Party Wall Essentials for 2026 Prefab and Modular Housing Booms: RICS Schedules of Condition in Offsite Projects
Modular housing completions in the UK rose by over 40% between 2022 and 2025, and 2026 is on track to surpass every previous record. That speed of delivery is exactly the problem when it comes to party wall compliance. Traditional construction timelines gave adjoining owners weeks to absorb a party wall notice before a single […]
Expert Witness Preparation for 2026 Homebuying Reform Disputes: Valuation Impacts of Upfront Survey Mandates
The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, passed on 13 March 2026, has fundamentally altered the sequence of property transactions in England — and with that shift comes a new wave of valuation disputes that expert witnesses must be equipped to handle. Expert Witness Preparation for 2026 Homebuying Reform Disputes: Valuation Impacts of Upfront Survey […]
Building Surveys for 2026 Institutional Buy-to-Let Expansion: RICS Checklists Beyond Residential Recovery
Institutional landlords now control an estimated 5% of the UK's private rented sector, and that share is growing fast as smaller landlords exit under tax and regulatory pressure. This structural shift has fundamentally changed what a building survey must deliver. Where a standard homebuyer report once sufficed for a single-property purchase, the demands of portfolio-scale […]
