CPD Essentials

Webinar Recordings
2021-01-04 18:00 - 2029-06-23 19:00 UTC
CPD essentials has a large catalogue of webinar recordings. Please email us if you require further information before purchase.
Webinars costs £15 +VAT (£18.00)
Recordings from 2021-2024 are available in the list below and can be ordered via the ticket section. list of webinars 2024
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Title
Speaker

Acetylated wood
Justin Peckham
All about Acoya

Acoustics
Rob Crampton, Hush Acoustics
An update on the latest technology and legalities

Asbestos for Surveyors
Calum Skene
What a surveyor needs to look out for

A-Z of surveying, Howard Jenkins
Howard Jenkins

Boundary disputes
David Powell
An amusing talk from the presenter of BBC’s “Neighbours at War”

Boundaries – a legal update
Ian Quayle
The latest legalities

Building pathology
Brian Robinson
Case studies of what a surveyor missed

BREEAM

Building regs Part L1A

Building Safety Act and secondary legislation

Building safety act
Building regs and listed buildings

John Palmer

Listed buildings and how building regs work

Business rates update
Andrew Hetherton
Check challenge appeal, statistics, legal and valuation issues, revaluation 2023, fundamental review and case law update

CDM

Carbon monoxide and fire alarms

Claim trends for Surveyors
Polly McBride & Charlie Bending, DAC Beachcroft
Tackling the key issues involving claims against Surveyors

Centaur roofing technologies

Cleaning building masonry
Stonehealth
The different methods showing the disadvantages and advantages of each

Climate change and heritage buildings
Peter Cox, Carrig Conservation
Impact of climate change, risk assessments, adaptation & sustainable development goals

Commercial leases

Construction insolvency
Richard Winson, Proptech Analytics
Including warning signs and recovery plans

Covenants & easements

Concrete repair and protection

Contaminated land
Go Contaminated Land Solutions
The current legislative framework and its philosophy. Roles and responsibilities in land clean up. Implications of land transfers

COVID and insurance
Jon Sharp, Silver Shemmings Ash
Market approach, force majeure, mitigation

Damp & mould
Joe Malone
The scary side of this issue

Dealing with damp
Damian Wallis, Safeguard
Tools, types, condensation and repair and treat

Dilapidations – back to basics
Terry Davis
A look at the basics of dilapidations for those starting out

Dilapidations from a Mechanical Engineering view
Simon Green

Drones – an introduction
Pigs can fly
Safe use of drones and their benefits

Drones – best practice guidelines
Pigs can fly
Product range, insurance, uses, training

Ecology
Louisa Jones, Pro Vision
Bats and other endangered species

EMAP plans and reports

Electrics and the home survey

Ethos of conservation

Ethics
Institute of Business Ethics
An update on business ethics applied to RICS

Expert Witness Who are they & what do they do?
Howard Jenkins
Why we need them, in court, instructions and meetings

Expert report writing
Penny Harper, Legal Experience Training
The what’s, how’s whys and presentations

External Wall Insulation
Simon Hailes, K Systems
An update post Grenfell

Fibre reinforced pasters
Tom Blach, Rose of Jericho
Their use in historic buildings

Flexible approach to waterproofing

Fire safety compliance – flat roofs

Fire doors
Ahmarra
The risk and how to prevent spread

Green roofs

Giant hogweed & invasive bamboo
Dr Dan Jones, Advanced Invasives
Control methods, costs, impacts, identification and errors

Hart v Large
Malcolm Hollis
A look at the situation, legalities and what could have been prevented

Hot water & heating plant (free)

Heat pumps
The Heat Pump Federation
A full update on all things heat pumps

HETAS Chimneys/clean air
Michael Harvey
Technical Manager at HETAS

Historic bricks , stone and mortars
Kevin Stubbs
History, care and repair and use of lime in construction

Historic buildings and climate change
Peter Cox, Carrig Conservation
A look to the future

Historic buildings and damp
Kevin Stubbs
The effects of different levels of water and damp on historic structures

Historic cob buildings
Kevin Stubbs
History and defects in cob buildings

Historic detailing – the devil is in the details
Kevin Stubbs
Statutory requirements before repair, understanding the history, external & internal details & materials

Historic roofing slate and lead
Kevin Stubbs
Problems of failure, flashings, acid corrosion, chimneys and other sheet materials

Historic roofing – thatch, shingle & tiles
Kevin Stubbs
Problems of decay, fire, repair & selection of materials

Historic timber frames
Kevin Stubbs
A look at housing from the 20th century and ways of identification

