diff --git a/app/models/derived_variables/sales_log_variables.rb b/app/models/derived_variables/sales_log_variables.rb
index a31cfab61..01afa52a0 100644
--- a/app/models/derived_variables/sales_log_variables.rb
+++ b/app/models/derived_variables/sales_log_variables.rb
@@ -152,8 +152,12 @@ private
   def number_of_household_members
     return unless hholdcount.present? && jointpur.present?
 
-    number_of_buyers = joint_purchase? ? 2 : 1
-    hholdcount + number_of_buyers
+    if form.start_year_2026_or_later?
+      hholdcount
+    else
+      number_of_buyers = joint_purchase? ? 2 : 1
+      hholdcount + number_of_buyers
+    end
   end
 
   def total_elder
diff --git a/app/models/form/sales/pages/person_known.rb b/app/models/form/sales/pages/person_known.rb
index c0affce76..2ab0ff3f5 100644
--- a/app/models/form/sales/pages/person_known.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/sales/pages/person_known.rb
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ class Form::Sales::Pages::PersonKnown < Form::Sales::Pages::Person
       [{ "not_joint_purchase?" => true,
          "hholdcount" => {
            "operator" => ">=",
-           "operand" => 1,
+           "operand" => form.start_year_2026_or_later? ? 2 : 1,
          } }]
     else
       [{ "not_joint_purchase?" => true,
          "hholdcount" => {
            "operator" => ">=",
-           "operand" => @person_index - 1,
+           "operand" => form.start_year_2026_or_later? ? @person_index : @person_index - 1,
          } },
        { "joint_purchase?" => true,
          "hholdcount" => {
            "operator" => ">=",
-           "operand" => @person_index - 2,
+           "operand" => form.start_year_2026_or_later? ? @person_index : @person_index - 2,
          } }]
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/form/sales/questions/number_of_others_in_property.rb b/app/models/form/sales/questions/number_of_others_in_property.rb
index 9ff4e44be..0a0f06629 100644
--- a/app/models/form/sales/questions/number_of_others_in_property.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/sales/questions/number_of_others_in_property.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ class Form::Sales::Questions::NumberOfOthersInProperty < ::Form::Question
     @copy_key = joint_purchase ? "sales.household_characteristics.hholdcount.joint_purchase" : "sales.household_characteristics.hholdcount.not_joint_purchase"
     @type = "numeric"
     @width = 2
-    @min = 0
+    @min = form.start_year_2026_or_later? ? 1 : 0
     @max = 15
     @step = 1
     @question_number = QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR[form.start_date.year] || QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR[QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR.keys.max]
   end
 
-  QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR = { 2023 => 35, 2024 => 37, 2025 => 35 }.freeze
+  QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR = { 2023 => 35, 2024 => 37, 2025 => 35, 2026 => 35 }.freeze
 end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb
index adb7cc6a2..1f86de706 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class BulkUpload::Sales::Year2026::RowParser
     field_38: "What is buyer 2’s nationality?",
     field_39: "What is buyer 2 or person 2’s working situation?",
     field_40: "Will buyer 2 live in the property?",
-    field_41: "Besides the buyers, how many people will live in the property?",
+    field_41: "In total, how many people live in the property?",
 
     field_42: "Is person 3 the partner of buyer 1?",
     field_43: "Age of person 3",
diff --git a/config/locales/forms/2026/sales/household_characteristics.en.yml b/config/locales/forms/2026/sales/household_characteristics.en.yml
index 4bdb07670..1cedaa078 100644
--- a/config/locales/forms/2026/sales/household_characteristics.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/forms/2026/sales/household_characteristics.en.yml
@@ -242,16 +242,16 @@ en:
           hholdcount:
             joint_purchase:
               page_header: ""
-              check_answer_label: "Number of other people living in the property"
+              check_answer_label: "Number of people living in the property"
               check_answer_prompt: ""
-              hint_text: "Include all people living in the property who are not the buyers. In later questions you will only be asked for details about the first 4 other people for a joint purchase."
-              question_text: "Besides the buyers, how many other people live or will live in the property?"
+              hint_text: "Include all people who are living or will live in the property."
+              question_text: "In total, how many people live in the property?"
             not_joint_purchase:
               page_header: ""
-              check_answer_label: "Number of other people living in the property"
+              check_answer_label: "Number of people living in the property"
               check_answer_prompt: ""
-              hint_text: "Include all people living in the property who are not the buyer. In later questions you will only be asked for details about the first 5 other people for a sole purchase."
-              question_text: "Besides the buyer, how many other people live or will live in the property?"
+              hint_text: "Include all people who are living or will live in the property."
+              question_text: "In total, how many people live in the property?"
 
           details_known_2:
             page_header: ""