By Luke Field

Condensation is a common problem where natural ventilation is reduced. This is often as a result of sealed double-glazed windows along with doors, and other insulation measures. Condensation is the product of warm moisture-laden air condensing on a cold surface. If the production of water vapour is increased due to the lifestyle of the occupants of a property, condensation occurs. This is exacerbated when occupation rates are higher. More

By Rebecca Jenkins 

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is a piece of legislation that seeks to form an agreement between two neighbouring property owners in relation to proposed works to a party structure. The party structure is anything that is in shared ownership between two properties (for example, a garden wall, the dividing wall between two properties, a floor between two storeys of a building, a chimney stack etc.) OR excavations within distances specified in the Act. More

What exactly does it mean to employ a Chartered Surveyor? More

By Rebecca Jenkins

You’ve saved and you’ve saved, maybe even received an unexpected windfall, and the time has come to buy a property. Maybe it’s your first time, maybe it’s a step up or perhaps you are looking to downsize. No matter the reason, buying a property at any stage of life is a huge investment (perhaps one of the biggest you’ll make) and, without a doubt, an expensive one! More