Measurement: Level 2

Question 1

Tell me about the Chigwell Row – Land?

Answer 1

• I assisted a colleague with taking measurements for some land that was being sold by my client.
• The client wanted the land to be measured and for the land being sold to be drawn on an ordnance plan and registered with Land Registry.

Question 2

Tell me about the Stondon Massey House?

Answer 2

• A client had a boundary dispute with a neighbour. I was instructed to ascertain exactly where the boundary was between the two properties as there was no physical defining boundary present.
• I searched for Ordnance Survey Maps with old-maps online and purchased two maps one from 1972 and the other from 1925 showing the boundaries in a 1:2500 scale
• I also purchased a 1:50 Ordnance Map. I was able to scale of the maps with the side of the building to give an accurate measurement.

Question 3

• Talk me through zoning?

Answer 3

• When measuring a shop I will measure it from front to back and then divide it up into 6.1m or 20ft zones.
• I will measure the width and if there is changes then I will break down each of those changes.
• So if for a zone I may have to do two calculations or more to get the correct zone measurement.

Question 4

• How would you value a dual fronted retail space?

Answer 4

Options are:

1) To zone back from both frontages.
2) allow a percentage uplift say 5%
3) . All of the unit could become Zone A if both frontages have an even pedestrian flow.
4) . A percentage reduction for loss of shelving and display racks.

Question 5

• How did you measure Chigwell Row?

Answer 5

• I measured Chigwell row with a tape measure and a trundle wheel and a 30m tape measure.
• We had to choose a point on the opposite side of where our client wanted us to take the measurement.

Question 6

• Stondon Massey - Talk me through any practical difficulties you encountered and how you overcame them.

Answer 6

• First of all I obtained plans and I scaled that plan off using a scale ruler.
• From the scaled measurements I was able to go to the site and obtain a permanent fixing point where I could use both a laser measure and a tape measure to measure the distance
• From these measurements I was able to inform my client that their neighbour was in the right.

Question 7

• What is the bracket of measurement tolerance when providing a land registry plan?

Answer 7

• +/- 1.1m up to 60m on a 1/1250 scale.
• +/- 2.5m up to 100m on a 1/2500 scale.
• +/- 10.1m up to 500m on a 1/10,000 scale.

Question 8

What tolerance did you allow for the Stondon Massey House as the maps were 1/2500.

Answer 8

1. ​On the 1/1250 plan a tollerance of +/- 1.1m was allowed upto 60m.
2. A general rule off 0.3m for the line on 1/1250 plan.
3. On 1/2500 plan a tollerance of +/- 2.5m was allowed upto 100m.
4. A general rule of 0.6m for the line on 1/2500 plan.

Question 9

What RICS guidance papers did you use for both Chigwell Row and Stondon Massey House?

Answer 9

• RICS Guidance Note - Boundaries: Procedures for boundary identification, demarcation and dispute resolution.