History of clay tiles
Keymer tiles
Background, manufacture and use

How old is that house
Philip Santo
A look at houses over the ages

Introduction to sustainable building

Introduction to ecology & planning
Louisa Jones, Pro-vision
Protected species, bats and birds

Invasive plants and bamboo

Introduction to our heritage
Kevin Stubbs
Dating, listed buildings, conservation areas, common structural & decay problems

Japanese knotweed
Dr Dan Jones, Advanced Invasives
Identifying, damage, solutions, management, locations and media

Land registration
Ian Quayle
Update from an experienced and popular Solicitor

Leasehold enfranchisement

Leashold flats in the light of EW1
Richard Snape
A legal approach

Legionella

Legal role of the contract administrator
Kai Von Pahlen and Sara Hollow VWV
Letters of intent, certificates and payments in contracts, defects & delay

L&T Act

Legal update
Emma Preece, CRS
A commercial legal update

Life cycle analysis of building materials

Lovingly restored property nightmares

Low pitched roofing

Low carbon technologies

Low carbon designs

Making fees from MEES
Martin Gibbons, Vital
The opportunities for Surveyors from MEES

MEES update
Ben Strange, Mobius
An update on the latest developments

Modern methods of masonry repair
Craig Walker Helefix
Typical defects, repair solutions, remedial reinforcement and tiles

Mortar analysis
Tom Balch
Rose of Jericho

Natural cement

The Benefits, History and applications of Natural Cement based products including Concrete Repairs, Waterproofing, Screeding, Grouting and Sprayed Concrete

NEC
William Brown, Quigg Gordon
Ethos, suite structure, design liability, subcontracting, dispute resolution , claiming more time & money

New Homes Ombudsman

New house, old house
Howard Jenkins
Another excellent talk from this popular speaker

Party walls & the Building Surveyor
Steven Way, Collyer Stevens
A run through what a Surveyors should look out for regarding party walls

Passivhaus

Pest control surveys

PII update
Greg Harrison, Howdens
Market update, approaching renewal, risk, liability & insurance in Valuation Guidance Note Edition 2

Planning update
James Iles Pro vision
White paper, permitted development, housing targets, use classes, nitrate neutrality, climate emergency, biodiversity gain

Profile sheet roofing
Harry
Repair or replace

Property litigation

RAAC and Asbestos

Radon
Rebecca Coates
What is it and should I care?, How to test and how to reduce levels

Rating update
Andrew Hetherton
Update from the President of the IRRV

Rent reviews

Red book update
Paul Batho
The essentials, UK national supplement, changes from 2020, Covid guidance

Reinforced concrete structures
Ryan Williams
Structurecare

RICS Home Survey Standards
Phlip Santo and Tom Littler
A 3 part webinar covering context, content and reporting

Rights of Light

Rights of way
Ian Quayle
An update from this excellent solicitor

Safety at height
John Hynes, Autumnal Services
The latest of safe working and fall arrest

Scaffolding

SDLT
Ian Quayle
An update from this excellent solicitor

Smart homes

Spray foam

Stabilising structures
Craig Walker
Helefix

Surveyors liability
DAC Beachcroft
Hart v Large, risk management, implications and impact on surveyors

Sustainable timber

Sustainability of concrete roof tiles

Sustainable retrofit
Lucy Pedler, The Green Register
Definitions, drivers and measures

Technology for Surveyors
Garry Taylor
Drones, Infra red

The affect of Covid on construction contracts
Henry Hathaway, Silver Shemmings Ash
A look at what you should consider during these times

The terrible truth about lawyers
Ian Quayle Legal training
Problems with conveyancing, how to solve them, what causes them, deficiencies of land registration

Thermography

How surveyors can benefit from this technology

Timber framed historic buildings
Kevin Stubbs
History and development, decay, repair, dating and fire

Tree Identification

Traditional paints and finishes
Tom Balch, Rose of Jericho
The range of historic materials and their uses

Unveiling the impacts on mine entries on the conveyancing market

Understanding flood risk
Paul Drury, Ambiental
Flood disaster management, forecasting and modelling date and climate change

Valuation update
Anthony Banfield
RICS red book requirements, material uncertainty, market value, uncertain times

What can I tell you about cracks
Malcolm Hollis
A talk from the master of defects

Why gutters fail

Zinc as a building envelope

Webinar programme 2025
2025-04-08 00:00 - 2026-12-12 23:50
After 4 successful years of running online events, CPD essentials is continuing to run a webinar programme from June until the end of the year with 20 live webinars.
The cost of the Webicard which provides access to the hour long webinars (including the recordings) for the season is £144 (£120.00 plus VAT).
Individual attendance or a webinar recordings are £18.00 (£15.00 plus VAT). Each webinar is around 45 minutes, with time for questions at the end. Each webinar will be either on a Wednesday or a Thursday evening at 5pm.
If you sign up part way through the year up you’ll be sent the links to all the previous recordings, including handouts/information from the speaker if provided.
The events for 2025 are as follows:

