Prudence arising from the mist
In an article last year, I commented on the potential for confusion arising from regulations being introduced to implement revisions to...
Are you in a spin over rotation?
The long-awaited update of the RICS Red Book UK Supplement was published on 19 October. The changes that will surely attract most...
Dear Prudence …won’t you come out to play?
Little did Lennon and McCartney envisage that fifty years on from their plea to Prudence to emerge from her meditation on the “White...
Is Your Security Advice Secure?
Lenders frequently ask valuers they instruct about the suitability of the property as security. Most valuers will include a caveat to...
Be careful what you assume
Many UK valuers will have heard about the recent case of Hart v Large, where a valuer was found negligent for not noticing or reporting...
Uncertainty - don’t let it go viral
With so many competing views about the impact on markets of the continuing shutdowns and other restrictions imposed because of Covid 19,...
Value and the Virus
The Covid 19 pandemic and the reactions of markets and governments is creating a huge challenge for valuers. While the virus may not be...
Valuers - get your inputs in order
Whether Sir Arthur was talking about his profession as a medic or that of his fictional protagonist is unclear. However, I fear that the...
Insolvency challenges for valuers ahead
In both the UK and EU there will soon be substantial changes to current insolvency legislation, with jurisdictions aligning their...
The Value of Sentiment
The RICS recently took the unusual step of issuing a “Valuation Notification” in relation to the UK retail property market. This has...
