Reform on every front: RPSA representing residential surveyors as major changes gather pace
Reform on every front: RPSA representing residential surveyors as major changes gather pace
The government has published three major developments in quick succession that together could reshape the environment in which residential surveyors work, and the RPSA is actively engaged on behalf of members across all of them.
On 9 July, the government published its response to the consultation on the proposed Single Construction Regulator, confirming its commitment to a more coherent system of regulation across buildings, construction products and the built environment professions, with the Building Safety Regulator as its foundation.
Alongside this, a public call for evidence is open to inform the government's Professions Strategy, due in spring 2027, which is expected to set out a new framework of regulation, oversight and enforcement for those working in the built environment. Residential surveyors are expressly named within its scope, and the call for evidence closes on 12 August 2026.
Both developments sit beside the homebuying reforms announced in June, under which key property information, including a home's condition, is expected to be provided through sales packs prepared at the point of listing. Moving condition information to the start of the transaction raises an unavoidable question: who is competent and accountable to produce it? The programmes now under way will help decide the answer.
Through our membership of the Construction Industry Council, the RPSA is contributing to the industry's collective thinking and evidence, making the case for high standards, for recognition of the legitimate vocational, academic and professional routes into surveying, and for proportionate regulation that works for independent practitioners and small practices.
I have set out the full picture, including what each development means for members and how they connect, in a new blog article:
Reform on every front: how the RPSA is representing residential surveyors
Members can help strengthen the RPSA's case with real examples from real practice. A paragraph or two is enough, and examples can be anonymised where necessary. Please send contributions to andrew@rpsa.org.uk by Friday 24 July 2026, although later examples will still be welcome.
Members are also encouraged to respond directly to the call for evidence on GOV.UK before 12 August 2026. There are 79 questions, but there is no expectation of answering them all; respond only to the sections relevant to your experience.
These are exactly the moments when a strong, independent professional voice matters most, and the RPSA will keep members informed as this work develops.
