Navigating Market Caution in Spring 2026: How Building Surveyors Adjust Valuations Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty and Weakening Buyer Enquiries
RICS data from February 2026 recorded buyer enquiries at -26% — the weakest reading in over a year — while near-term price expectations fell to -18%. For building surveyors, these numbers are not just market commentary. They are a direct instruction to revisit methodology, sharpen comparable evidence, and communicate uncertainty with greater precision than ever […]
Valuation Impacts of EPC C1/C2 Ratings in 2026: RICS Adjustments for Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in Sales and Lettings
Properties rated below EPC C are now losing up to 15% of their market value — and 2026 marks the year that figure becomes impossible for surveyors, lenders, and landlords to ignore. With RICS embedding ESG criteria as formally value-relevant from April 2026 [4] and a sweeping overhaul of the EPC framework arriving in October […]
Integrating RICS Sustainability Report 2025 into 2026 Valuation Reports: Green Auditing Essentials
Over 60% of property professionals currently omit carbon calculations and climate resilience assessments from their valuation work—a compliance gap that will become critical when the RICS 4th edition ESG standard takes mandatory effect on April 30, 2026.[1][3] This staggering statistic reveals the urgent need for valuers to transform their methodologies and embrace comprehensive green auditing […]
Expert Witness Evidence for Rental Regulation Disputes: Preparing Valuations in 2026 Tenant Demand Uptick
The rental property landscape in 2026 has become a legal minefield. With stricter rental regulations colliding with unprecedented tenant demand, landlords and tenants find themselves locked in increasingly complex disputes that require sophisticated expert witness testimony. Expert Witness Evidence for Rental Regulation Disputes: Preparing Valuations in 2026 Tenant Demand Uptick has emerged as a critical […]
