May 12, 2020
Marion Ellis gathered four surveying experts to discuss inspecting residential properties during Covid-19.
Phil Parnham
A coveted speaker and technical author, Phil is a Chartered
Building Surveyor with an expertise in the diagnosis of defects and
dampness in residential properties. He has many years of experience
in the social housing, higher education and residential sectors and
is one of the founders of BlueBox Partners.
Chris Hutchings
Specialist residential valuer and Chartered Surveyor undertaking a
wide range of inspections and reports for corporates and private
companies since 1983. Currently, he owns a member practice under
the Allied Surveyors umbrella. More recently Chris has taken up
training with Bluebox. He is an active mentor for five students
currently going through assessment with Sava.
Connect with Chris:
* rugby@alliedsurveyors.xcom
* nothampton@alliedsurveyors.com
Alan Appleby
With over 40 years' experience in the sector working in a wide
range of organisations, Alan now leads a small family practice in
Staffordshire focusing on residential survey and valuations. He
delivers presentations and training through BlueBox for individual
firms as well as RICS and Sava. He is also a part-time director of
a sign manufacturing company.
Connect with Alan:
* www.applebysmith.co.uk
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-appleby-96966418/
Geoff Hunt
Geoff is a sole practitioner based in Somerset. He is a specialist
in pre-war and listed building pre-acquisition surveys and defects.
he is the author of The defects timeline which is available for
purchase at www.geoffrey-hunt.com. He is also the author
of residential building defects. Geoff is interested in the journey
that homeowners take and has based his service on high value to the
client. His driving methodology is that if the customer sees value
in it then provide it.
What You Will Learn in This Episode:
* How to approach risk assessments on residential properties
* What the implementation of PPE measures might mean in
practice
* How liaising with your client might change
* Why revising your fees is the right thing to do
* The pressures of head vs. heart vs. roof over your head
Connect with Marion Ellis:
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-ellis-frics-ccxp/
* Instagram @marionsurveyor
* Twitter @marionsurveyor
* Facebook https://www.facebook.com/marionsurveyor/
* www.blueboxpartners.com
Resources:
* RICS Covid Response Page:
https://www.rics.org/uk/news-insight/latest-news/coronavirus-and-rics-events/
* Lionheart: https://www.lionheart.org.uk