Building Survey Protocols for Multi-Generational Homes: Assessing Adaptability in 2026 Lettings Surge
Fourteen percent of all homebuyers in 2025 purchased a property specifically for multigenerational use, with Generation X leading the charge at 19% [5]. That figure is not a niche statistic — it signals a structural shift in how British and international households approach property, and it is reshaping what surveyors must assess when instructed on […]
Building Survey Essentials for Small Builder Struggles: Defect Detection in Cost-Pressed 2026 Projects
Nearly one in three newly completed residential properties in the UK contains defects serious enough to require remedial work before occupation — a figure that regulators and insurers are using to justify what many in the industry now call an ongoing "building defect crisis" [1]. For small builders operating on thin margins in 2026, that […]
Expert Witness Roles in Awaab’s Law Disputes: Valuing Properties with 2026 Hazard Remediation Costs
A single damp bedroom in a Rochdale social housing flat became the catalyst for one of the most significant reforms to residential property law in a generation. The death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in 2020 from prolonged mould exposure prompted Parliament to embed strict hazard remediation timelines directly into tenancy law. By 2026, the full […]
