Schedule of Condition Surveys for Party Wall Works Under Awaab’s Law: Protecting Against 2026 Hazard Claims
Damp and mould claims against landlords and building owners have risen sharply since Awaab's Law came into force in October 2025 — and the legal stakes climbed even higher when the legislation extended to private landlords on 1 May 2026. For anyone undertaking party wall works, this creates a specific and underappreciated risk: construction activity […]
Expert Witness Roles in Boundary Feature Disputes: Turning Land Registry Plans into Admissible Survey Evidence
Boundary disputes are among the most bitterly contested property matters in England and Wales — and yet the document at the centre of almost every case, the Land Registry title plan, carries a legal disclaimer warning that it is not drawn to a standard sufficient to determine exact boundary positions. That single contradiction drives thousands […]
Geopolitical Volatility in April 2026 RICS Surveys: Party Wall Risk Adjustments for Developer Projects
The April 2026 RICS UK Residential Market Survey recorded a headline house price net balance of -34%, the sharpest monthly deterioration since the post-mini-budget correction of late 2022 — and surveyors working on active developer projects are now recalibrating every assumption they made at the start of the year. Geopolitical Volatility in April 2026 RICS […]
