Building Survey Protocols for Excess Temperature and Falls Hazards: Awaab’s Law 2026 Expansion Beyond Damp and Mould
Over 10,000 social housing tenants in England report excess cold or heat hazards annually — yet until 2026, landlords faced no statutory deadline to act on them. That changes with the October 2026 Phase 2 expansion of Awaab's Law, which brings building survey protocols for excess temperature and falls hazards into the same enforceable framework […]
Building Survey Demand Surge in North West England: Capitalizing on RICS January 2026 Market Recovery Signals
} The North West of England is now the clearest regional bright spot in the UK property market — and the data proves it. While London, the South East, and East Anglia continue to lag, the RICS January 2026 UK Residential Market Survey explicitly identifies the North West and North of England as regions showing […]
Thermal Imaging and Advanced Diagnostics in Building Surveys: Detecting Hidden Defects Before They Become Disputes
Nearly one in three property transactions in the UK stalls or collapses after a survey reveals unexpected defects — defects that a standard visual inspection simply cannot see. As buyer caution intensifies in Q2 2026, the gap between what the naked eye observes and what advanced diagnostic technology uncovers has never been more commercially significant. […]