24 Apr
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act
Richard Snape

1 May
Building Refurbishment: Systems for Retrofit and Conservation RIBA
Joe, Proctor Group

8 May
Historically accurate glazing with modern build values
Brian Scott, HistoGlass

15 May
Standing Seam CPD
Elen Worthington, Tata Steel

22 May
Internal Floor Drainage – Design & Specification
David Broad, Alumasc

29 May
Impact and Actions for Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Systems
TBC

5 June
Highway Law and Parking Issues
Ian Quayle, Property Law UK

12 June
Safety at Height
Stuart Pierpoint – MSA Safety

19 June
Hidden Operational Risks That Undermine Asset Value: What Surveyors and Property Managers Overlook
Deborah Israel

26 June
Solar PV CPD
Michael Williams, ICB

SUMMER BREAK

11 Sept
The Building Safety Act 2022
Ian Quayle, Property Law UK

18 Sept
Air Leakage & Fire Performance in Façade Systems RIBA
Joe, Proctor Group

25 Sept
TBC
TBC

2 Oct
Passive House and Low Energy Housing Design RIBA
Joe, Proctor Group

9 Oct
Recent and Upcoming changes to fire safety
John Palmer

23 Oct
Building Regulations and their interaction with Listed / Historic Buildings
John Palmer

5 Nov
Renter’s Rights Bill
Richard Snape

13 Nov
Architectural Aluminium: A Complete Guide to Design & Specification
Ivan Colvil, Alumasc

20 Nov
Party Wall Update
Ben Mackie – The Party Wall Collective

27 Nov
Pitched Roof Design Considerations: Energy Moisture & Air Permeability RIBA
Joe, Proctor Group

Each webinar costs £15.00 + £3.00 VAT (£18.00) or you can chose the Webicard option which entitles you to attend all the evening webinars throughout the year for £120 + £24 VAT (£144). This covers you for 20 live webinars up until the end of 2025, with recordings available for those unable to attend the live events.
You can purchase your Webicard below.
Information and bookings on the individual events can be found on the event pages.
The link for the webinar will be sent to you at least 2 days before the live event starts.

Webicard webinar programme 2026
2026-01-08 08:00 - 2027-01-08 17:00
After 5 successful years of running online events, CPD essentials is continuing to run a webinar programme for 2026 with 30 live webinars.
The cost of the Webicard which provides access to the 45 – 60 min long webinars (including the recordings) for the season is £180.00 plus VAT.
Individual attendance or a webinar recordings are £15.00 plus VAT). Each webinar is around 45 minutes, with time for questions at the end. Each webinar will be either on a Wednesday or a Thursday evening at 5pm.
If you sign up part way through the year up you’ll be sent the links to all the previous recordings, including handouts/information from the speaker if provided.
The events for 2026 are as follows:

21-Jan
Metal Roof Refurbishment
Sam de Rozarieux HD Sharman
3-4pm

28-Jan
Natural fibre insulation
Gavin Moore, Sisal Wool
1-2pm

04-Feb
A retrofit solution to building sustainably
Selectaglaze
1-2pm

11-Feb
Steel for roofing and wall cladding
Elen Worthington, Tata Steel
5-6pm

26-Feb
Commercial Leases Update
Richard Snape
5-6pm

04-Mar
Nordic Copper
Richard Parrett
1-2pm

11-Mar
TBA

18-Mar
TBA

25-Mar
Valuation and red book p1
Nick French
5-6pm

15-Apr
Boundary issues
Ian Quayle
2-3pm

22-Apr
Window Protection through Secondary Glazing
Selectaglaze
1-2pm

29-Apr
RIBA 2030 climate change challenge, how steel contributes
Elen Worthington, Tata Steel
5-6pm

06-May
Valuation and red book p2
Nick French
5-6pm

14-May
Rent review – lessons from recent case law
Ian Quayle
5-6pm

20-May
Valuation and red book p3
Nick French
5-6pm

27-May
TBA

03-Jun
Landlord and Tenant Act1954: When it Applies.
Richard Snape
5-6pm

10-Jun
High St Rental auctions
Ian Quayle
1-2pm

17-Jun
Valuation and red book p4
Nick French
5-6pm

The Autumn programme will be announced shortly
You can purchase your Webicard below.
Information and bookings on the individual events can be found on the event pages.
The link for the webinar will be sent to you at least 2 days before the live event starts and the recording will follow shortly after.
