Chawton Hill News
First-time buyers need help
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 Rightmove...
Education Projects
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...
Iconic landmark Condition Survey
Following our recent Condition Survey at Cherkley Court in Leatherhead, we were asked to carry out another at the iconic Royal Lancaster Hotel in Bayswater, London. Cherkley Court was acquired in 1910 by Lord Beaverbrook, politician and owner of the Express Newspapers...
Modern Methods of Construction
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...
Should you rely on a desktop mortgage valuation? (Updated 2023)
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...
Partner Profile – Urban Point Property Management
The second in our Partner Profile series is with property management company, Urban Point based in New Malden, Surrey. Realising the immense potential within Surrey and with the ever growing need for new residential blocks of flats, Urban Point was one of the early...
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