Building Conservation Accreditation has been something I have had my eye on for years, my passion is historic buildings they way they work, they way they are put together, altered or fail all interest me.…

One of the benefits of having our own survey products is that we are free to adapt and edit them as and how we wish. Early on during the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ it became apparent that…

We get a lot of calls on a weekly basis here at Home Heroes for all of the services we offer and I am not scared to admit I probably convert around 30% of the…

Just before Covid-19 "lockdown" was announced at Home Heroes we submitted our application to be considered to become a Chartered Building Consultancy (CBC) with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). So why do we want…

Nothing is finalised yet but we have been using our downtime during the Covid-19 lockdown to produce some new products update our website and other important business items New Survey Templates We have been working…

The RICS Home Survey Standard was due to become a requirement for RICS regulated firms as of June 2020 given the issues surrounding the "COVID-19" outbreak the decision has been made to postpone this until…

Home Heroes Limited has launched a new space to discuss everything Party Wall Related with the launch of Party Wall Forum About the Act The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 can be a complexed process…

Scaremongering and the Party Wall Act. I’ve taken quite a few calls this week from worried building owners that have been approached by there neighbours the “adjoining owner” to discuss their obligations under the Party…

Amir-Siddique-v-Kowaliw & Agreed Party Wall Surveyor It is a staple of the Party Wall Act that the person instigating the work (The Building Owner) shall pay for all the cost involved in meeting the requirement…

Any mistakes made during the construction process can quickly become expensive – both in terms of time and money – to correct. That’s why they say you should always “measure twice, cut once”. The same…