Stamp duty 2026 first-time buyer Surrey mansion tax
Only 41% of homes in England are now stamp duty-free for first-time buyers — a sharp fall from the temporary relief that expired in April 2025. If you are buying property in Surrey in 2026, the stamp duty landscape has fundamentally changed, and a brand-new annual levy on high-value homes is on its way. Understanding […]
Selecting Expert Witness Building Surveyors: RICS-Accredited Profiles and 2026 Litigation Success Rates
Over 60% of property dispute cases that fail in UK courts do so not because of weak evidence — but because the expert witness lacked the right credentials or couldn't communicate technical findings clearly to a judge. For solicitors, property owners, and developers navigating building disputes in 2026, the process of selecting expert witness building […]
Chimney Breast Removals in Terraced Houses: Party Wall Notice Essentials and Structural Survey Protocols
Roughly one in three Victorian terraced houses in England still contains a chimney breast that homeowners want removed — yet fewer than half of those projects are started with the correct legal notices in place, leaving owners exposed to injunctions, neighbour disputes, and costly structural remediation. Chimney Breast Removals in Terraced Houses: Party Wall Notice […]
Expert Witness Services for Property Disputes: Sanderson Weatherall Strategies and RICS Compliance in 2026
Property disputes in England and Wales cost litigants an estimated £1.6 billion annually in legal fees, court time, and lost asset value — yet the single most decisive factor in most cases is not the barrister's argument. It is the quality of the expert witness report sitting before the judge. In 2026, the standards for […]
