Alida Baxter

 

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We as Independent Surveyors believe that buying your house and home is such an important purchase that no shortcuts should be taken.

We have many years of experience in carrying out building surveys (also known as structural surveys) on many different types and eras of property. As well as building surveys we also offer engineer's reports, commercial surveys, independent valuations and specific defect reports on things such as cracking, flooding and roof problems. Please call us on 0800 298 5424 for a chat with a friendly surveyor.

All our surveyors are independent meaning they are not connected to any bank, building society or estate agent.

We are more than happy for you to take a look at some of our example surveys. Please click http://www.1stassociated.co.uk/media.asp

 

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Alida Baxter, Author

 

Our resident writer in Central London, Alida Baxter is a famous published author with such great books as:

 

 

Amazing Grace

Don't Hang Up Sophie - It's God

Emmie and The Witch's Button

Flat on My Back

Out on My Ear

Up to My Neck

Two's Company

Upside Down Under

Frankenstein Is Alive and Well and Living with Mrs Frankenstein

 

Alida Baxter writes on anything topical, particularly relevant to the Central London and Greater London area, but we feel she also touches on topics that are near and dear to the heart of many of us.

 

Below we feature some of the articles that Alida Baxter has produced for us. A good place to start is Alida Baxter Biography, Ideal House, User Unfriendly

 

Alida Baxter - Biography

View from Soho

Black Taxis and Other Endangered Species

Primary Schools

Modern Hospital Versus Old

Communication with Doctors

Parks - St James's

Shops

Shops, Part Two

User Unfriendly

Ideal House

Healthy Place to Live

Invisible Treasures

Adventures in the Tooth Trade

Air Travel - The Agony and The Ecstasy

Your Correspondant in Court

The Regent's Park

Allotments and Gardening by Other Means

Fighting a Council

Noise!

Don't Get Old it Could Kill You

Lost Cinemas, Lost News, Theatres and Lost Projectionists

Obesity's Nether Regions

Something in The Water

Irritable Bowel Syndrome A Growth Industry

Can you afford a room at the top?

The Latest Great Fires of London

The Once and Future Police

The State of State Education

London's NHS Crisis

 

Alida Baxter has written some very interesting articles for us and we hope should you choose us as Independent Surveyors you find your dealings with us are just as interesting, informative and enjoyable as reading Alida's articles.

 

Compare our Building Surveys but don't compare Apples with Thursdays

We have a wealth of knowledge and experience as independent surveyors if you require a building survey or structural survey.

If you would like us to send you a copy of one of our surveys we are more than happy to do this although we fully appreciate all properties are unique therefore making all our surveys unique and tailored to your individual needs.

We have every confidence in our surveys and believe there are no other comparable surveys out there in the UK property and surveying market.

 

The photos and surveying sketches we include in our surveys

We include photos and sketches commissioned especially for us like this one where appropriate in our surveys to give our clients a better understanding of their property problems
49 Timber roof structure
An example of one of our sketches

 

The circles and ovals in our Building Surveys

The circles and ovals in our building surveys and structural surveys sketches and photo's like this one highlighting a trickle vent is a system we use to highlight certain things to our clients.

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An example of one of our photos

 

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House and Home Surveys and Useful Information

All you need to know about Building Surveys

Building Control, what do they do?

Designers and Architects will they save me money or will they cost me money

Enviroment, Your Building and Garden Gnomes

Estate Agents help sell houses and work for the vendors

Have a Structural Survey to protect you against structural problems

Home improvements, builder problems and ideas for you on how to solve them

How a Surveyor values a property, Chartered Surveyors and Regulated Valuers

How Chartered Engineers and Building Engineers can help you

Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas

NHBC National House Building Council

Structural Surveys and How We Can Help You

Traditional and Non-Traditional Houses and Mortgage Problems

Valuations and how much is the building worth?

