Link: https://www.rics.org/news-insights/rics-launches-global-consultation-on-updated-expert-witness-standard RICS has opened a global consultation for the 5th edition of its professional standard for surveyors acting as expert witnesses, inviting feedback to…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9wrgv3mgyo A coroner concluded that the death of 15-week-old Akram Mohammed was due to Strep B, pneumonia, and Vitamin D deficiency, not the mouldy…
Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/surge-in-complaints-about-surveyors-in-housing-disrepair-cases/5124225.article The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is investigating a rise in complaints about surveyors providing inflated reports for housing disrepair claims, often…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/12/do-not-buy-these-flats-residents-warn-about-unbearable-heat-inside-london-new-builds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Residents of new-build developments in east London, such as Leaside Lock and Three Waters, are experiencing unbearable heat due to poor design and…
https://www.fia.uk.com/news/worthing-property-firm-and-director-fined-for-fire-safety-breaches.html Mark Sexton and 10 Park Crescent Management (Worthing) Ltd were fined £1,588 for serious fire safety breaches at a residential block in Worthing.Issues included…
https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals/built-environment-journal/ews1-fire-safety-forms-future.html The EWS1 form, introduced post-Grenfell to assess cladding risks on high-rise buildings, was always intended as a temporary five-year solution to support lenders and…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/07/30/extensive-cavity-barrier-defects-wipe-out-taylor-wimpey-profits/ Taylor Wimpey took a £222 million hit to address serious fire safety defects involving cavity barriers hidden behind brickwork and render—issues uncovered only…
Link: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/family-dad-scalded-death-boiling-35644373 An inquiry found Wallace Hunter, 75, suffered fatal third-degree burns to 83% of his body after being trapped in a bathtub of scalding…
Link: https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/government-reveals-approach-for-careful-dismantling-of-grenfell-tower-93030 The UK government has detailed its plan to dismantle Grenfell Tower starting this summer—eight years after the 2017 tragedy that claimed 72 lives …
Link: https://www-gloucestershirelive-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/moles-digging-up-playing-field-10371811.amp A playing field in Chalford, Gloucestershire, has been closed after moles potentially brought asbestos to the surface. The parish council was unaware of…
