RICS Residential Survey Market Recovery in 2026: What Building Surveyors and Valuers Should Watch in the Next 12 Months
New buyer enquiries fell to a net balance of -26% in February 2026 — a sharp deterioration from -15% in January — confirming that the RICS Residential Survey Market Recovery in 2026 is far more fragile than the optimistic headlines of early January suggested [7]. For building surveyors and valuers navigating the next 12 months, […]
Party Wall Surveying Fees in 2026: What Drives Cost, Why Quotes Vary, and How Clients Can Compare Value
Two homeowners on the same street, both planning rear extensions of identical size, both receiving party wall notices at the same time — yet one pays £1,100 in surveying fees while the other pays £3,400. That gap is not an anomaly. It is the direct result of factors most property owners never think to ask […]
When Does a Building Survey Need to Turn Into an Expert Witness Report?
A standard building survey and a formal expert witness report may look similar on the surface — both involve a qualified surveyor inspecting a property and producing a written document. But in legal terms, they are entirely different instruments, carrying different obligations, different standards of evidence, and very different consequences if they get it wrong. […]
