WEBINAR - Historic buildings - Stone
2020-06-30 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Online, via Zoom, United Kingdom
Historic buildings – Stone buildings, care and repair
Date: Tuesday 30 June
Time: 1600 – 1700
Price: £18 (inc VAT)
Online via zoom
A talk from Kevin Stubbs – this is the second in a series of talks Kevin will present over the next six weeks
Talk will include details on:

Types of stone
Quarying
Working the stone
Philosophy of repair
Decay problems
Cleaning & consolidation
Grouting voids and Bonding

Kevin Stubbs is a Historic Buildings Consultant and comes with a background of education, archaeology and building conservation. He was Director of Archaeology for the Test Valley in Hampshire and later moved to Hampshire County Council to join the Historic Buildings Bureau, where he became the Principal Buildings Conservation Officer for the County. For eleven years he acted as the Director of a Conservation Centre and now runs his own Historic Building Consultancy and Training Company.
He advises on the repair and maintenance of all historic structures and provides training at all levels for the building conservation industry. This includes the development of historic building technology, traditional materials and hands-on craft training. Work for Local Government Authorities includes Conservation Area appraisals, historic building condition surveys and feasibility studies. He has provided training exercises with local communities to raise awareness of their village plans and local heritage interpretation documents and he has provided Traditional Skills Awareness Courses for a number of bodies.
He undertakes the Historic Analysis of buildings and produces: Statements of Significance; Method Statements; Impact Assessments and Specifications for the repair and conservation of traditional buildings.
He lectures for various CPD providers, Universities and national building conservation organizations including SPAB, RICS and the Weald and Downland Museum. Topics include: Bricks and Mortar; Lime, Plasters and Renders; Cob and Earth, Timber Frame and Stone Structures and Traditional Roofing.
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WEBINAR - Historic buildings - Cob
2020-07-08 16:00 - 17:00
Historic buildings – Cob
Date: Wednesday 8 July
Time: 1600 – 1700
Price: £18 (inc VAT)
Online via zoom
A talk from Kevin Stubbs – this is the second in a series of talks Kevin will present over the next six weeks
Talk will include details on:

Local heritage
Cob in history
Construction
Problems
Case studies of recently restored cob buildings

Kevin Stubbs is a Historic Buildings Consultant and comes with a background of education, archaeology and building conservation. He was Director of Archaeology for the Test Valley in Hampshire and later moved to Hampshire County Council to join the Historic Buildings Bureau, where he became the Principal Buildings Conservation Officer for the County. For eleven years he acted as the Director of a Conservation Centre and now runs his own Historic Building Consultancy and Training Company.
He advises on the repair and maintenance of all historic structures and provides training at all levels for the building conservation industry. This includes the development of historic building technology, traditional materials and hands-on craft training. Work for Local Government Authorities includes Conservation Area appraisals, historic building condition surveys and feasibility studies. He has provided training exercises with local communities to raise awareness of their village plans and local heritage interpretation documents and he has provided Traditional Skills Awareness Courses for a number of bodies.
He undertakes the Historic Analysis of buildings and produces: Statements of Significance; Method Statements; Impact Assessments and Specifications for the repair and conservation of traditional buildings.
He lectures for various CPD providers, Universities and national building conservation organizations including SPAB, RICS and the Weald and Downland Museum. Topics include: Bricks and Mortar; Lime, Plasters and Renders; Cob and Earth, Timber Frame and Stone Structures and Traditional Roofing.
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WEBINAR - Red book update
2020-07-09 16:00 - 17:00
Red book update
Date: Thursday 25 June
Time: 1600 – 1700
Price: £12.50 plus VAT (£15)
Online via zoom
A talk from Kevin Aspin
Since the age of 12, Kevin Aspin has held a passion for the property profession and started his career as a Trainee Surveyor in 1982 at Tameside MBC. He qualified in 1989, was Head of Property from 2005 and stayed until 2011. In August 2011, the call of the private sector was too great to ignore, and Kevin formed Aspin and Company Limited Chartered Surveyors. Kevin has been awarded National Prizes in Valuation and Property Management, and for the last 18 years, Kevin has lectured at various Universities in Valuation and Statutory Valuation. He is also a RICS APC Assessor.

