Courses

Course Overview

This course is designed for all property professionals, listers/valuers, property managers, managers and negotiators.

Understanding problems that may occur with a property helps agents to  offer expert advice at market appraisal to sellers and landlords and  to position themselves as trusted professional experts.

Understanding the core structure of a property and the possible problems helps agents give the right advice on listing/valuation, where a sale is progressing, and where property management repairs are required.

What you will learn:

• Understand how to identify common issues with property when carrying out a Market Appraisal
• Understand how to identify property types, property styles and property ages and how they can be used for property description
• Understand the key building defects mentioned in a survey and the language used to describe them
• Understand the different types of standard and non-standard construction used in property and how this will affect the likelihood of a sale
• Understand the different types of the following features of property structures and the common defects associated with them   – foundations/roofs/guttering/windows and doors/different types of damp and the possible remedies 
• Understand the provision of utilities and services in a property and the information and checks required
• Understand the implication of the presence of invasive plants, ie Japanese Knotweed and how to advise your Seller
• The different types of dampness – rising, penetrating dampness, and condensation, and how to identify them