• Do I need a Party Wall Surveyor?

    I get a lot of emails from residential dwellings with excellent relationships with their neighbours who are happy for the works to go ahead, in many occasions I have seen what was a good relationship…
  • RICS Retrofit Standards Launched

    Well it has finally launched and while I haven't read it all, there has been some suggestions this could be a move too late by the RICS on the introduction of the retrofit standards and…
  • CIOB – Changes Ahead

    We've been a big believer in running a well run practice supplying our clients with a dedicated and professional service. As part of this we registered to Join the CIOB as a Chartered Building Consultancy.…
  • Digital Signatures

    At home heroes, we've always strived to digitalise where we have and reduce our actual paper output and we've been using digital signatures for all our documents since our inception. We use several software packages…
  • RICS Release Spray foam insulation consumer guide

    RICS have announced long needed consumer guidance on the use of spray foam insulation within properties particularly used in roof spaces. You can view a full copy of the RICS press release here: You can…
  • New Drone Added

    We've recently purchased a new drone to add to our fleet as well as our standard Anafi Drone, we now have access to a sub 250g drone the DJI Mini 2 Combo, it will be…
  • Google Business Page

    We are aware our Google My Business Page has been removed, at this moment in time we don't know what has happened by they suspended the listing we have already submitted a challenge to get…
  • Surveys Time on Site and Write-Ups

    I am always busy and the possibility of you getting a survey from me in the next 10 days is almost impossible, this is in part to how popular our services are and the fact…
  • Deemed Service & CPR 6.26

    Serving a Party Wall Notice & CPR 6.26 One of the common questions we get asked a lot is deemed delivery with regard to CPR 6.26 which is the Civil Procedure Rules section 6.26 https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part06#6.26.…
  • Phone Problems

    Phone Issues Our VOIP Provider has just let us know of issues with both our phone lines due to a database and network failure within one of its EU datacentres the details are above and…