Party Wall Surveying in Long Leasehold Blocks: How to Handle Works Involving Freeholders, RTM Companies and Multiple Leaseholders
Fewer than one in five leaseholders in England and Wales fully understand who holds legal responsibility for serving party wall notices when works affect a shared structure in a long leasehold block — yet getting this wrong can invalidate an entire award, trigger injunctions, and derail multi-million-pound refurbishment programmes. As 2026 brings a sharp uptick […]
Lease Extensions, Short Leases and Value: How Surveyors Should Explain Diminishing Leasehold Value to Nervous Buyers
Fewer than 70 years remain on the lease — and the buyer has no idea what that means for their mortgage, their resale value, or their future costs. This scenario plays out in surveyors' offices across England and Wales every single week, yet many buyers still receive reports that flag the issue without truly explaining […]
Building Surveys for Shared Ownership and Help to Buy Homes: Defects, Valuation Gaps and Advising First-Time Buyers
Nearly one in five first-time buyers in England used either a shared ownership or Help to Buy scheme to get onto the property ladder in recent years — yet the majority of them skipped an independent building survey entirely. That oversight can cost thousands. Building surveys for shared ownership and Help to Buy homes: defects, […]