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WEBINAR - Legal update
2020-09-23 18:00 - 19:00
Legal update
Date: Wednesday 23 September
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Adrian McClinton, Coffin Mew
Adrian is a Partner specialising in Property Litigation. He has represented all types of clients from commercial landlords to high net worth individuals with portfolios ranging from the small (1- 20 properties) to the very large (70,000 + properties). He has also represented clients in the County Court, High Court, at Tribunal, mediation and Arbitration.
As well as providing legal advice and representation, he also works closely with letting/managing agents and surveyors, delivering seminars and in-house training.
Further details of his experience can be found here
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Webinar - Building regs update
2020-09-30 18:00 - 19:00
Building regulations update
Date: Tuesday 19 May
Time: 0930 – 1015
Price: £10 (£12.00 inc VAT) or free with your annual webicard (£120 plus VAT for the CPD year)
Onlne via zoom
A talk from Colin Blatchford Brown

Colin Blatchford-Brown, Blatchford-Brown Ltd
Colin has over 25 years’ experience in the building control industry, with a wealth of experience of all building types. Recently working on large residential and mixed-use schemes, modular student accommodation blocks, and large scale developments in London, Colin has a keen interest in working with design teams to achieve sensible solutions to Building Regulations compliance.
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WEBINAR - Thatch and Shingle in historic buildings
2020-10-06 18:00 - 19:00
Thatch and shingle
Date: Tuesday 6 October
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Kevin Stubbs, Historic Building Consultant
Kevin Stubbs is a Historic Buildings Consultant and comes with a background of education, archaeology and building conservation. He was Director of Archaeology for the Test Valley in Hampshire and later moved to Hampshire County Council to join the Historic Buildings Bureau, where he became the Principal Buildings Conservation Officer for the County. For eleven years he acted as the Director of a Conservation Centre and now runs his own Historic Building Consultancy and Training Company.
He advises on the repair and maintenance of all historic structures and provides training at all levels for the building conservation industry. This includes the development of historic building technology, traditional materials and hands-on craft training. Work for Local Government Authorities includes Conservation Area appraisals, historic building condition surveys and feasibility studies. He has provided training exercises with local communities to raise awareness of their village plans and local heritage interpretation documents and he has provided Traditional Skills Awareness Courses for a number of bodies.
He undertakes the Historic Analysis of buildings and produces: Statements of Significance; Method Statements; Impact Assessments and Specifications for the repair and conservation of traditional buildings.
He lectures for various CPD providers, Universities and national building conservation organisations including SPAB, RICS and the Weald and Downland Museum. Topics include: Bricks and Mortar; Lime, Plasters and Renders; Cob and Earth, Timber Frame and Stone Structures and Traditional Roofing.
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CPD day for Building Surveyors, ONLINE - SOLD OUT
2020-10-07 09:00 - 17:00
CPD day for Building Surveyors
Date: Wednesday 7 October 2020
Time: 0900 – 1700
This is the annual CPD day for Building Surveyors being offered online via Zoom. You can book either the morning of the afternoon session or for the full day. There will be regular screen and tea breaks. If you have already booked, I will be in touch to explain your options
Price: Morning or afternoon session £45.00 plus VAT (£54.00)
Full day £80.00 plus VAT (£96.00)
Online via Zoom
A full day of CPD aimed at those working as a Building Surveyor within private practice, local government or construction. A lively mix of topics will be presented which includes:

Historic timber framed buildings – care and repair
M&E
Cladding
Legal update
Retrofitting historic buildings
Making fees out of MEES
Working at height
Ethics

CPD essentials CPD days provide:

Best value formal CPD with a minimum of 7 hours
Flexibility
Speakers who are practising surveyors who understand the challenges you face on a daily basis
Updates on latest guidance
Relevant, useful and practical topics

Price includes conference proceedings and an emailed delegate pack.
CPD – Up to 7 formal hours
Bookings can be made below or by calling 07429 523183
The booking form can be downloaded here

