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Home renovation activity is at its lowest in a decade, with buyers increasingly favouring turn-key p...
Buildings insurance and subsidence: what homebuyers need to know
30 Sep, 2026/ by Surveyor Local /Tips
Subsidence claims are rising as temperatures climb and the right buildings insurance and survey coul...
The RICS March 2026 residential report makes for sobering reading, with buyer confidence knocked by...
Solar panels and heat pumps are reshaping how we heat our homes — and what surveyors look for when t...
AI is changing how property surveys are carried out. RICS has responded with its first formal standa...
RICS has given qualified support to leasehold reform, but warned Parliament that the industry is not...
The latest RICS survey points to early signs of recovery in the housing market but analysts are urgi...
Housing market 2026: what RICS forecasts for buyers and sellers
23 Jan, 2026/ by Surveyor Local /News
The latest RICS survey shows the property market turning a corner after a difficult end to 2025, wit...
RICS backs home-buying reform but insists on professional surveys
16 Jan, 2026/ by Surveyor Local /News
The government wants to fix England and Wales's broken property system. RICS agrees - but only if pr...