About Us

Established in 1983, we are a general practice surveying firm operating in Northern England and Southern Scotland from our offices in the centre of the historic border city of Carlisle.

Director: John R Taylor BSc (Est Man) PgDip FRICS Company Secretary: Kath Taylor

This firm is a member of the RICS Client Money Protection Scheme. Our client money handling procedures comply with the following rules of the RICS: CMP Scheme:

Handling of Client Money

Client Money must be held in a Client Money Account with a bank or building society authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA).

A Scheme Member must:

a. maintain one or more Client Money Accounts into which all Client Money of the Member is paid.

b. a Client Money Account must be designated as such and easily distinguished from other accounts of the Member.

c. all clients of the Member must be advised that Client Money will be held in a Client Money Account and be notified of the details of that account;

d. confirm in writing with the bank with which it holds a Client Money Account that the bank acknowledges that monies in the Client Money Account must not be combined with, or transferred to, any other account maintained by the Member, and the bank shall not be entitled to exercise any right of set up or counterclaim against money in that Client Money Account in respect of any sum owed to it in respect of any other account of the Member firm.

e. keep records and account which show all dealings with Client Money, and demonstrate that all Client Money held by the firm is held in a Client Money Account.

As regards handling Client Money, a Scheme Member must:

a. have and comply with written procedures for handling Client Money, which must comply with any RICS requirements to which Rule 7.4 refers;

b. publish the procedures for handling Client Money on their website (if any);

c. provide a copy of their procedures for handling Client Money to any person which may reasonably require a copy, free of charge;

d. keep records and accounts that show all dealings with Client Money;

e. repay any Client Money, including where feasible any interest earned, without delay if there is on longer any requirement to retain that money or the relevant client requests it; and

f. hold and maintain professional indemnity insurance cover that is appropriate for the Member's size, income, type of work and the amount of Client Money held.

In addition to the specific provisions set out in Rules 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 the Scheme Administrator may from time to time issue advice and guidance as to how RICS Registered Firms should best comply with RICS Rules of Conduct, which may include guidance to, or prescription of additional required procedures for, RICS Registered Firms which are members of the Scheme relating to key aspects of best practice as to the handling of Client Money.