Valuing Fire and Electrical Hazard Remediation Under Renters’ Rights Act 2026: Surveyor Adjustments for PRS Properties
Non-compliant fire and electrical hazards in private rented sector (PRS) properties can slash assessed market values by 8–18% — and under the new legislative landscape of 2026, that figure is no longer a theoretical risk. It is a measurable, enforceable reality that every landlord, investor, and surveyor must now price into their calculations. Valuing fire […]
Rental Market Supply Crisis and Valuation Adjustments: How -27% Landlord Instructions Reshape PRS Property Values in Spring 2026
A single RICS survey figure stopped the UK property industry in its tracks in early 2026: landlord instructions had collapsed to -27%, the sharpest recorded net decline in new rental stock coming to market in recent memory. At the same moment, asking rents surged +20% over three months, and tenant demand — paradoxically — hit […]
Valuation Impacts of Pet Permissions Under Renters’ Rights Act 2026: Surveyor Assessments for PRS Properties
Over 40% of UK households own a pet, yet until 2026, millions of renters faced blanket "no pets" clauses that left them with an impossible choice between a home and a companion animal. The Renters' Rights Act changes that equation permanently — and it is reshaping how chartered surveyors assess, document, and value private rented […]
