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Simon Coates in our Professional Information team got a call from an RICS Member last week who was dealing with two adjoining properties. One of the properties was three storeys high and was structurally enclosed upon by the second property. The second property was only two storeys in height. The member wanted to know if the whole ...

One of our RICS members emailed me a few weeks ago to let me know that he wanted to post a comment on our blog but was unable to do so. Apparently the comment box where you can post your comments wasn't there. Having received this email it made me think that there may be other RICS members out there who have never posted a blog comment before and ...

The London Library will be closed to visitors from 0900-1300 on Thursday 13 November due to electrical work as part of the building refurbishment . We apologise to you in advance at the short notice for this. Please email your enquiries to library@rics.org or telephone +44 (0)870 333 1600 option 1 x3714 from 0900 instead . If any visitor arrives ...

Simon Coates in our Professional team often gets calls from RICS Members who are not sure if fire insurance valuations fall within the scope of the Red Book.   Simon's short answer is no . An insurance valuation is a reinstatement cost assessment. In other words it's an opinion of the cost of rebuilding the property in the event of ...

If you're running a business and you're finding the effects of the credit crunch knocking on your door here's how a surveyor can help you . A surveyor can help advise you on your business so you can navigate your business through these difficult times. Take a look at our Business Property Advice page and you'll find out how a surveyor can help you ...