Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS UK & Ireland

Useful guides

Our range of consumer services is expanding all the time, in direct response to the queries and contact we receive, and many of our services are accessible freely via this section of our website

  • You'll find extensive information through our free consumer guides to a range of property problems and issues
  • We offer an online calculator to check the rebuilding cost of your home, for insurance purposes
  • You can search our database of members to enable you to Find a Surveyor offering the services you require, in your area
  • Contact our helplines with your property queries
  • As a residential landlord or tenant, you'll find information on the government's Tenancy Deposit Scheme

Commercial planning permission

To make changes or extend your business property or if you are going to change the way the building is used, this guide provides an outline of the rules in England.

Home Report - Scotland

A guide for buyers and sellers in Scotland. It is a pack which contains information about a residential property which is on the market for sale in Scotland. Anyone interested in buying that property should be given a pack.

Helplines

RICS telephone helplines give 30 minutes free advice on issues in boundary disputes, party walls, compulsory purchase and business rates. Lines are open every weekday between 0830 and 1730.

Home Surveys

Having a RICS Home Survey, is an inexpensive way of giving you peace of mind during your property buying or selling process.

RICS Residential guides

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Find a surveyor

The Global Directory of RICS qualified individuals.


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