From Linda Cooke, ISVA Records & Administration [memberonly] The following business updates may be of interest and assistance. Please note that the advice was provided to the ISVA and not to its individual members. You should seek independent advice from…
From Ian Vicary, ISVA Chairman [memberonly] The message from the UK Government seems clear: STAY AT HOME UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. As a result, I would be surprised if surveyors and valuers were to consider it appropriate to continue to undertake…
From Ian Vicary, ISVA Chairman [memberonly] RICS have offered the following guidance for wording to be included in Valuation Reports. If the RICS Regulated Member has concluded there is material uncertainty, it is suggested that the following form of words…
From Linda Cooke, Records & Administration Office [memberonly] ISVA Council has recently instructed new accountants, Joshua Leigh & Co, to deal with the Association’s financial and tax affairs. They have circulated to all their clients some information which may be…
[memberonly] 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…
[memberonly] 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…
[memberonly] 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…
[memberonly] 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…
From: Phil Deacon, ISVA Council [memberonly] 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…
From ISVA Office [memberonly] 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…
From David Hamilton, ISVA Council [memberonly] 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…
From PHIL DEACON, ISVA COUNCIL [memberonly] 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…