MGRADES EXAMS
RICS APC – Inspection UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What to take on inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Mobile phone
2. Camera
3. Laser/Tape Measurer
4. File and site plans
5. PPE if required
6. Pen / Paper
Considerations of the immediate area - CORRECT ANSWER - Location/aspect/local
facilities/public transport
Contamination/environmental hazard/flooding/high voltage power lines/electricity substations
Comparable evidence/ local market conditions/agents' board
External inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Method of construction
Repair and condition
Car parking/access
Defects
Site boundaries with OS Map and/or Title Plan
Date the building by asking the client, research date of planning consent, land registry
Internal inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Layout and specification
Repair and maintenance
Defects
, MGRADES EXAMS
Services and their age and condition
Statutory compliance - asbestos, building regulations, health and safety, Equality Act 2010
Fixtures and fittings and improvements
Compliance with lease obligations
What are the different purposes of inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Valuation -
opinion of value
2. Agency - marketability
Property management - adhering to the lease
Do you know what the different types of building foundations? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Trench / Strip footings - typically used in resi buildings
2. Raft - a slab foundation, used to spread the load bearing for lightweight structures
3. Piles - long and slender reinforced concrete cylinders
4. Pad - a slab foundation system under individual or groups of columns
What are the types of brick work? - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid brick wall - headers and
stretchers, mixed brickwork throughout
Cavity wall - two layers of brickwork are tied together with metal ties, with a cavity that may be
filled with insulation
How would you identify a cavity wall? - CORRECT ANSWER - To see stretchers only, and
weep holes/vents may be seen
RICS APC – Inspection UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What to take on inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Mobile phone
2. Camera
3. Laser/Tape Measurer
4. File and site plans
5. PPE if required
6. Pen / Paper
Considerations of the immediate area - CORRECT ANSWER - Location/aspect/local
facilities/public transport
Contamination/environmental hazard/flooding/high voltage power lines/electricity substations
Comparable evidence/ local market conditions/agents' board
External inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Method of construction
Repair and condition
Car parking/access
Defects
Site boundaries with OS Map and/or Title Plan
Date the building by asking the client, research date of planning consent, land registry
Internal inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Layout and specification
Repair and maintenance
Defects
, MGRADES EXAMS
Services and their age and condition
Statutory compliance - asbestos, building regulations, health and safety, Equality Act 2010
Fixtures and fittings and improvements
Compliance with lease obligations
What are the different purposes of inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Valuation -
opinion of value
2. Agency - marketability
Property management - adhering to the lease
Do you know what the different types of building foundations? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Trench / Strip footings - typically used in resi buildings
2. Raft - a slab foundation, used to spread the load bearing for lightweight structures
3. Piles - long and slender reinforced concrete cylinders
4. Pad - a slab foundation system under individual or groups of columns
What are the types of brick work? - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid brick wall - headers and
stretchers, mixed brickwork throughout
Cavity wall - two layers of brickwork are tied together with metal ties, with a cavity that may be
filled with insulation
How would you identify a cavity wall? - CORRECT ANSWER - To see stretchers only, and
weep holes/vents may be seen
