Section 21 Ban Renters Rights Act 2026: Kingston Landlords Compliance Guide
Last updated: June 12, 2026 Quick Answer: From 1 May 2026, the Renters' Rights Act 2025 permanently abolished Section 21 'no-fault' evictions across England. Kingston-upon-Thames landlords can no longer end a tenancy without a legally recognised reason. All assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) have automatically converted to rolling periodic tenancies, and every future eviction must proceed […]
LiDAR and 3D Laser Scanning Essentials: Advanced Tools Every Property Surveyor Should Master
Modern terrestrial laser scanners now capture more than 2 million data points per second, achieving positional accuracies down to plus or minus 1 to 2 millimetres — a level of precision once reserved for aerospace engineering that is now a standard expectation in property surveying [1]. For professionals who still rely solely on tape measures […]
Cybersecurity Essentials for Property Surveyors: Protecting GIS and Cloud-Based Data in 2026
A ransomware attack on a mid-sized surveying firm can freeze every active project, expose confidential client boundary data, and cost upwards of six figures in recovery — all within 72 hours. As the surveying profession moves deeper into cloud-hosted platforms and AI-assisted GIS workflows, the attack surface grows wider every year. Understanding the cybersecurity essentials […]
Awaab’s Law, damp and mould: new obligations for surveyors in private rented sector building surveys
A two-year-old child died from a respiratory condition caused by prolonged exposure to black mould in a social housing flat in Rochdale. That tragedy — the death of Awaab Ishak in 2020 — became the catalyst for one of the most significant shifts in housing law England has seen in a generation. As of 1 […]
