to look for during inspection of external area
a. method of construction,
b. repair and condition of exterior,
c. car parking, access,
d. loading arrangements,
e. defects.
- What to look for during inspection of internal area
a. layout, specification,
b. repair and maintenance,
c. defects, services,
d. compliance with lease obligations
- What are the types of PPE?
a. Hard hat
b. High vis
c. Steel toe capped boots
d. Gloves
e. goggles
- What are the typical dilapidations of an industrial building?
a. Rust
b. Leaks
c. Cracks to sheeting
- What do you look out for on a property management inspection?
a. Health and Safety
b. If occupied lease and stat compliance, repairs/redecoration
c. If unoccupied repair and maintenance issues, void checks, security arrangements.
- What are the common causes of defects
a. Movement
b. Defective
c. Water
- Name some example of building defects?
a. Dry/wet rot
b. Tile slippage
c. Damp
d. Cracks in bricks
e. Cut edge erosion
- What is the eaves height?
a. From the floor to the underside of the roof covering
What is a good eaves height?
8m
- What would you do if a tenant has ignored letters for keeping fire doors open?
a. Check the lease, discuss next steps with the client, could report to fire and rescue, could serve a section 146 of L&P Act 1925 for breach of clause (providing this is within the lease).
- What is the difference between deleterious and hazardous material?
a. Hazardous is something that will cause harm to human health such as asbestos
b. Deleterious is something that deteriorates over time and causes damage to the building structure such as the most recent one RAAC.
- What constructions is the Industrial unit at Heathrow?
a. steel portal frame construction
b. profile metal sheeting clad elevations
c. profile metal sheeting clad pitched roof.
d. detached unit 2008,
- What defects of industrial unit at Heathrow can you get?
a. Roof leaks
b. Damaged cladding
c. Cut edge corrosion – exposed edges become weathered and corroded
d. Water damage from poor guttering
- What is eaves height of industrial unit at Heathrow?
a. 12m
- What makes an industrial unit a good location?
a. Close to transport links. In particular, major motorways and airports
b. Major industrial estates
- What effects value of an industrial unit?
a. Location
b. Transport links
c. Eaves height
d. Roller shutters
e. Loading bay areas
f. Site coverage
- What would be the next steps if the tenant at Liverpool continued to keep fire doors open/use corridors as storage?
a. I would advise the client of the issue and steps taken so far
b. Unless the client specifies an instruction, issue final warning letter
c. Report to fire services
d. Issue 146 for breach of lease
- What is the process to carry out an inspection for valuation purposes?
a. Arrange date and time
b. Check accuracy of distometer, print TS, print floor plans
c. Start with local area
i. Consider, note and take photos if required of location, local facilities, public transport, business vibrancy, flooding, contamination, comparable evidence, local market conditions, agents boards
d. Walk around external building
i. Take note and photos of method of construction, repair and condition of exterior, car parking, access, loading arrangements, defects.
e. Internal inspection starting from the top
i. Take note and photos of layout, specification, repair and maintenance, defects, services, compliance with lease obligations
- Building defects for offices in Crawley
a. Damp penetration
b. Water damage from burst pipes
c. Damage cladding
d. Cracks in bricks
- Construction for offices in Crawley
a. concrete frame construction
b. solid Concrete floors
c. brick and glazed curtain walling clad elevations
d. Double glazed windows with aluminium frame
e. flat roof
- What was construction of offices in Harrow?
a. steel frame construction
b. solid concrete floors
c. Flat roof
d. clad with Portland Stone at street level and mainly red brick to the upper parts,
e. double glazed windows aluminium frame
- What defects did you look for at offices in Harrow?
a. Damp penetration
b. Water damage from burst pipes
c. Damage cladding
d. Cracks in bricks
- What effects value for offices?
a. Location prime offices tend to be in London but other secondary locations in large towns with an office market
b. Transport links close to train stations, bus stations, road links
c. Office specification
d. Refurb requirements
e. Tenant covenants
- What other options could you have used for tenant that left items in unit?
a. Refer to the lease
b. Issue dilapidations
c. Can remove and bill the tenant
d. Not something dealt with would seek advice from senior
- What is the national specification of offices from the BCO?
a. Raised floors
b. Ceiling height 2.6 -2.8m
c. Air con and double glazed windows
d. Lifts
c. Cycle space
- What was the internal specification for heathrow
a. Concrete floor
b. Suspended lighting and heating
c. 4 roller shutter doors
- What was the internal specification for crawley
a. Ground floor and 3 upper floors
b. open plan
c. some columns,
d. good natural light
e. aluminium framed double glazed windows
f. floor to ceiling height of c. 2.5m.
g. carpeted solid floors
h. gas fired central heating with wall mounted radiators
i. suspended ceilings with recessed lighting
j. air conditioning units
- What was the internal specification for harrow
a. Ground floor and 5 upper floors
b. Open plan
c. good natural light
d. floor to ceiling height of c. 2.5m.
e. suspended ceilings
f. raised floors
g. air conditioning units
- What was the internal specification for Luton
a. ground floor warehouse space
i. ancillary first floor mezzanine offices (approx. 10-20% office content
ii. One roller shutter loading doors
iii. eaves height of c. 6.75m - c. 8.0m
iv. concrete floor
b. Office open plan has been fitted out to Cat A specification
i. carpeted solid floor,
ii. suspended ceiling
iii. LED lighting,
iv. gas central heating with wall mounted radiators.
- What was the internal specification for London
a. Ground floor and 8 upper floors
b. Grade A office space
c. plaster and painted ceiling and walls
d. LED lighting
e. raised floors
f. underfloor air-conditioning
g. double glazed windows
h. Ceiling heights 2.5 metres.
