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  1. When was IMPS introduced?
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RICS Property Measurement, 2nd edition, 2018

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  1. What introduced IMPS?
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a. RICS property measurement, professional statement, 2018

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  1. Why was IMPS introduced?
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a. The RICS want one international standard for property measurement

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  1. What is CoMP and is it relevant to residential measurement now?
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a. RICS Code of measuring practice 2015
b. IPMS should be used and if it is not used the reason for departure must be stated

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  1. What are all the measurement methods?
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a. Tape measure – used for narrow or complex areas or when a disto will be distorted. These can be inaccurate if not stretched or if over-stretched.
b. Disto – easy to use but requires calibration, can be distorted by light, inaccurate over long distances and can run out of battery
c. Software (Promap and Edozo) for measuring land - disadvantage is that it can be hard to pinpoint the exact boundaries or surfaces
d. Trundle wheel or trigonometry for measuring land

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  1. How can you ensure accuracy when measuring?
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a. Take measurement again
b. Check measurement against any site plans

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  1. Does a disto require calibration?
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a. Yes annually
b. Ensure its accurate by measuring against a known distance 10 times
c. Calibrate by sending to manufacturer

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  1. What is Promap?
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a. Software used to measure land area

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  1. Define GIA and what it is used for?
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a. Area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level.
b. Excludes balconies, covered ways, fire escapes, canopies.
c. Used for industrial properties, warehouses, departments stores, supermarkets, service charge calculation and new homes valuation
d. Key applications are commercial bold cost estimates and rating.

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  1. Define GEA and what it is used for?
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a. Area of a building measured externally at each floor level.
b. Used for planning purposes, build costs and council tax purposes

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  1. Define NIA, what it excludes and what is it used for?
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a. The usable area within a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level
b. Excludes balconies, toilets, lift rooms, stairwells, common corridors
c. Areas with headroom less than 1.5m
d. Used for shops, supermarkets, offices, business use, rating and service charge calculations

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  1. How else can a plot of land be measured?
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Software (promap), trundle wheel, trigonometry

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  1. Does a title plan tell you how large a plot of land is?
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a. Only if the measurements were shown on plans contained in the Title Deed

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  1. What is the conversion of acres to hectares?
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a. 1 acre is 0.4046 hectares

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  1. What are general scales used?
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a. Room Plan: 1:50
b. Building Plan: 1:100
c. Street Plan: 1:1250
d. Location Plan: 1:2500
e. Road/Walking Map: 1:50,000

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  1. What is a title plan?
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a. Shows the registered piece of land and is created alongside another document, called the title register, also known as its office copy entries, which contains information about the property, including its ownership status.

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  1. What are the bases of measurement under the RICS code of measuring practice, 2015?
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a. GEA – Used for town planning, council tax valuations and building cost estimates for houses
b. GIA – Used for estate agency, rating, building cost estimation for commercial assets, valuation of industrial/warehouses, valuation and rating of retail warehouses and food stores plus new home valuations. Approximate 2-3% deduction from GEA
c. NIA – Same as GIA but for shops. Approximate 15% deduction from GIA

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  1. How do you measure land?
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a. Check the boundaries accurately on site with an OS plan and / or land registry title document, prior to calculating the area using Promap. You could also use a trundle wheel onsite

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  1. What is a plot ratio?
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a. Plot ratio is the ratio between the size of the site and the building footprint GEA.

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  1. What must RICS members do when measuring office or residential buildings?
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a. Provide a date when the measurements are taken
b. State the measuring methodology adopted
c. Provide the reference and scale of any plans used
d. State conversion factor from metric/imperial and any rounding
e. Measurements and calculations must be clearly documented

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  1. Define internal dominant face (IDF)?
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a. Inside finished surface comprising more than 50% of the floor to ceiling height for each IDF wall section. If such does not occur, the Finished Surface is deemed to be the IDF

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  1. What are some common Measurement tools?
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a. Tape, rod, laser device and software
b. Lasers are accurate within c. 1.5mm up to 200m but bright sunlight can distort measurement
c. All tools should be checked for accuracy frequently against a known distance and the results recorded in a log
d. Lasers should be calibrated annually by manufacturers
e. Software such as Promap and/or a trundle wheel can be used for measuring land

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  1. Define Mezzanine?
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a. An intermediate storey

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  1. Why has IPMS been poorly adopted?
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a. Not enough comps to support a valuation using IPMS
b. Produces lower rent psf

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  1. What does NIA include/exclude?
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a. Measures usable area from internal face of perimeter wall.
b. Includes kitchens, ramps.
c. Excludes columns, areas below 1.5m, WCs, stairwells

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  1. What does GIA include/exclude?
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a. Measures area from internal face of perimeter wall.
b. Includes columns, stairwells, WCs, loading bays.
c. Excludes perimeter wall thickness

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  1. What does GEA exclude?
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a. Measures area from outside of perimeter walls so excludes car parking, external stairwells, patios, roof terraces

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  1. What is the internal eaves height?
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a. The clear height from the floor to the lowest underside of the ceiling

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  1. How do you know where a site boundary is?
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a. Land registration
b. Fencing
c. Title

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  1. What is the accuracy of a disto? How does it work?
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a. 0.01-0.03%
b. Measures time for a photon to travel

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  1. What is the tolerance of measurement?
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a. Code of Measuring practice says you can be 10% without being considered negligent

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What is the RICS definition of a scale?

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  • It’s a ratio of the actual distance compared with the distance on paper
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When would you depart from IPMS and where would you state the reasons for departure?

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  • Clients instructions or when comparables are measured in GIA
  • State reason for departure in ToE and report
34
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What is the code of measuring practice?

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  • Gives guidance on measurement
  • 6th edition, May 2015
  • States IPMS should be used and reason for departure should be stated
35
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Tell me about IPMS All Buildings

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IPMS All Buildings was published in January 2023 and supersedes all standards previously published by the IPMS coalition for individual asset classes by harmonizing the concepts and objectives in those versions into one set of standards. RICS Property Measurement 20182nd Edition remains the current RICS guidance for measurement. Practitioners should continue to promote the use of IPMS to clients but if clients choose not to follow IPMS measurements, the Code of Measuring Practice 2015 6th Edition can continue to be referenced.

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  • What was contained in the Title Plan?
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o Boundaries
o Scale
o North/South direction
o Land reg title number
o Rights of way and easements

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