WEBINAR - HS2 - next steps
2020-11-04 18:00 - 19:00
HS2
Date: Wednesday 4 November
Time: 1800
Price: £10.00 plus VAT (£12)
Online via zoom
A talk from Richard Flenley, Charles Russell Speechlys
Richard specialises in property litigation work and has experience in all types of property disputes. Richard co-leads the Charles Russell Speechlys HS2 team encompassing a wide range of work advising property owners (and other interested parties) affected by HS2. He also acts for a range of clients including institutional landlords, commercial tenants and residential developers. His client base ranges from major international companies to small businesses and individuals.
Richard’s key areas of work include HS2 related work, compulsory purchase work and development based disputes (including as regards disputes between lenders and borrowers on development facilities). Richard also has significant experience of property insolvency issues, energy wayleaves and other energy sector related work, judicial review, contentious and non-contentious lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, possession claims, dilapidations, break options, service charge disputes, rent review and alienation issues. Richard is also a member of the Property Litigation Association as well being on the Association’s Education Committee.
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WEBINAR - Japanese Knotweed
2020-11-11 18:00 - 19:00
Japanese Knotweed
Date: Wednesday 11 November
Time: 1800
Price: £10.00 plus VAT (£12)
Online via zoom
A talk from Dr Dan Jones, Advanced Invasives
Advanced Invasives is an invasive non-native plant species management consultancy located in South Wales and founded in 2016. We take an evidence-led approach to solving complex invasive species problems informed by industry-leading research.

What is Japanese knotweed and why is it perceived as such a problem in UK?
What are the real impacts of Japanese knotweed?
Overview of legislation, civil cases and the legal risks to surveyors
Summary of the Defra report ‘International Approaches to Japanese knotweed in the Context of Property Sales’ – what does this mean for surveyors?
How do you identify the 4 species of Japanese knotweed?
Japanese knotweed control, management and remediation – is it really that difficult?
What does eradication actually mean?
Identification quiz – can you spot Japanese knotweed amongst some similar looking species?

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WEBINAR - Damp in historic buildings
2020-11-18 18:00 - 19:00
Damp in historic buildings
Date: Wednesday 18 November
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Kevin Stubbs, Historic Building Consultant
Kevin Stubbs is a Historic Buildings Consultant and comes with a background of education, archaeology and building conservation. He was Director of Archaeology for the Test Valley in Hampshire and later moved to Hampshire County Council to join the Historic Buildings Bureau, where he became the Principal Buildings Conservation Officer for the County. For eleven years he acted as the Director of a Conservation Centre and now runs his own Historic Building Consultancy and Training Company.
He advises on the repair and maintenance of all historic structures and provides training at all levels for the building conservation industry. This includes the development of historic building technology, traditional materials and hands-on craft training. Work for Local Government Authorities includes Conservation Area appraisals, historic building condition surveys and feasibility studies. He has provided training exercises with local communities to raise awareness of their village plans and local heritage interpretation documents and he has provided Traditional Skills Awareness Courses for a number of bodies.
He undertakes the Historic Analysis of buildings and produces: Statements of Significance; Method Statements; Impact Assessments and Specifications for the repair and conservation of traditional buildings.
He lectures for various CPD providers, Universities and national building conservation organisations including SPAB, RICS and the Weald and Downland Museum. Topics include: Bricks and Mortar; Lime, Plasters and Renders; Cob and Earth, Timber Frame and Stone Structures and Traditional Roofing.
The webinar will include

Effects of flood
Dry out
Rake out and repair
Water penetration
Points of weakness
Spotting the problem
Damp proof systems
Defective joints
Rot
Frost damage
Condensation
Calcite deposits

