Inspection

Question 1

Why would you need to inspect a property for valuation purposes?

Answer 1

It is required by the Red Book

Question 2

How has the RICS dealt with the inability to inspect property for valuation as a result of lockdown and H&S?

Answer 2

It is a material uncertainty clause – statement at the start of the valuation that states the property has not been inspected

Question 3

If you’re going to inspect a property for management purposes, what might you specifically be looking for in your inspection

Answer 3

Breaches in lease such as repair or illegal subtenant
H&S compliance
Damp / mould
HMO licence (residential) – identify by locks on the door (individual occupation of rooms)

Question 4

How might you notice a breach in repairing liability on inspection?

Answer 4

Visible defects – i.e smashed glass, any damage on the property

Question 5

What due diligence would you carry out prior to an inspection

Answer 5

Desk top assessment
Plan visit
Risk assessment
PPE
Update diary and colleagues

Question 6

What safety equipment would you have with you?

Answer 6

Mobile phone
Steel toe cap boots
Helmet
Hi vis jacket
Rubber sole shoes

Question 7

Inspected an industrial warehouse – describe a typical industrial warehouse

Answer 7

Steel portal frame
Profile steel cladding
Roller shutter doors
Ancillary office 5-10% of area
Concrete screed floor
Capped gas and water

Question 8

What type of electricity would you expect in a grade A industrial warehouse?

Answer 8

3 phase

Question 9

Institutional industrial warehouse – what is the floor loading capacity?

Answer 9

30-40 kn per sq m

Question 10

Talk me through the specification of a grade A office building

Answer 10

Variable Refrigerant Flow Air conditioning
Suspended ceiling – 350mm ceiling void
Equality Act compliant lift – doors wide enough to fit wheelchair, lower buttons, brail
Raised floors
Floor boxes
LED lighting – LG7 compliant lighting
Data cabling

Question 11

What is a standard void in a suspended ceiling in a grade A office building?

Answer 11

350mm

Question 12

What types of Air Conditioning are there?

Answer 12

VRV
VRF
HVAC
Fan coil

Question 13

When you have carried out an inspection on retail, what have you noted on inspection?

Answer 13

Location
Fit out
Return frontage
Shop is narrow and deep – frontage to depth ratio

Question 14

Where do you typically find asbestos?

Answer 14

Ceilings
Walls
Insulation lagging
Insulation boards