WEBINAR - Ecology
2021-02-03 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Online, via Zoom, United Kingdom
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
Please book below or send me an email to alison@cpdessentials.co.uk

You will be sent the link to join via zoom the day before

Get ready for March 1st - the RICS home survey standard
2021-02-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Online via zoom, United Kingdom
You will no doubt be aware of the new RICS home survey standard which was due to become mandatory for surveyors in June 2020. Due to COVID-19 it will now come into force on the 1 March 2021. The proposed changes aim to better protect buyers, and sellers, by making sure they fully understand the importance and benefits of commissioning a home survey and making it simpler for consumers to understand what is checked, the different surveys on offer and the level of service delivered by RICS members. The aim is to ensure consistency in the types of survey offered necessitated by a changing market place, updated technology and consumer needs.
This half day event is a follow up to the roadshows held across the UK between December and February last year, contains different information and will update you on the latest thinking. There will be more emphasis on the process of the correct survey level being offered by surveyors, particularly in light of the Hart v Large case. The HSS expects that the surveyor will advise the client/ enquirer of the levels offered by that firm, and how they may be appropriate for the property itself, and the client’s needs.
There is additional RICS material. This includes T&Cs, vendor questionnaire and equipment list which will all be referred to
The speakers include Tom Littler who sits on the RICS Home Surveys Standards Working Group and the RICS Survey & Valuation Working Group; and Philip Santo who is also well known to most of you.
The event will focus on the following:

Introduction and latest developments
Applying the standard prior to inspection
Applying the standard during inspection
Applying the standard to reporting
Impact of the Hart v Large case

The cost of the event is £65.00 plus VAT (£78) to include seminar proceedings and a delegate pack.
It is recommended you read the new standard prior to attendance
Please book online below or call Alison on 07429 523183
alison@cpdessentials.co.uk

WEBINAR - Rating
2021-02-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, via Zoom, United Kingdom
Rating
Date: Wednesday 24 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 Andrew Hetherton, NRICS IRRV, Andrew Hetherton Consulting

Andrew Hetherton is a Director and Andrew Hetherton Consulting Ltd and business rates consultant. He has 22 years of experience as a business rates consultant in private practice. Having previously worked for GL Hearn he has been involved with business rates appeals throughout the United Kingdom and in the Irish Republic. Prior to that, he spent a short time working for the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

Andrew is an elected member of the Council of the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV) its Junior Vice President, Chairman of the Law and Research Committee and The Valuers Association. He is a Past President of the Rating Surveyors’ Association (RSA) and has served on the Committee of the RSA since 2008. Currently he is also one of the IRRV representatives on both the Professional Bodies Liaison Group and the Valuation Tribunal Users Group. He is also a member of the RICS Local Taxation and Policy Panel.
Andrew has given evidence to the Parliamentary Select Committee for Communities and Local Government to assist its current inquiry into the business rates system. He has spoken at a variety of national and international events including the annual National Rating Days run by Contact Property Training, the annual RICS Rating Diploma Holders Conferences, various industry and trade conferences, and events organised by the International Property Tax Institute of which he is a member.
Summary

Andrew will cover any recent changes to rating. Including when there are issues of litigation due to negligence and rating appeals.
Please book below or send me an email to alison@cpdessentials.co.uk

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WEBINAR - Hart v Large recording
2021-02-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, via Zoom, United Kingdom
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

Once booked the link to watch the recording will be emailed to you