Whats the difference between a Chartered Building Surveyor, Chartered Surveyor and an Independent Surveyor

Useful property problem articles by Chartered Surveyors explaining building issues to avoid

External - Helpful information on building problems on the outside of the property

Chimney issues and problems

Cracking and Movement Problems and Surveying Solutions

Flat Roof Problems, how we can solve them

Foundations and Structures and Settlement and Subsidence and Underpinning

Pitched Roofs Problems and Solutions

Roof Problems

Wall Problems

Windows and Doors and Fascias and Soffits and Wet Rot and Dry Rot and other problems

Internal - House problems we have investigated inside

All you ever need to know about floors

Asbestos in your home, what you need to know

Ceiling Cracks and Structural Problems

Condensation, Damp and Black Mould Problems

Cracking and Movement Problems and Surveying Solutions

Windows and Doors and Fascias and Soffits and Wet Rot and Dry Rot and other problems

Woodworm is it a problem or not? Is it active or not?

Services - Building help and advice on costly services

Drainage, what's underground can affect what's above ground

Heating; I just can't get my house warm enough or alternatively I just can't get my house cool enough

You can't mess around with the electric, you need an expert

 

Commercial Property Services

Building Terms Explained and Directories

Commercial Property Surveys

Commercial Structural Surveys

Leisure Facilites

Offices Large and Small

Shops and Retail

Warehouse and Industrial Buildings

Dilapidations Help and Advice What is a Dilapidations Notice?

A Beginner's Guide to Dilaps

Damp Mould and Condensation

Dampness Rising Damp Mould Black Mould Condensation

Dilapidations and Negotiations

Dilapidations Claim by a Landlord

Energy Saving what can I do?

Finance what is a Financial Adviser (We are not Financial Advisors)

Fire Risk and Help

Health and Safety Risks

Insurance how do I get the correct property insurance?

Landlords Surveying Advice

Property Investment how can I invest in property?

Property TV Reviews by an Independent Surveyor

Schedules of Condition Leasing a Commercial Property

Scotts Schedule and Section 18 Valuation

Tenants Surveying Advice

Weather how does weather affect my property?

Flooding

Rain

Snow and Ice

Strong Winds

Reviews from clients on Commercial Building Surveys

Churches and Charities, helpful reviews from our clients

Industrial Buildings and Warehouses and what our clients say about us

Offices Large and Small, reviews and feedback from our clients

Pubs, Restaurants, Hotels and other Leisure facilities we have surveyed over the years

Shops and Retail, helpful reviews from our clients

 

First Time Buyers

Buying a Leasehold or Shared Freehold Home

Buying and Selling Houses for the experienced house and home purchaser

First Time Buyers how do I go about buying my first house and home?

Improve your property knowledge with our presentations on house, homes and commercial property

Building Surveys

Building Surveying Useful Information

Dilapidations

Dilapidations Presentations in Detail

Final Year Building Surveying Exams for University Students or those that would like to know more

How old is your Building? Which era was it built in?

Party Walls

Surveyors and Design Tools

Disputes and Party Walls

Boundary Disputes

Building and Property Disputes

Party Wall Book Reviews

Party Walls Your Rights and Responsibilities

1stAssociated Surveyors Review for Structural Surveys and Building Surveys

Building Surveys, reviews and feedback from satisfied customers

Buy to let property clients, what they say about our structural surveys

Buying at auction, review of the survey

Buying bungalows and retirement properties and how our surveyors can help

Both at work / busy couples, how we can help and some 1stAssociated client reviews

Families with a young person flying the nest, reviews and feedback

First Time Buyers, what they say about us

Listed buildings, structural surveys

Older buildings, a review of buying an older house

Families with children looking for a new home, feedback and reviews

Buying a Non-Traditional Property

Residential Surveys

House and Home Surveys

Commercial Building Surveys

Commercial Surveys

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South and South East

West Country and South West

Midlands

North and North East

 

London

London Markets

London Parks

 

Wales

Areas of Britain

1stAssociated Independent Expert Property Surveyors

Specialists in Home Buyers Reports, Building Surveys and Structural Surveys and Schedules of Condition

All Surveyors are Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors qualified and RICS regulated

and are Members of the Independent Surveyors and Valuers Association

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