Introduction |
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1 Property investment and ownership |
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1.1 Technical due diligence |
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Best practice in building surveys |
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Identifying the age of buildings |
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Listed buildings and conservation areas |
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23 | (5) |
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28 | (5) |
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Post-completion insurance policies: Buildings insurance |
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28 | (2) |
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Legal Indemnity insurance |
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30 | (3) |
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2 Development and procurement |
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33 | (4) |
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33 | (4) |
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37 | (4) |
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37 | (2) |
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The quantity surveyor's role |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (2) |
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Reinstatement valuations for insurance purposes |
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41 | (2) |
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2.4 Building and construction |
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43 | (32) |
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43 | (6) |
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Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 |
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49 | (8) |
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Insurance policies pre-/during construction |
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57 | (7) |
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The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 |
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64 | (11) |
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3.1 Town and country planning in the UK |
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75 | (10) |
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Measuring environmental performance |
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75 | (10) |
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85 | (26) |
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Dilapidations -- England and Wales |
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85 | (16) |
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Dilapidations -- Scotland |
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Dilapidations -- Northern Ireland |
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Section 18(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (27) |
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111 | (13) |
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Daylight and sunlight amenity |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (7) |
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Access to adjoining property |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (11) |
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Health and safety at work |
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138 | (5) |
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Workplace regulations -- glazing |
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143 | (1) |
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Workplace regulations -- provision of sanitary facilities |
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144 | (2) |
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Workplace regulations -- working at height |
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146 | (3) |
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4 Materials, defects, and cladding |
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149 | (122) |
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149 | (47) |
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149 | (6) |
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155 | (17) |
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Polychlorinated biphenyls and buildings |
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172 | (3) |
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High alumina cement concrete (calcium aluminate cement) |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (4) |
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Alkali aggregate reactions |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (3) |
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189 | (7) |
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196 | (54) |
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Common defects in buildings |
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196 | (18) |
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Steel frame corrosion (Regent Street disease) |
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214 | (3) |
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Fungi and timber infestation in the UK: Fungi and moulds |
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217 | (7) |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (3) |
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230 | (5) |
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235 | (6) |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (7) |
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250 | (21) |
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Mechanisms of water entry |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (10) |
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Spontaneous glass fracturing due to nickel sulphide inclusions |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (6) |
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271 | (34) |
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271 | (24) |
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271 | (10) |
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Ground gas including radon |
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281 | (8) |
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289 | (4) |
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293 | (2) |
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5.2 Sustainable development |
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295 | (10) |
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Code for sustainable homes |
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295 | (4) |
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Building information modelling |
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299 | (6) |
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305 | (10) |
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The RICS Assessment of Professional Competence |
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305 | (4) |
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309 | (6) |
Watts Group Directory |
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315 | (2) |
Index |
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