Valuing Mixed-Use Developments in North West England’s 2026 Uptick: RICS Hybrid Property Assessment Techniques
North West England recorded the strongest regional property value growth in the RICS Q1 2026 survey — a fact that is reshaping how surveyors approach one of the sector's most technically demanding asset classes: the mixed-use development. [5] Flats above shops, live-work units, and retail-anchored residential schemes are multiplying across Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and Salford, […]
Schedule of Condition Essentials: Protecting Adjoining Owners in UK Party Wall Works
Nearly 40% of party wall disputes that escalate to formal resolution involve disagreements about whether construction work caused damage to a neighbouring property — disputes that a properly prepared Schedule of Condition could have resolved in minutes. [7] Understanding the Schedule of Condition essentials: protecting adjoining owners in UK party wall works is no longer […]
Surveying Buy-to-Let Kerb Appeal Priorities: Institutional Landlord Investments in 2026 Market Uplift
Between January and April 2026, landlords accounted for 13.3% of all home purchases in Great Britain — matching levels not seen since early 2016 [2]. That headline figure alone signals a profound structural shift in the buy-to-let market. Surveying buy-to-let kerb appeal priorities: institutional landlord investments in 2026 market uplift has become a central discipline […]