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WEBINAR - Property Taxation
2020-11-25 18:00 - 19:00
Property Taxation
Date: Wednesday 25 November
Time: 1800
Price: £10.00 plus VAT (£12)
Online via zoom
A talk from Alun Oliver, E3 Consulting
Alun Oliver FRICS will cover the complexities of capital allowances and how those working on new build, fitting out or redevelopments as well as purchases of existing commercial property can boost their cash flow and reduce their tax liabilities from claiming their capital allowances. He will also update on the recent announcements to Annual Investment Allowances Structures & Building Allowances and ECAs. Finally Alun will also brief highlight money saving opportunities from Land Remediation Tax Relief and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Having an awareness of these specialist Property Tax areas will help you support you and your clients and add value.
Alun’s experience is drawn from all property sectors, from power stations, airports, petro-chemical facilities and water treatment works through to offices, hotels and restaurants, care homes and doctors’ surgeries. Recent projects include a luxury hotel in central London, numerous GP surgeries, a £30m Research and Development Centre in Hampshire and a portfolio of Car Dealerships and maintenance workshops throughout Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset and Surrey.
Alun’s experience extends to a wide range of litigation matters. He has supported solicitors and insurers pursuing professional negligence claims and damages as a result of others’ poor advice. These cases involved investigating the cause and effect of the advice given or matters being overlooked or not explicitly highlighted, as well as quantifying the resultant losses, risk areas and/or damages.
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WEBINAR - Leasehold enfranchisement
2020-12-02 18:00 - 19:00
Leasehold enfranchisement
Date: Wednesday 2 December
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Anastais Davenport, Glanvilles Solicitors
With a background in Property, Anastasia began her legal career as a Residential Conveyancing Paralegal in Southampton before joining Glanvilles as a Paralegal in the Dispute Resolution department in April 2018. Anastasia qualified as a Solicitor into theCommercial Property department in June 2020, specialising in Leasehold Enfranchisement.
Anastasia read Law at the University of Birmingham, graduating in August 2017 and then went on to successfully complete the Legal Practice Course alongside a Masters in Law and Business Management (Msc) at the University of Law in Guildford.
In her spare time, Anastasia volunteers at a local gymnastics club where she spends her weekends training an elite squad. Anastasia plans to continue coaching these gymnasts in the hope that they will follow in her footsteps by representing Team GB in the future.
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WEBINAR - Cleaning historic stone - the TORC system
2020-12-09 18:00 - 19:00
The TORC system
Date: Wednesday 9 December
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Stonehealth
The TORC system creates a gentle swirling vortex using a mixture of low air pressure, little water and a safe inert fine granulate.
25L: Approximate water consumption per hour.
The Torc Head is modularised into separate components which results in an efficient and gentle swirling vortex using even less water and granulate than the original Jos system.
The removable nozzle cone can easily be changed so that a larger cone can be used to clean large areas such as ashlar or a smaller nozzle cone can be used for more intricate detail such as an elaborate capital or rustications.
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WEBINAR - Dilapidations, back to basics
2020-12-16 17:00 - 18:00
Dilapidations – Back to basics
Date: Wednesday 16 December
Time: 1700
Price: £FOC
Online via zoom
A talk from Terry Davis – The Dilapidations Association
Terry qualified as a QS and worked as such for 3 years before practising as a Building Surveyor for 18 years. He then transferred to General Practice working as a Valuation Surveyor. He now works in both valuation and building surveying capacities. He is registered with the RICS as an
Expert Witness (EWAS) in a number of categories including dilapidations and diminution valuations. He was a valuation member of the RICS Dilapidations Forum Steering Group for six years and sat on the Dilapidation Guidance Note v7 Working Group. He has carried out a
number of specialist lectures on dilapidation and diminution valuation subjects for RICS, University of Portsmouth, CPD essentials plus specialist seminars for the Dilapidations Association, of which he is Chair. Over 90% of his current workload is comprised of dilapidation work or associated diminution valuations.
This webinar is aimed at those who wish to expand their limited knowledge of Dilapidations and to improve their expertise in this area. It will be in two parts.
Part One – A review of the procedure involved inpreparing and serving a schedule of dilapidations.
Part Two – A Question and Answer session on any aspect of dilapidations.

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WEBINAR - Planning update
2021-01-13 18:00 - 19:00
Planning update
Date: Wednesday 13 January 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10.00 plus VAT (£12)
Online via zoom
A talk from James lles, ProVision
James joined Pro Vision in 2016 and has been a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute since 2009.
He has experience across many development sectors, including residential, commercial, higher education and leisure/tourism. His experience includes projects across the UK, including private and public sector schemes and private/public sector collaborations on Simplified Planning Zones and Local Development Orders. James also has five years of experience in local government, including preparing local development plans.
James is experienced in coordinating and submitting planning applications, local plan representations, appeals and briefing Counsel, as well as public exhibitions and stakeholder consultations.
James will cover some of the following:

The effect of COVID on planning
New time-limited permitted development rights
Validation of applications
Determination timescales
Publicity and consultation for planning applications
Virtual planning committees
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
Where to go for additional information

