Is it easy to buy a property?  The answer may be 'No'. First of all you have to find it and that's not just looking in the right places - the internet, agent...

Boundaries - something that every property has and of which therefore every owner needs to be aware. Where is its exact line? What is it made of? Who does it...

Valuations seem to have been coming in thick and fast lately. They are always interesting as every property and every assignment is individual and the people...

A long time ago, 'Gentleman's Agreements' were all that were needed for two parties to settle the terms when transacting property arrangements. Thank goodnes...

There are in fact strict timescales for carrying out this work, so that nesting birds are not disturbed and annual growth and blossom is not harmed. Soil con...

Once an important quarter day in the calendar year of the farming world. Traditionally, especially in the south of England with arable farms, it was the date...

A rural chartered surveyor's remit may also include a traditional land agency role of managing a landowner's property on his behalf which is still let to ten...

Valuations featured this week. This time for Inheritance Tax purposes as a much-loved grandfather had died. The property was a special New Forest holding tha...

It is perhaps the variety of work we undertake which I find to be as unexpected as it is often fulfilling. This was the national news was all about Brexit an...

This week brought the first heatwave of this summer and 30 degree temperatures. Harvest started with the winter barley. Oil seed rape will follow in two week...