The Watts Pocket Handbook is published by RICS Books and written by Watts.

ISBN: 978-1-84219-350-1
Publication Date: February 2008
Edition 24th
Price: £22.95

For 25 years, Watts has been publishing the Watts Pocket Handbook - the essential guide to property and construction. The indispensable pocket reference book is packed full of useful information for professionals and students alike, and is updated each year with current best practice, legislation and a variety of new topics.

In this, the 24th edition, you will find the same level of expertise that has made the Handbook so successful in previous years. The content, which covers both managerial and technical issues, has been updated to reflect change and progression in legislation and work practices in the last year. The easy-to-use format offers you rapid access to practical information.

The 2008 edition has been comprehensively updated, with no fewer than 12 new sections:

• A basic introduction to structures
• Building Regulations and historic building conservation
• Code for Sustainable Homes
• Contractor appointment/tendering
• Electromagnetic fields
• Geomatics
• Green legislation
• How to appoint consultants
• Indicative construction costs 2007 – UK
• Official Journal of the European Union
• Types of tendering route
• Value engineering

We are confident you will find yourself referring to the Watts Pocket Handbook time and time again.

The first edition of the Watts Pocket Handbook was published in 1983, and contained 62 pages. It was distributed to clients and staff, and the then Chairman of Watts described it as, "a collection of checklists and information in précis form to aid the practitioner". Even at that time, seven pages were devoted to the recognition and treatment of asbestos in buildings.

The original inspiration for the Watts Pocket Handbook came from a worn copy of the 1864 edition of the Hurst's 'Handbook for Surveyors', which was found while clearing out an office that had been used by a firm of surveyors since 1840.

The Handbook has continued to grow and become recognised within the industry over the years. Today, the 24th edition of the publication has 440 pages and has grown to enjoy a unique position in the property market.

Its easy-to-use format offers rapid access to practical guidance and still just fits into a pocket!

Purchase the Handbook

The Watts Pocket Handbook is priced at £22.95 and is now published by RICS Books. To purchase a copy go to www.ricsbooks.co.uk

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