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

ISBN: 978-1-84219-418-8
Publication Date: February 2009
Price: £24.95

Published in February 2009, the 25th edition of the Watts Pocket Handbook is the essential guide to property and construction.

The Watts Pocket Handbook enjoys a unique position in the property market. Written by practising experts for professionals and students, it is filled to the brim with technical and legal guidance on all aspects of property and construction.

The 2009 edition has been comprehensively updated, with no fewer than seven new sections:

• Affordable housing schemes;
• Letters of intent;
• Payments for planning permissions;
• Practical completion;
• Recovery of service charges for major works;
• Surveyors and sustainability; and
• Uniform Business Rates.

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 in size and content, with 424 pages making up this; the 25th edition.

Purchase the Handbook

The Watts Pocket Handbook is priced at £24.95 and is now published by RICS Books. To purchase a copy go to www.ricsbooks.co.uk