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008			040930n2005 000 0 eng u
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035			_a(Sirsi) u127573
041			_aeng
050			_a333.33 _c18
100			_aParnham, Phil
245			_aHome inspector's handbook
260			_aLondon _bRICS _c2005
300			_axiii, 208p. _bill.30cm.
520			_aEndorsed by the RICS, this is the first manual on the role and practice of the licensed home inspector, the sole authorised producer of home condition reports under the new residential property appraisal regime being introduced under the Housing Act 2004. Covers how to become a home inspector, the home condition inspection, the condition rating process and advises on writing the home condition report. Discusses energy ratings and the home condition report and insurance and repair cost assessments. Concludes with a case study property. Appendices include a glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, the national occupational standards for home inspectors, a self-assessment profiling schedule, an indicative syllabus, condition descriptors, seller questionnaire, site notes and a list of useful addresses and websites. Further reading.
590			_aIKA190505
650			_aHOME CONDITION REPORTS
650			_aHOUSING ACT 2004
650			_aHOUSING ACT 2004 PART V
690			_aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-HOME BUYING REFORM
700			_aRispin, Chris
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999			_c103804 _d103804