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079 Thatched Properties and Fire Safety Concerns
Recently Marion had a conversation with Neil Hewitt and Charles Chalcraft about surveying thatched properties and fire safety concerns involved in those surveys. Neil Hewitt is a Suffolk-based independent residential...
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078 Attracting the Right People
The title “Attracting the Right People” may sound a little bit misleading, but don't worry, I am not going to share dating tips with you. This piece is about engagement and visibility. You need to wave your flag high...
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077 Women in Surveying in the UAE
For this week’s episode of Women in Surveying, Marion had Clementine Munro and Joanna Tate talking about how it is to be women surveyors in the United Arab Emirates. Joanna Tate is a RICS Registered Valuer for...
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076 Pricing Your Surveys for Profit
Do you know what it costs to run your business? Perhaps you earn enough, you do all right, and don't think it's right or possible to charge a higher fee than you already do. Either way, every business has an ebb and...
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075 How to Deal with a Property Claim with Duncan Greenwood
Duncan Greenwood is a Partner at DAC Beachcroft LLP, a global legal practice with offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America focusing on insurance, health, and real estate sectors. He is a professional...
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074 Protecting Your Surveying Business Practice
Well-run businesses generally get fewer complaints and claims, and they're certainly less complex ones. There are three main areas you need to focus on when it comes to protecting your practice as a surveyor. These...
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073 Maria Coulter and The Construction Revolution
Maria Coulter is the Founder of Construction Coach, helping clients to grow stronger, more profitable and happier businesses. She is the starter of The Construction Revolution to get away from the 'race to the bottom'...
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072 Comparisonitis and Why You Need Competitors
When you know who you are being in business or life, you aren't compelled to compete. Why? Because you're clear on who you serve, what you do, the value you bring to your clients and you are able to charge what you're...
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071 Surveying Industry from a Female Perspective
This week Marion sat down with Rebecca Jenkins and Michaela Perry-Kay for a Women in Surveying chat. Rebecca Jenkins is a Chartered Building Surveyor based in Sussex. The company, Sussex Surveyors, is based in Hove...
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070 The Risk in Your Business
At least once a week, a surveyor contacts me who has received a complaint or claim and doesn't know what to do, or is now struggling to obtain PII insurance. And yes, while the market for insurance isn't great, the...
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069 Investigation Complaints with Suki Gill at RICS
Suki Kaur Gill is the Head of Investigations at RICS. She is responsible for enabling RICS to meet its obligations to deliver effective self-regulation, by delivering high quality, transparent and robust regulatory...
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068 Planning Your Business
Whether they are small business owners, managers, CEOs or students aspiring to run their own businesses, surveyors often reach out to me for help with business planning. There's a million different gurus, methods,...
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