Building Surveys for First-Time Buyers in Spring 2026: Navigating Market Recovery with Confidence

Only 38% of first-time buyers commission an independent building survey before exchanging contracts — yet surveys routinely uncover defects that cost tens of thousands of pounds to repair. In a market where wages are finally outpacing house-price growth for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis [2], that oversight is both more avoidable and […]