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Why work for Forge Property Consultants?
02/05/23
Forge Property Consultants is a firm of Chartered Surveyors and Valuers, which provides high-quality and strategic advice on a wide range of property and land matters. With bases in Shropshire, Staffordshire...
Check before you buy – a guide to the different levels of home surveys
24/04/23
Buying a house, building your own or renovating can be exciting, but only if you plan properly. The words ‘home survey’ can feel a little daunting, but carrying out a survey is vital before...
How to diversify your farm business
17/04/23
The second series of Clarksons Farm has proved so popular that it broke Amazon Prime’s viewing records, becoming one of the UK’s most watched shows within days of release. Having tried sheep...
Modern standards of efficiency – Energy Performance Certificates
11/04/23
There are so many different layers of property compliance that people need to be aware of. One of these is Energy Performance Certificates, which apply both to homeowners and also to landlords who are...
Five minutes with…Andrew Parker, Senior Surveyor
03/04/23
How did you come to specialise in valuation?I built up broad experience with general practice surveying, but ended up taking on more and more valuation work as it seems to suit how my mind works. The...
Bird’s eye view: the use of drones in RICS Home Surveys
27/03/23
Until recently, carrying out roof inspections for a home survey could be quite a long drawn-out process. A roof survey generally involved the painstaking viewing of what could be seen of the roof expanse...