Party Wall Awards for Net Zero Retrofits: Surveyor Checklists Post-RICS Sustainability Report 2025
Over 5,000 construction projects worldwide now use the RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment standard, yet a significant gap remains between ambition and execution at the party wall level — where two neighbours share a legal boundary and one of them wants to install external wall insulation or a ground-source heat pump [8]. That gap is […]
Party Wall Implications of Decent Homes Standard in PRS 2026: Surveyor Checklists for Hazard Remediation Awards
Roughly 4.6 million households in England rent privately, and a significant proportion of those homes share a party wall with a neighbouring property. When the government extended the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) to the private rented sector, it did not simply create a new landlord compliance checklist — it created a structural obligation that runs […]
Expert Witness Roles in Right of Light Disputes: 2026 RICS Protocols for Loft and Rear Extension Claims
Fewer than one in five homeowners who pursue a right of light claim ever reach a courtroom — yet the quality of expert witness evidence prepared for those cases routinely determines whether the remaining disputes settle quickly or drag on for years at enormous cost. In 2026, the stakes have risen sharply. The fifth edition […]
