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Building Surveys Articles

How to Choose the Best House Survey in 2026

What's the best house survey type for your potential new home? A full building survey, a homebuyer’s report, valuation or something else? In this article, we outline the choices available for every type of home: Do you know what type of survey the home you want to buy...

Reinstatement Costs Assessment Surveys: What’s New in 2025?

We've written on the subject of building reinstatement cost surveys before. To recap, this type of survey will help you ensure you are covered by insurance, if your building needs a complete rebuild. This might be a result of flood, fire or some other structural...

Heritage Buildings & Listed Buildings: Challenges and Solutions

As much of the UK moves towards Net Zero, there are many challenges surrounding working on listed or heritage buildings. In this article, we’ll be looking at some of the things to consider, to help lower your carbon footprint. It is important to be mindful of these...

Is it Important to Look After Your Church Fabric?

Someone once said that priests and clergy, like anyone, are more skilled in some areas than others. Some are good with money, some better with pastoral care, some better at preaching. Wherever the skills lie, a thing that's sometimes overlooked by priest and people...