by Dave Edwards | Nov 28, 2016 | News, Residential
First-time buyers are facing the perfect storm of housing issues – a shrinking stock of entry level properties, greater limitations on low deposit mortgage finance, lower incomes since the 2008 financial crisis and increasing house prices. Property Famine...
by Dave Edwards | Nov 21, 2016 | Education, News
We have assisted with education projects in and around Surrey since the very start of Chawton Hill nearly 15 years ago. Our experience extends to Independent Schools, Foundation Schools and Academies. We are active members of the Independent School’s Bursars...
by Dave Edwards | Nov 2, 2016 | News, Schedule of Condition
Following our recent condition survey at Cherkley Court in Leatherhead, we were asked to carry out another survey at the iconic Royal Lancaster Hotel in Bayswater, London. Cherkley Court was acquired in 1910 by Lord Beaverbrook, politician and owner of the Express...
by Dave Edwards | Oct 12, 2016 | Building Surveys, Ecclesiastical & Churches, Education, Health & Healthcare, News, Residential
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) have been a recurring topic for many years. At last weeks Conservative Party Conference, Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, once again referenced MMC but what exactly are they and are they being...
by Dave Edwards | Sep 26, 2016 | Building Surveys, News, Residential
What is a desktop mortgage valuation? As the name suggests a desktop mortgage valuation is carried out by a surveyor from their desk, rather than physically visiting a property. It looks at the same information as a standard mortgage valuation (see our article What is...
