Advice Hub
Providing advice and specialist thought-leadership to help you with property ownership and management.
Written by our knowledgeable team and featuring guest posts from our partners in related fields, the Advice Hub is designed for informational purposes - please note it does not constitute legal advice. Please contact us for specific advice.
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BSA: Key changes happening in April
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- 4th April 2024
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Ask Alex: What was the outcome of the CMA report?
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- 18th March 2024
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / advice hub
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The role of the Lenders' Monitoring Surveyor
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- 14th March 2024
- building surveys / monitoring surveying / business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Homeowners: Looking to sell up? Here's what it'll cost you
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- 8th March 2024
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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Ask Alex: What's changing in the Building Safety Act?
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- 22nd February 2024
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / property management / advice hub
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Should I get a Level 2 or Level 3 building survey?
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- 20th February 2024
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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Property valuation vs pre-acquisition survey
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- 26th January 2024
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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Everything you need to know at each stage of your lease: commercial tenants
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- 22nd January 2024
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Ask Alex: Was 2023 a good year for the property industry?
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- 10th January 2024
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / heritage / education / asset management / investment funds / property management / housing associations / advice hub
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Navigating maintenance and repair works: The ultimate guide for commercial tenants
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- 19th December 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Help, my home has flooded
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- 13th December 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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Why PPM surveys are a winter essential
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- 7th November 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Ask Alex: Scrapping residential MEES benefits no one
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- 6th November 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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RCA: What you need to be aware of as a commercial landlord
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- 19th October 2023
- building surveys / cost management / insurance claims / business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Navigating exit strategies: how a building surveyor can help commercial tenants
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- 11th October 2023
- building surveys / dilapidations consultancy / business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Everything you need to know about valuations
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- 28th September 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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When is the best time to appoint a Building Surveyor?
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- 22nd September 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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How can a Schedule of Condition help me as a tenant?
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- 15th September 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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Everything you need to know about dilapidations as a commercial landlord
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- 12th September 2023
- building surveys / dilapidations consultancy / business advice and tips / commercial / asset management / advice hub
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Ask Alex: How worried should schools really be about RAAC?
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- 5th September 2023
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Schools with RAAC to close with immediate effect
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- 1st September 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / company updates / education / advice hub
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Challenging the status quo | Residential Surveying Team
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- 25th August 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / company updates / residential / advice hub
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Ask Alex: Could AI take over the property industry?
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- 22nd August 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / advice hub
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Why you need an RCA for your new home
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- 10th August 2023
- building surveys / insurance claims / business advice and tips / residential / advice hub
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Difference between a Level 2 and Level 3 Building Survey
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- 27th July 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / advice hub
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Retrofitting historic and listed buildings
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- 24th July 2023
- building surveys / listed buildings / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / heritage / advice hub
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Rules for renovating a listed building
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- 11th July 2023
- building surveys / listed buildings / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / heritage / advice hub
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Are listed buildings exempt from MEES?
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- 7th July 2023
- building surveys / listed buildings / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / heritage / advice hub
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Everything you need to know about the ESG consultation
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- 26th June 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / advice hub
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What is Planned Preventative Maintenance?
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- 12th June 2023
- building surveys / project management / monitoring surveying / cost management / planning applications / refurbishment management / business advice and tips / sillence hurn
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Could solar panels save schools?
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- 5th June 2023
- building surveys / cost management / refurbishment management / business advice and tips / sillence hurn
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Defying expectations? Q1 House Price Index round-up
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- 15th May 2023
- building surveys / business advice and tips / sillence hurn
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Revolution retrofit | commercial property
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- 25th April 2023
- building surveys / cost management / refurbishment management / business advice and tips / sillence hurn
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How to improve EPC rating | commercial property
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- 30th March 2023
- building surveys / cost management / refurbishment management / business advice and tips / sillence hurn
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UK House Price Index: Residential Rebound
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- 27th March 2023
- building surveys / cost management / refurbishment management / business advice and tips / sillence hurn
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How RAAC is putting pupils at risk
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- 21st March 2023
- building surveys / refurbishment management / business advice and tips / sillence hurn
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What is the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund?
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- 9th November 2022
- refurbishment management / business advice and tips / company updates / housing associations / sillence hurn
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Building survey vs mortgage valuation survey - what's the difference?
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- 22nd September 2022
- building surveys / listed buildings / business advice and tips / residential / heritage / advice hub
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Schedule of Condition survey - when do you need one?
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- 24th August 2022
- building surveys / project management / listed buildings / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / heritage / property management / housing associations / advice hub
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Dilapidations - a Guide for Landlords
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- 30th June 2022
- dilapidations consultancy / business advice and tips / commercial / asset management / property management / advice hub
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Building Regulations 2022: latest updates
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- 20th June 2022
- building surveys / project management / monitoring surveying / cost management / planning applications / building procurement advice / listed buildings / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / heritage / asset management / investment funds / property management / housing associations / advice hub
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Schedule of Dilapidations - a Guide for Tenants
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- 15th March 2022
- dilapidations consultancy / business advice and tips / commercial / asset management / property management / advice hub
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Understanding proposed EPC changes for domestic properties – a guide for landlords
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- 2nd March 2022
- business advice and tips / residential / commercial / property management / advice hub
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Quinquennial Inspections - A Chartered Surveyor’s Guide for Churches
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- 8th February 2022
- building surveys / refurbishment management / listed buildings / business advice and tips / commercial / heritage / asset management / advice hub
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Understanding the role of a Clerk of Works
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- 25th January 2022
- business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Understanding JCT contracts and the role of a PM
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- 1st December 2021
- project management / property contract administration / contract administration / listed buildings / business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Your guide to insurance in construction projects
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- 6th October 2021
- project management / contract administration / insurance claims / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / advice hub
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The Importance of having a Schedule of Condition
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- 5th October 2021
- building surveys / pre-acquisition surveys / listed buildings / business advice and tips / commercial / property management / advice hub
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Top considerations for developers when planning a construction project
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- 29th September 2021
- building surveys / project management / business advice and tips / commercial / advice hub
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Your guide to selecting a Third Surveyor - Party Wall
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- 28th September 2021
- party wall consultancy / listed buildings / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / advice hub
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A Guide to Condensation
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- 20th September 2021
- hmo consultancy / business advice and tips / residential / commercial / asset management / property management / housing associations / advice hub
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Understanding MEES and improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings
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- 14th September 2021
- business advice and tips / commercial / investment funds / advice hub
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Understanding the different types of Asbestos Surveys
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- 13th September 2021
- pre-acquisition surveys / business advice and tips / commercial / asset management / property management / housing associations / advice hub
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Property Development | Top 3 Tips for Beginners
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- 25th January 2021
- project management / contract administration / business advice and tips / company updates / residential / commercial / sillence hurn
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Demystifying the role of the Monitoring Surveyor
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- 17th June 2020
- monitoring surveying / quantity surveying / refurbishment management / business advice and tips / company updates / sillence hurn
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Dilapidations consultancy explained
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- 6th April 2020
- dilapidations consultancy / business advice and tips / company updates / sillence hurn