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Awareness RPSA 3 Oct 2026

Surveying shortlist revealed for The Negotiator Awards 2026

The shortlist is out, and residential surveying has plenty to celebrate. Congratulations to everyone shortlisted in the Independent Surveyor and Surveying Firm categories at The Negotiator Awards 2026. These categories began as an RPSA idea, developed with The Negotiator to recognise excellent work across the whole residential surveying profession. Now in their second year, it is encouraging to see the initiative so warmly received by businesses of different sizes and professional affiliations. Being shortlisted is an achievement worth sharing. We look forward to celebrating with colleagues from across the industry when the winners are announced on 27 November.

High Impact Construction News 5 Oct 2026

Firms fined £145k after worker killed when dumper truck overturned

Two Northern Irish construction firms were fined after a worker died when a dumper truck overturned into an aqueduct channel at a site in Carrickfergus. The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland found the risk assessment and method statement were inadequate, and that supervision and control measures were not sufficient to manage the foreseeable overturning risk.

Monitor Regulator of Social Housing 5 Oct 2026

Guidance: Tenant Satisfaction Measures - FAQs

The Regulator of Social Housing has updated its Tenant Satisfaction Measures FAQs to reflect the revised TSM Direction and related changes to the Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard. The update also clarifies how responsive repairs should be categorised following the introduction of Awaab’s Law and references electrical safety checks within the TSM framework.

Monitor Place North West 5 Oct 2026

Peel Land tables revised plans for 1.3m sq ft St Helens industrial

Peel Land has submitted a revised outline application for Haydock Point, a 1.3m sq ft industrial and logistics scheme in St Helens on more than 100 acres of Green Belt land near Junction 23 of the M6. The new proposal is smaller than the earlier rejected version and includes highway works, including a new 1km road, alongside claims of economic and employment benefits.

Monitor Construction News 5 Oct 2026

Construction firms prepare to put up prices as costs bite

The article reports that a significant share of construction firms expect to raise prices in October as rising input, labour and energy costs continue to squeeze margins. ONS survey data also indicates weakening turnover and heightened concern about inflationary pressures across the sector, with smaller subcontractors seen as particularly exposed.

Monitor Place North West 5 Oct 2026

Lancashire County plots course for judicial review of govt reorganisation

Lancashire County Council has filed a protective claim to preserve its ability to seek judicial review of the government’s 16 July decision on local government reorganisation. The move is intended to keep legal options open while ministers decide whether to abandon, amend or proceed with the proposed shift from 15 councils to four unitary authorities.

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High Impact Construction News 5 Oct 2026

Firms fined £145k after worker killed when dumper truck overturned

Two Northern Irish construction firms were fined after a worker died when a dumper truck overturned into an aqueduct channel at a site in Carrickfergus. The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland found the risk assessment and method statement were inadequate, and that supervision and control measures were not sufficient to manage the foreseeable overturning risk.

Monitor Regulator of Social Housing 5 Oct 2026

Guidance: Tenant Satisfaction Measures - FAQs

The Regulator of Social Housing has updated its Tenant Satisfaction Measures FAQs to reflect the revised TSM Direction and related changes to the Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard. The update also clarifies how responsive repairs should be categorised following the introduction of Awaab’s Law and references electrical safety checks within the TSM framework.

Monitor Place North West 5 Oct 2026

Peel Land tables revised plans for 1.3m sq ft St Helens industrial

Peel Land has submitted a revised outline application for Haydock Point, a 1.3m sq ft industrial and logistics scheme in St Helens on more than 100 acres of Green Belt land near Junction 23 of the M6. The new proposal is smaller than the earlier rejected version and includes highway works, including a new 1km road, alongside claims of economic and employment benefits.

Monitor Construction News 5 Oct 2026

Construction firms prepare to put up prices as costs bite

The article reports that a significant share of construction firms expect to raise prices in October as rising input, labour and energy costs continue to squeeze margins. ONS survey data also indicates weakening turnover and heightened concern about inflationary pressures across the sector, with smaller subcontractors seen as particularly exposed.

Monitor Place North West 5 Oct 2026

Lancashire County plots course for judicial review of govt reorganisation

Lancashire County Council has filed a protective claim to preserve its ability to seek judicial review of the government’s 16 July decision on local government reorganisation. The move is intended to keep legal options open while ministers decide whether to abandon, amend or proceed with the proposed shift from 15 councils to four unitary authorities.