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London prices fell 2.2% in the year to August 2026 while the UK rose 0.9%. What it means for buyers, landlords and probate, CGT and divorce valuations.
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Property surveying insights, project case studies, and housing market commentary from our team of RICS-accredited chartered surveyors.

The 2.5% deposit, 20% equity loan scheme: what is confirmed, what waits for the 28 October Budget, and a calculator for your own numbers.

London prices fell 2.2% in the year to August 2026 while the UK rose 0.9%. What it means for buyers, landlords and probate, CGT and divorce valuations.

How a drone roof survey found the leaks on a 1790s youth charity building in King's Cross, ahead of a lease renewal.

One in ten leases in England is under 80 years. What that does to the premium and the mortgage, where reform stands, and how to work out your number.

London prices fell 3.3% in the year to July 2026 while the UK rose 1.4%. What it means for buyers, landlords and probate, CGT and divorce valuations.

Level 3 survey of an 1850s Shoreditch warehouse conversion for an overseas cash buyer planning a nonprofit space.

How Japanese knotweed affects a 2026 mortgage, the RICS A to D categories, and what a survey must record.

A retrospective case study on a lease surrender valuation at Owens School EC1, covering Use Class E and comparables.

Why London clay subsidence shows in dry summers, and what to spot on a South-East London survey before exchange.

The Original Factory Shop closed 137 stores in April 2026. How the administration disposal works, who buys, and why it matters for expanding operators.

A RICS Schedule of Condition on St Michael and All Angels, Leonard Street, Shoreditch: a Grade I Victorian Gothic church becoming a food hall.
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