Free RICS APC Revision Quiz - Inspection

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* 1. What is the most important thing to do prior to inspection?

Health & safety risk assessment

Due diligence on property information

Check the lease

Make access arrangements

Put it in your diary

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* 2. Which would be the most logical inspection methodology?

External, internal, surrounding area

Surrounding area, external, internal

Internal, external, surrounding area

External, internal

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* 3. Where would you look in the Red Book Global for information on inspection?

VPS1

VPS2

VPS3

VPS4

VPS5

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* 4. How would you check the age of a property?

Architect's plans

Historic maps

Guess!

Planning history

Building Regulations history

Record of Practical Completion

Lease (and historic deeds)

Speak to the landlord/tenant/local people

Date plaque or similar on the building

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* 5. What type of foundations might be used on unstable ground /land with poor load bearing capacity?

Trench/strip

Raft

Piled

Pad

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* 6. What is a deleterious material?

Degrade with age causing structural problems

Harmful to health

Degrade with age causing structural problems (and may also be harmful to health)

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* 7. Which of these are examples of deleterious materials?

Cladding, e.g. Grenfell Tower

High Alumina Cement

Calcium chloride

Mundic

Regent Street disease

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* 8. Generally, what should you do as a surveyor in relation to contamination?

Understand obligations

Know responsibilities

Comply with the law

Advise on all forms of contamination

Always provide remedial advice

Recommend specialist advice where appropriate

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* 9. What is a latent defect?

Something that could not have been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection

Something that could have been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection

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* 10. What should you do if you identify a defect when inspecting?

Ignore it and assume the building is in good condition

Inform your client straight away but don't record any evidence

Note observations & take photos, try to identify cause, inform client and recommend specialist advice

Decide whether to caveat your inspection and assume the defect is not present

Provide your own specialist report based on what you have seen

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