Countrywide Merger
Members may already aware of the above but just in case, we are bringing it to your attention, including the fines from HMRC and RICS in 2019 for money laundering and failing to preserve the security of client's funds. Members…
NEW DATE FOR ISVA CONFERENCE and AGM: 13TH MAY 2021
From: Ian Vicary, ISVA Chairman and Martin Brown, ISVA Conference Chairman As you may have already gathered, due to COVID-19, there is no ISVA Conference in November. However, a new date has been set for next year - 13th May…
Referral Fees – last chance to give your views!
Tom Littler, BSc FRICS of Isherwoods Chartered Surveyors and ISVA Council Member, reports: "Please see the Negotiator article below with link to Trading Standards consultation on Referral Fees. I have completed the exercise by commenting that referral fees should be banned…
External Wall Fire Review Process
RICS issues Practice Alerts, such as this, from time to time. This is an important component of RICS’ regulatory role, which includes guiding the profession, and ensuring work undertaken by RICS Members and Registered Firms complies with RICS’ Rules of…
2020 ISVA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL ARRANGEMENTS
ISVA Council have not increased the annual membership subscription for 2020 which will remain at £99 per qualified surveyor in your firm. Membership renewal invoices were all sent out by post on 07 December and should have reached you within one week.…
EXCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY FACILITY FOR ISVA MEMBERS
Following our recent ISVA Council Meeting and discussions with Simon Marsh of our PII brokers, Fraser Miller, I am delighted to be able to circulate details of a major new ISVA membership benefit. I would encourage you all to consider…
ANNUAL ECOBUILD / FUTUREBUILD EXHIBITION
From: Phil Deacon, ISVA Council Members will be interested to know that the annual Ecobuild / Futurebuild exhibition will take place on 5th, 6th & 7th March 2019 at Excel London. The conference programme is a good source of free CPD.…
Building Surveyors’ Oxford Briefing
From ISVA Office ISVA Members may be interested to sign up for this year’s Building Surveyors’ Oxford Briefing Conference which is to be held on Friday 12 October at the Culham Science Centre, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The Conference offers seven hours of…
NEW RICS REGULATIONS – Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
From David Hamilton, ISVA Council Members are reminded that by 6th August 2018 Ombudsman Services: Property (OS:P) ceases to take complaints about surveying services. THIS MEANS YOU MUST HAVE A NEW ADR PROVIDER, in accordance with Rule 7 of the RICS Rules…
Government Consultation On House Buying & Selling – Update
From PHIL DEACON, ISVA COUNCIL As you will be aware, ISVA submitted a response to the above consultation. As a result of the lobbying of MPs by ISVA Members, three members of Council attended a meeting on Feb 28th with Sajid…
INDEPENDENT NEWS ‘SNIPPETS’ SPRING 2018
FROM IAN VICARY, ISVA CHAIRMAN Welcome to my second roundup of “snippets” of information that I hope will help you to keep you up to date. The ISVA will endeavour in future to provide similar “snippets” in a succinct fashion.…
ISVA CONFERENCE and AGM: THURSDAY 09 MAY 2019
ISVA Conference and AGM: Thursday 09 May 2019 The ISVA is delighted to present its Annual Conference which this year is returning to the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon. Date: Thursday 9 May 2019 Time: 0900 – 1730 Venue:…