How 2026 UK Housing Market Gloom Is Changing Building Survey Instructions: What Buyers Now Ask (and Skip)
Nearly one in five UK mortgage holders faces a refinancing shock in 2026, with 1.8 million borrowers rolling off low fixed-rate deals into a higher-rate environment [5]. That single fact has quietly transformed the way buyers approach building surveys — not just whether to commission one, but what they ask surveyors to focus on, and […]
Party Wall Surveying and Thermal Performance: Using Infrared and Moisture Data to Resolve Neighbour Disputes
Nearly one in three party wall disputes that reach formal arbitration in England and Wales involves a claim about damp, heat loss, or insulation failure — yet the majority of those claims arrive without a single piece of objective thermal or moisture data to support them. That gap between allegation and evidence is exactly where […]
Expert Witness Surveyors in 2026 Construction Defect Claims: From First Instruction to Cross-Examination
Construction defect litigation in England and Wales has surged by an estimated 34% over the past five years, with poorly managed expert evidence cited as the single most common reason courts criticise parties — and occasionally penalise them in costs. Understanding the full lifecycle of a dispute through the lens of Expert Witness Surveyors in […]