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WEBINAR - Red book update and market uncertainty
2021-01-20 18:00 - 19:00
Red book update and market uncertainty
Date: Wednesday 20 January 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Paul Batho
Paul Batho is a chartered surveyor specialising in the valuation, investment and finance of commercial property. His career has combined professional work with teaching and lecturing. After a degree in geography at Oxford University he qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1981 and worked for 20 years in consultancy in the City of London, specialising in valuation and investment advice to the banking and financial services sector. From 2001-2009 he was Director of Studies at the College of Estate Management in Reading. He was Chief Executive of NARA (the Association of Property and Fixed Charge Receivers) from 2009–15 and Programme Director for the IPF/University of Cambridge Diploma in Property Investment from 2010 – 16.
Paul has had an active involvement with RICS for many years. He was a member of the UK Education Standards Board from 2006-13 and was closely involved in accrediting university courses for RICS in Europe and the USA. He has subsequently authored a number of RICS guidance notes on valuation topics and is currently working on a series of international guides to the RICS Red Book.
Summary
The latest updates to the RICS Valuation – Global Standards (Red Book Global) come into force on 31st January 2020. The main reason for issuing the update is to take account of the changes to the International Valuation Standards (IVS) – which the Red Book Global adopts and applies. However, the opportunity has been taken to make some other changes and refinements to the Red Book Global in the light of experience and developments since the current edition was issued in June 2017. Paul will also focus on valuation during the continued market uncertainty
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WEBINAR - Expert report writing
2021-01-27 16:30 - 17:30
Expert report writing
Date: Wednesday 27 January 2021
Time: 1630
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Penny Harper,MA (Oxon), Solicitor, FRSA Legal Experience Training
Penny has expertise in working with expert witnesses and witnesses of fact in a range of legal fora including the High Court, the County Court, Arbitrations, Tribunals, Disciplinary Hearings, Employment Tribunals, Professional Conduct /Regulatory Hearings, Inquiries, Crown Court, Magistrates Court and Inquests. Penny is the principal author of “The expert witness” a practical guide published by Sweet and Maxwell. Penny designed the Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence (APAEWE) qualification accredited by Pearson Learning at a Masters level (not length). Penny and the Legal Experience Training team are top ranked in Chambers for Witness Familiarisation and Expert Witness Litigation Support. Penny is regularly instructed direct by members of the bar, solicitors, experts and organisations to prepare witnesses for hearings.

Summary
This session is essential for experts who are instructed to write advisory or expert witness reports. Expert reports are scrutinised by other professionals including lawyers and may be used in the litigation process to settle cases or form the basis of questioning in hearings or court proceedings. The session includes considering the structure, content and style of an expert report. Attendees will learn how to structure an expert report to logically include the issues to be addressed, a foundation of facts and a well-reasoned objective opinion leading to their final conclusion. Tips will be given on handling and clarifying instructions, how to avoid bias in report writing and understanding when an expert witness report is privileged.
Learning outcomes for the session:

Clarifying instructions and privilege
Evaluating the difference between an advisory report and party appointed expert report
Identifying the key stages in writing an expert report
Dealing with strengths and weaknesses in the evidence and avoiding party appointed bias
Considering the issues, facts, opinion and conclusion
How to write in a clear, concise and accessible manner
Analysis of the structure, content and style of an expert report
Considering how to set out a well-reasoned and objective opinion
Getting the formalities right; statements of truth, statements of compliance and statements of conflict.

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WEBINAR - Ecology
2021-02-03 18:00 - 19:00
Ecology
Date: Wednesday 3 February 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Louisa Jones, Pro Vision
Louisa has worked in the ecological consultancy sector for over nine years. She has been involved in a broad range of consultancies before joining Pro Vision in 2019 providing ecological advice for projects from small scale housing extensions to large residential developments. This work has involved various sectors in addition to residential and including rail and highways.Louisa has Natural England class licences for bats, great crested newts, dormice and barn owls. She is experienced at preparing mitigation strategies and mitigation licences where required. Louisa has a particular interest in ornithology and conducts and designs surveys including breeding bird, winter bird, vantage points and high tide counts as well as species specific surveys.
Summary
Ecology is primarily concerned with identifying, managing and mitigating for protected species and protected habitats. This session will cover aspects of interest to those involved in surveys and property development and will look at bats, birds and other protected species, the issues and some suggested recommendations
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WEBINAR - Hart v Large recording
2021-02-25 18:00 - 19:00
Hart v Large recording
Speakers, Professor Malcolm Hollis and Alexandra Anderson, RPC
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) This webinar does not form part of the webicard
50% of profits will be donated to the Go Fund Me account for Richard Large
The talk will cover:
The facts of the matter

