Property Reinstatement Cost Assessments – Are your property assets correctly insured ?
Construction costs are subject to constant change, so if you are insured are you confident that you are not either under or over insured in a changing cost market?
Quantity Surveyors are the only construction cost trained professionals that can make sure your assets have the appropriate insurance replacement cost cover.
A Quantity Surveyors purpose is to predict and manage construction costs. They are specifically trained to do so and they don’t value, they don’t build, they don’t design, they don’t buy and sell property. They are independent and professional consultants.
So here’s a quick list of Property Reinstatement Cost Assessments do’s and don’ts : Continue reading
If you’re not properly insured … then it will be a real disaster
Damage to property and buildings by fire and other disasters, natural or otherwise, costs Australians hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In the last year this has been even more defined by the recent floods in Queensland and Victoria.
Notwithstanding the substantial number of properties that suffered as a result of the recent floods, the most common building disaster in Australia is fire, so it is important to be prepared. Luckily we have only had one earthquake in recent history and although the chances of these occurrences are low, the devastation they can do has been clearly seen in Christchurch. Continue reading
