PEEPs Integration in Building Surveys: Surveyor Protocols for High-Rise Fire Safety Compliance Post-April 2026 Mandate
Fewer than 30% of high-rise residential buildings in England had fully documented Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans before April 6, 2026 — the date the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 came into force. For chartered building surveyors, that gap is no longer a planning problem. It is a live compliance liability. PEEPs Integration […]
Level 3 Building Surveys for 1970s High-Rise Properties: Detecting Concrete Spalling and Fire Risks in 2026
Over 1.5 million people in the UK live in high-rise residential buildings, and a significant proportion of those towers were built during the 1970s construction boom — an era defined by rapid delivery, cost-cutting, and concrete-first design philosophies that are now showing their age in dangerous ways. In 2026, Level 3 Building Surveys for 1970s […]
