Building Survey Protocols Post-RICS Quality in Retrofit Summit: 2026 Updates for Enhanced Home Standards
Retrofit failures now affect an estimated one in five UK homes that have undergone energy improvement works — a statistic that prompted RICS to convene its landmark Quality in Retrofit Summit and set in motion a sweeping overhaul of professional practice. The resulting building survey protocols post-RICS Quality in Retrofit Summit represent the most significant […]
QS Shortage Impact on Building Surveyor Workloads: Strategies for Handling Dilapidations and Party Wall Overlaps in 2026
Over one-third of UK construction firms now describe the quantity surveyor shortage as critical — not a future risk, but a present constraint on project delivery [2]. For building surveyors, this structural gap has a direct and growing consequence: the QS shortage impact on building surveyor workloads is reshaping how firms handle everything from dilapidations […]
