What Does a Surveyor Check Before You Buy a House With an Open-Plan Ground Floor?
Open-plan ground floors now appear in roughly one in three UK homes listed for sale, yet fewer than half of buyers commission a survey that goes beyond a basic visual inspection. That gap matters, because behind a stylish kitchen-diner may sit an unlicensed beam, an under-supported padstone, or a damp problem masked by a new […]
How Expert Witness Surveyors Assess Loss of Property Value After Building Defects
A property can lose tens of thousands of pounds in market value because of building defects, yet the repair bill and the value loss are rarely the same figure. Courts and insurers need someone who can bridge that gap. Understanding how expert witness surveyors assess loss of property value after building defects matters whether you […]
Can a Surveyor Value a Property With an Unregistered Extension? Evidence, Assumptions and Risk
Roughly one in five UK homes sold each year has had some form of extension or alteration, and a significant proportion of those lack complete planning or building-regulation records. That gap in paperwork sits at the centre of one of the most common friction points between buyers, lenders and RICS surveyors: can a surveyor value […]
House Price to Earnings Ratio Lowest Since 2015 Kingston London: October 2026 Affordability Update
More than a decade. That is how long it has been since the national house price to earnings ratio was this low, and yet, on the ground in Kingston upon Thames, buyers are still stretching every pound of their income to get a foot on the ladder. The house price to earnings ratio lowest since […]
