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‘True’ rising damp: Myth or reality?
Stephen Boniface, Partner, WCP - The Whitworth Co-Partnership
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Sinking floors: The problem of movement within ground bearing domestic floor slabs
Bernie Smith, Principal, Smith Building Services
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Working more productively with architects: Design appraisal and Part L compliance
Colin Lillicrap, Principal, Colin Lillicrap Associates
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Insulation in building and ensuring indoor air quality
Trevor Rushton, Director, Watts Group
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Best practice for surveyors in combating bad practice and excessive fees in party wall and boundary disputes
Alistair Redler, Partner, Delva Patman Associates
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Investigating and remediating leaks in basements and under plazas
Justin Henshell, Principal, Henshell & Buccellato, Consulting Architects
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What is the meaning of the oft-used words ‘vacant possession’?
Vivien King, Consultant, Malcolm Hollis Chartered Surveyors
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Dilapidations: Reforming the current system
Jon Rowling, Director, Goodrow Building Consultancy
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Development control and building control: The use of joint working to improve integration of the regulatory system
Ken Scott, Chair, RICS Building Control Committee and Development Manager, Sunderland City Council
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How to recognise symptoms of ‘rising damp’ and set up a practical pier test to recreate it
Ralph Burkinshaw, Damp Diagnosis Services
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Building reinstatement valuation
David Massingham, Watts Group
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Damages and injunctions in rights to light cases
Andrew Francis, Barrister, Serle Court
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Reviewing the impact of ‘sustainability’ on building construction and refurbishment
Roger Plank, President, Institution of Structural Engineers
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Asbestos in buildings: Ensuring effective regulatory compliance
Mick Dawson, Director, Dawson Asbestos Consulting
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The significance of cracks in low-rise buildings
Roger Johnson, Director, Avongard
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Post occupancy evaluation: Systematic measurement of a building's performance in supporting its occupiers
Nigel Oseland, Principal, Workplace Unlimited
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Developments in neighbourly disputes and the challenges to developing owners with regard to party walls and access
Graham North, Director, Anstey Horne
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Roof slates and tiles in Scotland
Robert Gavin, Building Surveyor
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A review of important recent developments in dilapidations law
Guy Fetherstonhaugh, QC, Falcon Chambers
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Repairs to structurally unsound buildings using helical stainless steel reinforcement
Bernie Smith, Principal, Smith Building Services
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The use of mediation in dispute resolution
Nicholas Gould, Partner, Fenwick Elliott
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A review of the Code for Sustainable Homes
Terry Keech, Partner, Calfordseaden
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Void properties and the pitfalls facing surveyors seeking to ensure full indemnity from the insurance policy
Trevor Palmer, Senior Property Account Executive, Pi-Property Insurance
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Assessing subsidence in buildings using satellite imagery
Andrew Sowter, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham
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The impact of structural works on implementation of Party Wall processes and allied legislations
Peyman Ghasemi, Director, PG Construction Consultants
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Recent developments in expert witness law and the removal of immunity: The impact on surveyor/client relationships
Simon Chandler, Partner, RPC Bristol office
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Break clause operation in dilapidations
Ian Laurie, Watts Group
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Rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation: The dangers of confusion
Eric Rirsch, Safeguard Europe