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Abbreviations for Members' Specialisms
We are in the process of simplifying the abbreviations used to denote Members' Specialisms. The revised abbreviations will also be used with the new ISVA marketing site which will be available shortly and which will be in addition to this site. For a short while, the details of specialisms on the members' page will be shown in either format. This will be a temporary situation and the six classifications will replace the old list. You can download a document which will help to explain the changes from this link
The present abbreviations are as follows:
AR Architecture
AS Asbestos Surveys
AU Auctions
BE Building Engineers/Monitoring/Site
Investigation/ Remedial Repair
BS Building Surveys/Homebuyer Reports
CA Commercial Agents
CV Chattels Auctioneer/Valuer
CP Compulsory Purchase/Compensation
DEA Domestic and Commercial Energy Assessment
DL Dilapidations
EA Estate Agency
EW Expert Witness/Litigation Support
G Geology & Petrographic Screening
HI Home Information Packs
HS ISVA HomeSurvey Reports
IC Insurance Claims
LA Land Agency
LB Land and Boundary Surveys
LE Leasehold Enfranchisement/Extension
MC Mediator/Conciliator
PET Petroleum Industry (& Roadside Restaurants)
PL Plant and Machinery
PM Property Management
PS Planning Supervision
PW Party Walls
QS Quantity Surveying
RR Rent Reviews/Lease Renewals
RV Rating Valuations
TH Thatch:Expert Survey Advice on
Thatched Property
TP Town Planning
VL Valuations
The information below sets out the new abbreviations and how they replace the old. If you are unsure or have any questions regarding these changes, please send an email
New Classification |
New Abbreviation |
Specialism |
Agents and auctioneers |
A |
auctioneers, commercial agents, estate agents |
Claims, compensation, litigation |
C |
boundary disputes, compulsory purchase/compensation, dilapidations claims and counter-claims, expert witness/litigation support, insurance claims, mediation/conciliation |
Management |
M |
land agency, planning supervision, property management |
Surveys |
S |
building surveys, HBRs, ISVA HomeSurveys, condition reports/dilapidations schedules, energy assessment:domestic and commercial, land and boundaries, quantity surveyors |
Specialist services |
SS |
archiectural design, asbestos, building engineers/ monitoring/remedial repair. geology and petrographic screening, party walls, thatched and listed buildings, town planning |
Valuers |
V |
leasehold enfranchisement/extension, petroleum industry (and roadside restaurants), plant and machinery, probate/matrimonial, rating, rent reviews |