PAS9980 2026 What has changed?  This is an important question for building owners, managing agents and anyone commissioning a fire risk appraisal of external walls. The revised PAS introduces clearer screening guidance, four distinct risk outcomes and more detailed reporting recommendations. It also explains how assessors should investigate uncertainty and communicate their conclusions.

Landmark Boundary Dispute Case Law explains how courts resolve disagreements over property boundaries, interpret informal agreements and assess competing claims to land. These judgments show why resolving a dispute often requires much more than comparing a fence with the red line on a Land Registry title plan.

For homeowners, developers and professional advisers, understanding the relevant authorities can help identify the strongest evidence, assess the risks of proposed works and recognise opportunities to reach an agreement.

The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 and the wider reform of the building safety regime has changed how the construction and property industries approach building information.

The government has announced a major expansion of support with new cladding funding for unsafe residential buildings under 11m.

The introduction of the Building Safety Levy 2026 marks one of the most significant regulatory changes affecting residential development in England since the Building Safety Act.

A Party Wall agreement records how building work covered by the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 can proceed.

Your neighbour may consent in writing to a valid notice without surveyors becoming involved.

Fire doors form a critical part of a building’s passive fire protection system. However, installing the correct fire door is only the starting point.