Inspection (Level 3)

Question 1

What types of non-traditional housing have you experience of? 
-How did you identify? 
-Which one is defective? 
-Why are they defective? 
APC Sample Questions – May 2021 
-How many are designated defective? 
-Can you name some? 
-Have you inspected any of these? 
-Can you tell me about the construction?

Question 2

-Any repair schemes available?

Question 3

How can you make them mortgageable?

Question 4

Have there been any developments or changes in the designation of defective housing?

Question 5

If you were reporting/doing a Home Report, how would you address a non-traditional that
you were aware was defective?

Question 6

Have you encountered Wimpey “no fines”?

How would you identify this externally and internally?

Question 7

For Wimpey “no fines”, do all lenders accept this?

Question 8

What about Home Reports, once they are produced, what process is in place?

Question 9

What are the implications of a house being found to be a Designated Defective type?
Would you do SS?

Question 10

What are the implications of a house being found to be a Designated Defective type?
Would you do SS?

Question 11

What are the differences in extent of inspection between a MVR and HBR e.g. roof space
and sub-floor?
How would you decide whether to enter the sub-floor in a SS?

Question 12

What statutory requirements would you be aware of when inspecting a four bed flat in a
student area?

Question 13

Provide examples of where asbestos is often found in residential property.

Question 14

What would you do if you saw an asbestos flue in a roof space?

Question 15

What action would you take on finding a recently floored and lined roof space?

Question 16

What sources of information are available to identify historical land use, contamination,
flood plain?

Question 17

How would you identify a cavity timber frame and CB wall?

Question 18

How would you tell if a wall is solid CB or cavity CB?

Question 19

What are signs of dry rot? What are the implications? How is it repaired?

Question 20

What types of woodworm are there in the UK?

Question 21

When would you inspect a roof space?

Question 22

How would you identify and assess flood risk?

What are the implications?

Question 23

Provide an example of inspection where building spec was particular feature – how
reflected – how reported.

Question 24

Describe the construction of the building we are in just now.

Question 25

What influences the assessment of quality of location?

Question 26

Give example of advice you have given following inspection.

Question 27

How would you go about estimating the age of a property you have inspected?

Question 28

What kind of construction techniques were used in the property inspected for your case
study?

Question 29

Tell me about a time you have encountered structural movement to a property and what
action did you take?

Question 30

A purchaser calls wanting information on a HR you’ve completed regarding Radon gas –
what can you tell them?

Question 31

As a surveyor, what rules and regulations must you abide by whilst conducting a survey?

Question 32

What are the limits of the HR inspection?

Question 33

How would you reflect a retention in a Home Report?

Question 34

If the seller wants to make changes to their property once the HR has been made live, what
would advice would you give them?

Question 35

Would you revisit the property to inspect upgrades to the property for a Replacement?

Question 36

Would you charge your client for a Replacement HR?

Question 37

When making a retention how would you know how much of a retention to make?

Question 38

How can you manage a conflict of interest?

Question 39

Can you tell me about 4 types of non-trad houses – 2 of which should be “defective”.

Question 40

What Act resulted in defective house types being listed?

Why are some properties “defective” ?

Question 41

Which lenders will lend on “defective” house types?

Question 42

Can you tell me about a time when you have “followed the trail”?

Question 43

What insurance reinstatement rate did you use?

Question 44

Did you use the same rate for your attic floor accommodation?

Question 45

How did you measure the attic floor?

Question 46

Would you report an insurance figure on a Grade A listed building?

Question 47

When completing the EPC how would you input the attic floor?

Question 48

Explain role of duty holder.

Question 49

How have you applied requirements for Health and Safety compliance to a valuation?
What is missing from the Promap location plans that you provided?
Have you included the licence and the scale?

Question 50

How did you arrive at the age of the property?

Question 51

You say that more time was allowed for the inspection as the property was vacant. Why is
that?

Question 52

So the property is 250 years old, what about the roof?

Question 53

If you were inspecting a town house, converted for office use, in the west end of XXX, what
defects would you be looking for?

Question 54

How have concerns about cladding and balconies on flatted buildings affected your
work/advice/reporting?

Question 55

What are the issues associated with spray foam insulation in a roof space?