Pre-purchase – the original building
The building works – architects design/supervision
The process of purchase, documents seen, and role of the solicitor
The survey and what to be seen
After purchase – issues and problems + architects continuing involvement
The claim
The trial – and summary of judges findings/decisions – building costs, rebuild as opposed to repair,
Damages – cost of works or diminution in value – implications

Opinion

Errors in judgment
Recommendations

Professor Malcolm Hollis
Malcolm Hollis remained active in private practice whilst maintaining his personal interest in research and education. He specialised in advising a wide range of clients upon their property interests as well as preparing forensic reports on property disputes. He has nearly 50 years’ experience as a Chartered Building Surveyor.
He has inspected an eclectic collection of buildings, including cathedrals and royal palaces as well as a wide range of commercial and residential property that has included the Royal Naval College Greenwich (designed by Christopher Wren), St John’s Cathedral Belize, Bagshot Park (Home of Prince Edward), Welbeck Abbey (the Ducal estate of the Dukes of Portland), Tonbridge, Judd and Highgate Schools and the former Alexander Fleming House and carried out investigations into the cause of building collapses. He has undertaken professional surveying work throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, the Caribbean and the Emirates and Sultanate. He has inspected and advised upon the interpretation of liability under Landlord and Tenant legislation within the UK. He specialises in Defect Recognition and the Diagnosis of the Cause of Failure, the interpretation of liability for such matters as building surveys, dilapidations and service charge disputes.
Alexandra Anderson
An insurance lawyer with considerable expertise in the construction and surveyor sectors. On the construction side, Alexandra gets involved in complex and high-value disputes involving projects in the UK and worldwide, predominantly acting for architects and engineers.
Either via their insurers and upon direct instructions, Alexandra regularly gets drafted in to act for surveyors on the defence of a wide variety of claims, arising from all aspects of the typical surveying practice, from survey and valuation to property management and receiverships.
Alexandra is a regular speaker and author on a wide range of industry topics. She co-edits Hogarth’s ‘Insurance for the Construction Industry’ and was involved in the last 3 revisions to the RICS’s minimum terms. She sits on the Market Liaison Group and works with RICS on a variety of risk management and education issues.
Please request your copy below or send me an email to alison@cpdessentials.co.uk

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WEBINAR - Surveyor’s liability for hidden defects, including the Court of Appeal decision in Hart v Large
2021-03-03 18:00 - 19:00
Surveyor’s liability for hidden defects, including the Court of Appeal decision in Hart v Large
Date: Wednesday 3 March 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Naomi Park and Gareth Robinson, DAC Beachcroft
A presentation from two highly experienced solicitors who deal with professional negligence issues
Naomi Park, Senior Associate
Naomi specialises in defending claims against professionals.
She has over 17 years’ experience advising solicitors, accountants, tax and financial advisors, insolvency practitioners, surveyors and property agents. Her key clients include major professional indemnity insurers.
Naomi has dealt with a wide range of professional negligence disputes, including claims arising from failed tax avoidance schemes. Naomi regularly acts for solicitors in the defence of claims in the context of residential and commercial conveyancing, divorce, corporate/commercial transactions and lost litigation opportunities. Naomi also acts for accountants and tax advisors in defending claims relating to accounts preparation, audit, insolvency appointments and tax advice. Naomi has expertise in defending property agents against claims arising from the letting, management and sale of property, and defends valuation professionals. Naomi regularly advises on policy coverage and risk management. She is commercially minded and an advocate of ADR to explore creative solutions to complex disputes.
Gareth Robinson, Senior Associate
Gareth specialises in acting on behalf of a range of insurers and professional insured in defending professional negligence claims.
He has over 16 years’ experience advising clients across a number of different professional including solicitors, surveyors, insurance brokers and accountants.
Gareth, as well as acting in the defence of claims brought against professionals, also advises insurers in relation to policy coverage issues.

