Structural Survey: Volume 30 Issue 1
Table of contents
Communications management for upgrading public housing projects in Singapore
Low Sui Pheng, Deng Xiaopeng, Laura LyeIt is recognised that upgrading programmes are imperative components of public housing in Singapore. In order to keep pace with the ever‐continuing rise in affluence and hence…
Identifying and eradicating Japanese knotweed in the UK built environment
Thomas Payne, Mike HoxleyIn the UK, Japanese knotweed is an invasive, non‐native plant that has the potential to cause significant damage to buildings, foundations and development sites if left to…
Evaluating the cultural significance of historic graffiti
Alan M. Forster, Samantha Vettese‐Forster, John BorlandGraffiti, both ancient and contemporary, could be argued to be significant and therefore worthy of protection. Attaching value is, however, subjective with no specific method…
Rights of light: Waldram's conundrum
Peter S. Defoe, Ian FrameOver the last few years it has been established that there is a need to re‐evaluate the basis of assessment of the sufficiency of daylight, in rights to light cases, where the…
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996: Explaining the procedures to enforce payment of any sum so awarded as a civil debt
Philip AntinoThe purpose of this paper is to consider the procedures under section 17 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“The Act”) for enforcement proceedings to recover an awarded sum. This…