On Sunday 8th of December 2019, I receive a call from our Graduate Surveyor Shanoor. First thought – I hope he’s alright! It’s a sunday evening so I wasn’t expecting a call. I wondered whether the stress of expecting to find out whether he’s passed his AssocRICS the following day had taken it’s toll. I didn’t have a chance for …
In November 2019, the RICS produced a new Professional Statement on Home Survey Standards. From June 2020 it will be compulsory to comply with the new guidance. It’s about time too! The array of previous guidance is being replaced with one document which provides set requirements for Surveyors to comply with when providing a Survey. We regularly have clients asking …
It’s an exciting time at Websters Surveyors at the moment. Only three years ago, we were a team of only 3. Now we’re about to become a team of 9 and we’d still like a couple more qualified Surveyors to join us. We’ve disrupted the market, offering a service we like to think is far better than our competitors and …
So the year is 2048 and I’ve just bought the latest IPad, the IPad 28 Pro, complete with 23G, the fastest network yet. I needed it to be honest. The 22G version I bought a couple of years ago runs so slowly now. It took me a full 10 seconds to load a news page on the latest Brexit extension. …
The best things come in threes! Well, here are our THREE big announcements. New Director New brand New Websites So, here goes…. Meet our new Director We are thrilled to announce that Richard Stacey MRICS has joined our team at Director level. Richard previously held the position of Director at Brendons and Buntings Surveyors working in Leasehold reform, Compulsory Purchase …
In the first of our ‘If I were in charge’ blog posts, our Managing Director Dan Knowles shares what he’d do if he were in charge of the country. As with the posts from other team members to follow, there will be 2 Property related proposals and 2 other proposals. Stamp duty – switch who pays At the end of …
A Websters Surveyors donation Acton Homeless Concern £4,000 donatedHomelessness Acton Homeless Concern provides food, shelter and practical support to people facing homelessness in west London — serving meals for as little as 50p and offering help to those with nowhere else to turn. Having been homeless myself, I empathise with those who have little to turn to, and I admire …
A Websters Surveyors donation Grenfell Tower £4,000 donatedCrisis relief Following the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower, in the borough of Kensington & Chelsea, we donated £4,000 to the Kensington & Chelsea Foundation, which was raising funds for a collection of charities supporting residents affected by the tragedy and their loved ones. The Foundation coordinated donations to organisations including the Westway …
A Websters Surveyors donation York Road Project £3,000 donatedHomelessness The York Road Project is a homelessness charity supporting people in and around Woking. Dan Knowles presented the charity’s Chief Executive with a cheque for £3,000 to fund computers, a printer and a dedicated IT space for the people it helps. Four computers and a printer are now in place and …
A Websters Surveyors donation Disability Recreation Unity Movement (DRUM) £2,250 donatedDisability & inclusion Disability Recreation Unity Movement (DRUM) is a charity in Watford providing affordable, innovative, high-quality day activities for adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities. Daily activities and creative crafts include ceramics, yoga, tai chi, gardening, singing and dancing, catering for attendees aged from 25 to 95. The charity …
A Websters Surveyors donation Hillingdon Food Bank £500 donatedFood poverty Hillingdon Food Bank helps the growing number of people living below the poverty line — something that now affects around one in five of us. We are in a far more privileged position than many of those who rely on food banks, so it is a very worthwhile cause for …