All Posts in Category: Truro Office

Mundic: Will Your Building Stand Up To The Test?

Posted on May 22, 2017 Truro Office
Mundic is the term commonly used to describe the failure of concrete blocks resulting from the decomposition of aggregate mineral constituents within the blockwork. This causes deterioration to the block’s structure and consequently the structural integrity of a building. If confirmed, this will result in a property being deemed unmortgageable with a material impact on […] Read more

Lambing shed to house?

Posted on February 13, 2017 News, Plymouth Office, Truro Office
Most of my colleagues arrive at work, sit down at their desks and get ready to start their day.  My day starts a few hours earlier by pulling on a pair of wellington boots and at this time of year donning a headtorch and waterproofs before venturing outside to tend to our livestock. By the […] Read more

Business Rates Update

Posted on November 29, 2016 News, Plymouth Office, Truro Office
2017 Revaluation The Draft 2017 Rating List updating all Rateable Values (RVs) went live at the end of September 2016 and will come into effect as of 1 April 2017. These values have been based upon the deemed prevailing rental values as at April 2015. From initial research for the South West, RVs across all […] Read more

WYSIWYG – Commercial Property

Posted on April 20, 2016 News, Plymouth Office, Truro Office
Those who are used to using computers will have come across the acronym WYSIWYG (/WIZ-ee-wig) or ‘what you see is what you get.’ The image you have on the screen will, in theory, be what comes out of your printer; what you see is what you get. I’ve been recently reminded that, with the change […] Read more

The Energy Act 2011

Posted on November 11, 2015 Truro Office
The Energy Act 2011 contains a clause with potentially severe repercussions for about 20% of all commercial property in the UK. Under the Act, it will become unlawful from April 2018 to let premises that fail to meet the minimum energy efficiency standards – an EPC rating of F or G, until certain energy efficiency […] Read more