Inspection (Submission)

Question 1

Any examples of issues you may find when inspecting?

Answer 1

Damp, rot, signs of ground movement, structural integrity.

Question 2

Can you describe the construction of the detached dwelling in Wickham Bishops which was nearing completion?

Answer 2

It was a traditional method of construction.
Strip foundations
Brick cavity external walls
internal solid wall construction

Question 3

What may cracking indicate on a Property?

Answer 3

Movement of some sort.
Horizontal cracking may indicate wall tie failure/ defects.

Question 4

What are the main forms of movement?

Answer 4

Heave and subsidence

Question 5

What are the 6 key PPE items?

Answer 5

Safety Hat
Hi Vis
Gloves
Goggles
Steel Toe capped safety boots
Ear Defenders

Question 6

What other legislation has come into force re. Health and Safety?

Answer 6

Building Safety (2022)
The Fire Safety Act (2021)

Question 7

What H&S issues are you checking for prior to inspecting?

Answer 7

I would be looking to identify various hazards such as machinery if it was an active development site for example.

Question 8

What is the cause of heave?

Answer 8

This is the expansion of the ground beneath part or all of a building. Commonly caused by the removal of a tree and subsequent moisture build-up in the soil.

Question 8

What are the three types of damp?

Answer 8

Rising damp
penetrative damp
condensation damp

Question 9

What would go into your inspection report?

Answer 9

Date, weather, who attended

Question 10

What are you looking for whilst carrying out external inspection?

Answer 10

Method of Construction
wider surroundings
Any external building defects
visual concerns about the roof

Question 11

East London inspection – what structural defects did you find and what advice did you give to your client as a result?

Answer 11

There was significant cracking externally and an extreme extent of mould which I believed to be penetrative damp as a cause of potential subsidence.

Question 12

What are the three types of asbestos?

Answer 12

Blue (crocidolite) banned 1995 - most hazardous
Brown (Amosite) banned 1985 - second most hazardous
White (Chrysotile) banned 1999 - most common

Question 13

Chingford inspection – what did you do when you found broken asbestos and what did you recommend to your client?

Answer 13

I immediately removed myself from the area and informed the client of my concern immediately, I advised them that a demolition survey would be necessary due to the proposed development of the site.

Question 14

If you’re concerned about your safety on site, how would you deal with this?

Answer 14

I would remove myself immediately. I would have a prepared excuse necessary or I would call my buddy using the company ‘safe word’ if I was very concerned or felt like I was in danger.

Question 15

What are the four types of foundations?

Answer 15

• Strip
• Pad
• Raft
• Piling

Question 16

What are some defects you would look for in brick?

Answer 16

• Efflorescence = White marks caused by hygroscopic salts in the brickwork. when water reacts with the natural salts in the mortar/ construction process. Water dissolves the salts and is then deposited externally when the water naturally evaporates.
• Spalling = where the surface of the brick starts to crumble due to the freeze/thaw action.

Question 17

What are your first steps when arriving on an inspection?

Answer 17

1. Consider my safety
2. Inspection of the local area
3. external inspection
4. internal inspection

Question 18

What do you take with you on an inspection?

Answer 18

Measuring device
Mobile phone
camera
PPE

Question 19

What are you looking for when inspecting externally?

Answer 19

Method of Construction
External condition from roof down
car parking facilities, access or yard facilities
Structural movements/ defects
Walking site boundary with OS map and title plan (checking for Japanese knotweed on boundaries for example)

Question 20

What are you looking for when inspecting internally?

Answer 20

layout and specification - flexibility and obsolescence
defects
statutory compliance (ie. building regs, health, and safety, Equality Act 2010, fire safety, planning)
fixtures and fittings
compliance and lease obligations

Question 21

What are the variances when inspecting for valuation and agency purposes?

Answer 21

In the valuation you are looking for aspects that can influence the valuation of a property such as location, tenure, aspect, the form of construction, defects, condition etc.

Considering aspects that impact the marketability such as condition, repair, and maintenance issues. statutory compliance, services, presentation, and flexibility of accomodation.

Question 22

What chapters of the Surveying Safely do you have sight of when inspecting?

Question 23

Wickham Bishops - how did this impact the way you valued your property?

Question 24

CIL relief and vacant building credit? (in regards to redundant Chingford)

Question 25

Why is it important to include photographs in the valuation report?

Question 26

What is the difference between wet and dry rot?

Answer 26

Wet it when it has been in contact with water. Dry rot is a type of fungi which will eat away at the timber.

Question 27

IPMS 1?

Answer 27

External walls on a floor by floor basis.

Question 28

IPMS 2?

Answer 28

From the internal dominant space for the entire for all areas

Question 29

IPMS 3?

Answer 29

Measuring the area of exclusive occupation.

Question 30

What are the land ownership areas?

Answer 30

A single legal interest or title is typically delineated by a red line on title documents.

Question 31

What is the difference between Land Ownership Areas and a site plan (check submission)?

Answer 31

A site plan can comprise elements of several land ownership areas.

Question 32

What are the differences between IPMS 3 and IPMS 2? (THIS LINKS TO A MISTAKE IN MY SUBMISSION IN REGARDS TO LEVEL 2 EXAMPLE FOR OFFICE VALUATION)

Question 33

What would you expect to find on a Land Registry Title Register?

Answer 33

Freehold and leasehold documents are available to download. A) Property Register = This register describes the land and estate comprised in the title. eg. Freehold or leasehold, description of the property in relation to the title plan. B) Proprietorship Register = This register specifies the class of title and identifies the owner. It contains any entries that affect the right of disposal. eg. Option agreements, the price paid for the property and date, C) Charges Register = This register contains any charges and other matters that affect the land. eg. restrictive covenants (restrictions on the use of property), easements, rights of way, mortgages, or details of any associated leaseholds.