Woodward Chartered Surveyors lost out at this year’s ten pin bowling challenge in Watford to their rivals from Woodward Estate Agents Harrow.
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As part of our commitment to what Managing Director Stephen Cornish has coined “Life-long Learning”, all Woodward Chartered Surveyors attended the superb Surveyors Conferences in Watford.
The annual event is organised by Michelle Tobias’ leading firm Professional Conferences and this year included such topics as ...... Read more
If you have a flat or apartment sale that is stalling because the buyer is worried the lease might be too short, or if your seller wants to investigate a longer lease before marketing, speak to our Lease and Enfranchisement Department
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The last thing anyone wants is a property sale delayed whilst buyers find the money to pay for their survey or waiting for the surveyors Terms of Engagement to go backwards and forwards in the post.
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Although residential surveying is what we are best known for, Chartered Surveyor Doug Snell started off last week with a schedule of dilapidation for the owner of a butcher’s shop in North West London, later described as “in offal condition” (ouch!).
Doug then went on to inspect a 1930’s first floor flat conversion just down the road for a buyer, finding only “the usual” maintenance items, but pointing out the loft should not be used as a habitable room.
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As you may well know, in our last emailer, sent to our surveying services referral partners, we promised an “Ultimate Cellar Case” for the most successful recommendations in August.
In the recent case of Hubbard v Bank of Scotland both the first instance judge and the Appeal Court decided that the mortgage valuation surveyors Colley’s were not liable to the claimant Mrs Hubbard, due to the limitations of a Mortgage Valuation.
This is a reminder to all that a mortgage valuation is in no way a substitute for a building survey, which should be booked as early in the transaction as possible.
Anyone who thinks “I’ll see what the mortgage valuer says first” runs the risk that if the valuer says nothing or even if they are wrong, the buyer may have no recourse.
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In a recent case Hubbard v Bank of Scotland (trading as Colleys Surveyors) [2014] the Court of Appeal upheld the decision that a building society or bank valuation is a very limited inspection.
During a valuation for the Bank Of Scotland, Colleys’ surveyor
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In 32 years as a Chartered Surveyor Steve Cornish thought he had seen it all. But whilst completing the building survey of a Grade II listed hotel last week for a commercial property client, look what he saw! “The teeth ...more...
Woodward Chartered Surveyors played host to hundreds of visitors on Sunday 4th May for the Harrow on the Hill May Day Festival.
Themed this year on Edwardian Harrow on the Hill, the community and visitors were treated to a fabulous toe tapping 30 piece brass band, Morris Dancers, all manner of kids entertainment including magician Michael Gee and a classic Punch and Judy show. Jonathan Edwards took .... more
Hertfordshire based Chartered Surveyor Douglas Snell has joined the 7 Surveyor strong team at Woodward Chartered Surveyors. Doug will ... .more ...
What is a week like for the region’s leading firm of residential Chartered Surveyors?
Well, last week was busy as usual for the team at Woodward Chartered Surveyors.
Stephen Cornish FRICS was inspecting flats for Lease Extensions in Stanmore, Harrow Weald, Northwood, had two Party Wall inspections in Northwood and one in ... more .....