015 SME Surveyor Business Stories with Vanessa Hardwick

Episode #15

Vanessa Hardwick is a Chartered Building Surveyor, she runs her own practice near Cardiff, South Wales and focuses on building surveys, project management, party wall surveys and defect analysis mainly in the residential sectors. A mum of three, her career started in local authority specialising in fire safety and project management before moving into residential private practice. 

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • How to deal with dyslexia while writing surveying reports
  • The range of projects you can work on within local authorities
  • How to approach the responsibility of fire risk assessments
  • The importance of engaging local knowledge of a place for successful surveys
  • Why there are many project managers among women surveyors
  • The key to success in accessibility and adaptation projects

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