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Written or Photographic Schedule of Condition?
While the current social distance regulations remain in place, surveyors are under pressure to spend as little time inside occupied properties as possible. One way of doing that is to rely upon a photographic only schedule of condition instead of the traditional written record but can it ever be as useful?Prior to the ... Read More >>
Additional Storeys and The Party Wall Act
An amendment to the General Permitted Development Order which allows property owners to add up to 2 further storeys to their property without planning consent came in to force on 30th December 2020. So does this mean we’re going to see houses all over London being extended upwards despite how incongruous such an extension may ... Read More >>
Proposed Leasehold Reform: Opportunities for negotiation
It is over a month since the Housing Secretary's announcement on Leasehold Reform. We wrote are response shortly after and have been advising numerous clients, new and existing on what this means for them.Our pithy answer is "there is great opportunity but it all depend on your personal circumstances". The vast majority of ... Read More >>