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WEBINAR - PII
2021-03-10 18:00 - 19:00
PII – Professional Indemnity Insurance
Date: Wednesday 10 March 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Greg Harrison, Howdens

Greg is an expert in Professional Indemnity for property and construction professionals. He works with clients from across the sector, including engineers, surveyors, and architects. If you have any questions about PI – or any other insurance that affects the property and construction industry.

Summary

Greg will provide a market update, the effect of COVID and will welcome questions on all aspects of PII. He will not be able to address your individual premium questions. Please submit your questions in advance if you wish
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WEBINAR - Claims trends in professional liability claims against surveyors, including Japanese Knotweed claims
2021-03-17 18:00 - 19:00
Claims trends in professional liability claims against surveyors, including Japanese Knotweed claims
Date: Wednesday 17 March 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Charlie Bending and Polly McBride, DAC Beachcroft
Charlie Bending, Partner
Charlie specialises in advising property consultancies and their insurers in the defence of professional negligence claims. He leads the surveyor professional risk team in Bristol.
He regularly advises London Market insurers and a number of the top 10 London headquartered national and international property consultants, panel managers and large national valuation practices on claims and risk. He has advised on a broad range of matters including overvaluations (including commercial, residential, residential development sites, hotels, property portfolios and agricultural land), property management (including large residential, rural and commercial portfolios), planning and development, building surveyor omissions, policy coverage and fraud.
Polly McBride, Senior Associate

Polly is a Senior Associate within the Professional Risks Department and defends professional indemnity claims against a wide range of professionals including valuers, building surveyors, property managers, estate agents, auctioneers and insurance brokers.
Polly’s experience includes advising a number of national and international firms of surveyors and London Market Insurers in relation to commercial and residential over-valuations (including development sites, industrial warehouses, hotels, property portfolios, agricultural land and residential property), building survey claims, Japanese Knotweed claims, expert determination and property management claims.

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WEBINAR - Radon
2021-03-24 18:00 - 19:00
Radon
Date: Wednesday 24 March 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Rebecca Coates, PropertEco
Rebecca co-founded PropertECO in 2011 having identified a need in the UK marketplace for a specialist radon services firm.
With a First Class Honours degree in BSc. Business Administration from University of Bath School of Management, Rebecca has spent the last nine years since graduating immersed in the field of radon, identifying ways to increase awareness and reduce radon-induced lung cancer in the UK.
Rebecca specialises in risk communication and has become one of the UK’s leading educators on the subject of radon. She delivers technical CPD seminars for members of RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors), RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building), BIFM (British Institute of Facilites Management) and ABE (Association of Building Engineers) as well as providing in-house training for private practices. Rebecca identifies the most appropriate channels for communicating with different sectors, and is a keen advocate of social media. She was invited to speak at the 2014 International Radon Symposium in the USA to share her experience of risk communication, and has published papers on the subject.
Rebecca is on the Board of the UK Radon Association and the Executive Committee of the European Radon Association, where she advises on marketing and outreach policies to improve awareness of radon internationally.

Summary

Rebecca will provide on update on Radon, testing, the risks, geographical hotspots and other issues which arise with this harmful gas
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WEBINAR - Party Walls
2021-03-31 17:00 - 18:00
Party Walls
This event is being run in association with the Residential Property Surveyors Association
Date: Wednesday 31 March 2021
Time: 1700
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
RPSA members £7.50 plus VAT
Online via zoom
A talk from Steven Way Collier Stevens
Steven Way MIHEEM MFPWS MRICS is a Chartered Building Surveyor of over 30 years experience, based in Chislehurst. He is the founder and principal of Collier Stevens which for 25 years has provided a range of surveying services in London and Kent. His particular specialisms are residential building surveys and party wall work. He avoids valuation and considers it a risky, mucky business!
In this 1 hour webinar, Steven brings his broad experience to help give some guidance as to how party wall issues arising from both neighbouring works and work to a subject property should be considered in a building survey context, what risks there might be and how these might be reported.
Who should attend?
This will be an invaluable session to any surveyor carrying out condition surveys for home buyers.
What are the implications of works that might have been carried out in or around your property?
And what should we be considering in our reports?
What will be covered?
An overview of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996
What to look for on surveys e.g. extensions, loft conversions, basements, garden walls, adjacent sites etc
Remedies for problems
The parties have moved, notices and awards during and after exchange
What should we report?
Q&A
How to book
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WEBINAR - Natural cement
2021-04-07 18:00 - 19:00
Natural cement
Date: Wednesday 7 April 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Natural Cement
The session will cover the Environmental Benefits, History and many applications of Natural Cement based products. The presentation lasts approx. 1 hour including time for questions.
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WEBINAR - Dealing with damp in existing buildings
2021-04-14 18:00 - 19:00
Dealing with damp in existing buildings
Date: Wednesday 141 April 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
A talk from Damien Wallis, Safeguard
Most buildings will suffer from dampness of one form or another during their lifetimes. This seminar gives an overview of the methods available to correctly identify the causes and types of dampness in buildings. The most common types of dampness encountered in existing buildings (rising damp, penetrating damp, and condensation) are examined, as are methods of repair and treatment.
Symptoms of dampness are often easy to identify by sight or smell, but diagnosing the source of dampness can be much more complicated and may require the use of specialist tools. In this seminar, we discuss the following methods of identifying sources of dampness in buildings:

