Housing As city boundaries grow and blur, with the surrounding sprawling urban neighbourhoods, the solution for encouraging city centre dwelling has been to build up instead of out. Apartment blocks are a trendy, secure and convenient option for city dwellers, and are often the logical step up for graduates moving from student housing and accommodation. …
Station to station Engineers can be involved in many aspects of the construction process, and in all types of projects, from structural buildings to highways, drainage and earthworks. Previously they used manual equipment, such as a theodolite (for setting out) and a level (for height and depth level readings), but these days it’s mostly digital …
We can see our competitors letting staff go, indeed we too have shed staff and thought we’d done enough to keep the boat steady early in the pandemic but there’s anxiety in the air. As surveyors what does that mean? It means there’s less work to go around as sites become mothballed whilst developers, architects …
Keeping a safe social distance While much of the UK’s workforce had to adopt working from home as the new normal, as soon as guidance was provided, it became clear that construction sites were one area that actually could open up again, albeit subject to strict rules and regulations about social distancing. As the greater …
The Land Registry office is the go-to authority when it comes to finding out about title deeds, land ownership and other land-related queries. The Land Registry’s Title Register holds data outlining a description of each UK property, who owns it, who the relevant mortgage lender is, and the price paid or stated value (if registered …
Going underground Discovering ‘what lies beneath’ is a key stage of pre-planning for any construction project. By mapping where existing services lie, it’s then possible to design foundations and other utility routes on the site, taking these layouts into account. Underground utility detection surveys are essential for any design and construction project, for a variety of reasons. As well as identifying where …
Today Prestbury is a much sought after location and along with the two other villages that make up the ‘Cheshire Golden Triangle’ (Wilmslow and Alderley Edge), it is one of the most expensive places to live outside of London. The quaint village has a population of just 3,500 inhabitants and some of the original buildings, …
