Buyer enquiries across the UK fell to a net balance of -26% in February 2026 — the sharpest single-month drop in recent memory — and yet thousands of property t
Over 10,000 enforcement actions were taken against private landlords in England in a single year for hazardous living conditions — yet structural collapse risks
London’s house price sentiment hit -40% net balance in February 2026 — the steepest regional decline recorded in the RICS monthly survey — while Yorkshire and t
Only 38% of property owners who go through a divorce, bereavement, or tax audit ever commission a specialist valuation — yet the financial consequences of getti
Nearly one in five UK property transactions collapses after a survey uncovers unexpected defects — yet a significant proportion of buyers still choose the cheap
Structural defects cost UK property owners an estimated £2.5 billion annually in repair bills, legal disputes, and devalued assets — yet the majority of those d
The built environment accounts for approximately 39% of global carbon emissions — and yet, until recently, most building surveys made no formal attempt to quant
Pet-friendly rental listings in England have dropped 39% since the start of 2026 — falling from 8.2% to just 5.9% of total listings — yet the new law makes blan
Nearly 40% of all UK homes were built between 1960 and 1985 — a generation of housing now entering its most expensive maintenance phase, just as the property ma
From May 2026, the legal mechanism that once gave landlords their most powerful exit tool — the Section 21 “no-fault” eviction notice — no longer exists. For bu