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WEBINAR - Restoring a past, preserving a future
2021-04-20 18:00
Restoring a past, preserving a future
Date:
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
Quadriga provides an informative overview of traditional and contemporary repair solutions, which can be used in the conservation, preservation and restoration of buildings and structures. This discussion will include details of our key areas of expertise, such as masonry, stone and timber. We will also look at case studies from some of Quadriga’s successful past and ongoing projects on historic buildings to show how we apply our methods in a practical way.
Seminar Content

Survey Considerations
Masonry Restoration
Stone Restoration
Timber Restoration
Heritage Refurbishmen

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WEBINAR - Historic buildings - the devil is in the detail
2021-04-21 18:00
Historic Buildings – the devil is in the detail
Date: Wednesday 21 April
Time: 1800 – 1915
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
Speaker – Kevin Stubbs

Windows
Interiors
Fixtures & fittings
Chimneys
Drainage
Walls

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CPD day for Building Surveyors via zoom
2021-04-22 09:00 - 17:00
CPD day for Building Surveyors
Date: Thursday 22 April 2021
Time: 0900 – 1700
This is the annual CPD day for Building Surveyors being offered online via Zoom. You can book either the morning of the afternoon session or for the full day. There will be regular screen and tea breaks.
Price: Morning or afternoon session £45.00 plus VAT (£54.00)
Full day £80.00 plus VAT (£96.00)
Online via Zoom
A full day of CPD aimed at those working as a Building Surveyor within private practice, local government or construction. A lively mix of topics will be presented which includes:

Historic buildings and climate change
EWS1
Hart v Large
Legal update
Flooding
Acoustics and development
Technology for Surveyors
Mental health

CPD essentials CPD days provide:

Best value formal CPD with a minimum of 7 hours
Flexibility
Speakers who are practising surveyors who understand the challenges you face on a daily basis
Updates on latest guidance
Relevant, useful and practical topics

Price includes conference proceedings and an emailed delegate pack.
CPD – Up to 7 formal hours
Bookings can be made below or by calling 07429 523183
The booking form can be downloaded here

WEBINAR - MEES - the latest
2021-04-28 18:00
MEES
Date: Wednesday 28 April 2021
Time: 1800
Price: £10 plus VAT (£12) or £120 plus VAT (£144) for the webicard which entitles you to attend the entire programme at no additional cost
Online via zoom
Speaker – Ben Strange – Mobius BC
With experience including employment at BNP Paribas Real Estate in Sheffield, Matthews & Goodman, Head of Dilapidations at Lambert Smith Hampton in London and
latterly at Ingleton Wood. Ben has had the benefit of a significant range of Building Surveying work across both professional and project based aspects.
This has culminated in him specialising in dilapidations acting for both Landlords and Tenants across the full spectrum of property types, providing advice ranging from forming and pursuing terminal claims for Landlords, to providing specialist lease break advice to tenants as well as expert work.
More recently, Ben has spent increasing time focussing on the MEES Regulations and their impact upon the property lifecycle. He has been published in several industry
journals and magazines as well as carrying out many seminars and workshops for the RICS and other entities around the country.
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