Description

Alan McKeown MA AssocRICS DipRSV is an independent residential surveyor based in Cheshire. He set up his company Plumb Stone Surveyors in 2017. He has a background in damp surveying, qualified as AssocRICS in 2019 and now conducts damp surveys, HomeBuyer Surveys and Building Surveys. The main focus of his surveys is on building pathology and a preference for heritage property. He is currently doing a conservation course via the CIOB.

What We Cover In This Episode:

• The benefits of experience with sales for a career in surveying
• Why social media activity needs to be a part of a surveyor’s business plan
• What changes the new RICS Home Survey Standards will bring
• How to deal with anxiety and fear from having a claim against your work
• Managing health conditions as a surveyor

Connect with Alan McKeown

• https://www.plumbstonesurveyors.co.uk/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-mckeown-ma-assocrics-diprsv-00442075/

Connect with Marion Ellis:

•  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-ellis-frics-ccxp/
• Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marionsurveyor/
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/marionsurveyor/
• http://www.blueboxpartners.com

Resources:

• RICS Home survey standards https://www.rics.org/eu/upholding-professional-standards/sector-standards/building-surveying/home-surveys/home-survey-standards/ 
• The Surveyor Hub https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.bluebox.partners