Party Wall Implications of 2026 Leasehold Reform: Surveyor Roles in Right to Manage Transitions
Fewer than one in ten leaseholders in England and Wales fully understand how a change in building management can affect their legal rights under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 — yet in 2026, that knowledge gap has never mattered more. The draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, published on 27 January 2026, proposes the […]
Party Wall Surveys for 5G and Fibre Optic Rollouts: Structural Risk Assessments in Dense Urban 2026 Developments
Britain's 5G small cell network now requires a new antenna or junction point roughly every 100 to 300 metres across urban areas — meaning that in a single London borough, hundreds of installations may land on or immediately beside shared party walls within a single year [1]. The legal and structural consequences of that density […]
Civil Procedure Rules Part 35 for Building Surveyors: Enhancing Expert Witness Credibility in 2026
Fewer than one in three expert witnesses who appear in English civil courts are ever recalled for a second instruction by the same legal team. The primary reason is not lack of technical knowledge — it is a failure to meet the procedural and impartiality standards set out in CPR Part 35. For building surveyors, […]
