Frequently asked questions
Common Library questions
Q: What is comparable evidence?
Q: How do I source Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) formerly (Lands Tribunal) decisions?
Q: Do I need to pay for a survey if I have already paid for a lender's mortgage valuation?
Q: What can I do if I disagree with the valuation and content of my prospective buyer's survey?
Q: What can a buyer do if a seller accepts a higher offer?
Q: What is the RICS view on using metric or imperial units?
Q: Where can I find information on residential service charges?
Q: What documents should be on display during an auction?
Q: Open Market Value to Market Value: when and why did it change?
Q: How do I find out about flood risk and flood planning for the UK?
Q: 1982 market values: when do I need them and where do I find them?
Q: Why is the 1994 Mallinson Report still important?
Q: Do wind farms affect property prices?
Q: What is deemed to be an acceptable margin of error in a valuation?
Q: What are the best sources of information about agricultural land prices?
Q: Where can I get help and information about Boundary Disputes?
Q: How can I find out about asbestos?
Q: How can I keep up-to-date with the Building Regulations?
Q: Who produces authoritative reports on the UK commercial property market?
Q: How do I locate copies of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) decisions?
Q: Free property case law and legislation web sources? Which are the best?
Q: What are the RICS New Rules of Measurement?
Q: Where can I find building costs?
Q: Where can I find information on the UK rental market?
Q: Where can I find information on historical UK house prices?
Q: Where can I find information on current UK house prices?
Q: Which are the best free reports on the Asia Pacific commercial property market?
Q: Which are the best free global commercial property market reports?
Q: Which are the best free reports on the European commercial property market?
Q: Where can I find information on assured and assured shorthold tenancies?
Q: How do I obtain further information about the Localism Act 2011?
Q: Where can I find the best free reports on the United States commercial property market?
Q: What are the main issues in valuation today?
Q: Where do surveyors find guidance and information on acting as an expert witness or advocate?
Q: How can I find a definition of affordable housing?
Q: Where can I find sources of information on the United States Residential Property Market?
Q: What is the Standard Method of Measurement?
Q: How do I find out information about Rights of Light?
Q: What are the best sources of information on Green Buildings?
Q: Where can I find information about Japanese Knotweed?
Q: Where can I find information on how much I can expect to earn as a chartered surveyor?
Q: Where can I find information on the Scottish commercial property market?
Q: Where can I find reports and data about the construction industry?
Q: What is the Home Report in Scotland?
Q: Where can I find out more about Building Standards in Scotland?
Q: How is the Green Deal progressing?
Q: How do I source Lands Tribunal for Scotland cases?
Q: Where can I find information on a recent case which removed expert witness immunity?
Q: Where can I find a British Standard?
Q: What do these words mean? - property and property law terms defined
Q: What is the total value of UK commercial and residential property?
Q: Where can I find information on Islamic (Sharia(h) compliant) property finance and investment?
Q: What were the RICS fee scales and why are they no longer to be used?
Q: What is being done to tackle wildlife crime in Scotland?
Q: What is the role of a property factor in managing property in Scotland?
Q: What is RICS Guidance on the calculation of fees for compulsory purchase work post Rydes Scale?
Q: What do I do if I have a query about my HomeBuyer Report, Condition Report or Building Survey?
Q: I have a query about my lender's mortgage valuation, who can I contact?
Q: What is zoning and how is it applied?
Q: How can I find out more about BIM?
Q: What is the Code of Leasing Business Premises for?
Q: How can I find out about the rateable value of a domestic property for unmetered water supplies?
Q: Where can I find commercial property market reports for the Middle East and Africa?
Q: Where can I find commercial property market reports for Australia and New Zealand?
Q: Where can I find commercial property market reports for India?
Q: Where can I find commercial property market reports for the Americas?
Q: Where can I find out more about radon in Scotland?
Q: What is the progress of the HS2 high-speed rail link?
Q: Which UK economic reports are most useful for the property professional?
Q: Which regional and global economic reports are most useful for the property professional?
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