Hazards in residential properties – identifying, assessing and reporting

After the Grenfell Tower tragedy, anecdotal evidence suggests clients may forgive you missing cracks or damp but are unlikely to accept you failing to identify hazards that cause any harm, or in extreme circumstances, worse. Furthermore, "Awaab’s Law" is now coming into force. The course includes case study exercises and will help develop competencies to address the issues involved.

Content:
RICS and other requirements, changing landscape of hazards and public perception of risk, typical hazards including fire safety, mould, falls from height, glazing, legionella, wood-burning stoves, unvented hot water cylinders, hazard risk assessment – theory and practice, client involvement and instructions, ‘buy-to-lets’, Housing Health & Safety Rating Scheme and owner-occupied properties, case studies, reporting.

Objectives:

• Introduce delegates to the changing professional & legal hazard environment in which they practice;

• Demonstrate how this information can be used in practice to assess personal hazards in residential property; and

• Practice, by using case studies and discussion by group work, how to provide satisfactory reports to clients, so clients can take any appropriate action to reduce and or remove risks.

Suitable For:
Practising surveyors, housing managers, students and other aspiring professionals.

6 CPD hours for £180 (inclusive of VAT)