Welcome to RICS

As a globally recognised professional body, everything we do is designed to effect positive change in the built and natural environments.

Planning and Development Conference

Join us online for a dynamic and forward-thinking conference designed specifically for planning and development professionals working in a fast-moving world.

RICS Annual Review 2025

2025 was a pivotal year for RICS. Discover how we’re building a more member‑centric, experience‑led organisation, for the benefit of the profession and wider industry.

Useful Links

Find a surveyor

Log your CPD

Quantity surveying and construction standards

Assessment platform

RICS valuation global standards (Red Book)

Rules of conduct

Reporting concerns

Join an RICS board, committee or engagement group

Update your communication choices

RICS consumer guides

Navigating property decisions can be overwhelming. RICS has created a library of free, easy-to-understand consumer guides to help.

News & Insights

Promoting building control surveying at the Melbourne Careers Expo

RICS was delighted to be encouraging people from all walks of life and backgrounds to consider building control surveying as a career.

London drives improvement in UK commercial property whilst AI boom continues energising data centres

Tenant demand across the UK commercial property market showed signs of improvement during the second quarter of 2026, although the recovery remains heavily concentrated in London, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Commercial Property Monitor.

RICS backs UK Government technical education pathways to build the next generation of surveyors

Earlier exposure to surveying and technical learning could widen access to the profession and help address persistent skills shortages.

Major Law Commission review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 continues

A major review of Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (1954 Act) is currently being undertaken by the Law Commission. This follows the first phase of the Business tenancies: the right to renew project, which concluded in 2025.

RICS CEO comments on UK Government cutting business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues

RICS CEO Justin Young commented on the UK Government announcement that it is cutting business rates by 20% for pubs, clubs, and live music venues.

Government publishes update on Commercial Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has published an interim response on commercial Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) in England and Wales.

RICS member update following appointment of Andy Burnham as UK Prime Minister

Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street yesterday as the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade promising that his administration would be a circuit breaker.

RICS UK Awards Yorkshire & Humber: Winners

Introducing the winners from this year’s RICS UK Awards regional ceremony in Yorkshire & Humber.

RICS UK Awards Wales: Winners

Our project of the year in Wales is Y Storfa, a transformative community hub created through the refurbishment of the former BHS building in Swansea city centre.

Update from Justin Young, RICS CEO - July 2026

Last month, members joined us at our Parliament Square HQ and online for an important date in our calendar: the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

RICS will support Prime Minister to maintain momentum on home buying and selling reform

RICS will work with Andy Burnham’s government to prioritise a faster, more transparent and professionally regulated property market.

Spotlight on the RICS Scotland Awards Project of the Year 2026: John O’Groats Mill

From an at-risk building to an award-winning success, John O’Groats Mill showcases the power of heritage-led community regeneration. Read more about the project.

Profession & Standards

RICS develops and enforces leading international standards, protecting consumers and businesses by ensuring the utmost level of professionalism is employed across the built and natural environment.

The regulatory functions of RICS relating to Standards and Professional Development are led and overseen by the Standards and Regulation Board (SRB).

Profession & Standards

Profession & Standards Quick Links

RICS Valuation - Global Standards ('Red Book')

Black Book

Fire Safety

Rules of conduct

RICS Professional Development Packages

Embrace your professional development, navigate your way to professional status or drive your organisation forward with our support packages.

Stay up to date with the latest RICS news, updates and events

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Upcoming Training and Events

Web Class

UK&I Service Charges in Residential Property - 3 Part Web Class

• 4.5 hours structured CPD • Online

From £195

+ VAT

Webinar

MEA Resilience series 3: client care, standards & asset decisions webinar

• 1 hour structured CPD • Online

Seminar

Practical Contract Administration - Getting the Law (and Risk) Right

Thu 06 Aug 2026 • 19:00 - 20:30 HKT • 1.5 hours structured CPD • 13/F, Wharf T&T Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui

From $50

Networking

RICS Matrics Leeds: Networking – paddleboarding

Fri 07 Aug 2026 • 18:00 - 21:00 BST • Leeds Dock

Webinar

Global Circular economy and fit-outs webinar

• 1 hour structured CPD • Online

£36

+ VAT

Networking

RICS Matrics Leicester: Networking - Wraps & Rounders

Wed 12 Aug 2026 • 17:30 - 20:30 BST • Victoria Park, Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RY

£5

+ VAT

Webinar

Designated Professional Body Scheme for General Insurance Distribution Activities Workshop (UK)

• 2.5 hours structured CPD • Online

Free

Seminar

Site Tour to Lee Garden Eight Show Suite

Thu 13 Aug 2026 • 16:00 - 17:00 HKT • 1 hour unstructured CPD • Meeting Point: 3/F, Lee Garden Three, 1 Sunning Road, Causeway Bay

Networking

RICS Matrics Shropshire: Networking - Meet the Committee

Thu 13 Aug 2026 • 17:30 - 20:00 BST • The White Horse, 7 Wenlock Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 6JJ

Seminar

RICS Matrics Glasgow: Candidate support - Timberwise x Currie & Brown - Dampness & Awaab’s Law

Thu 13 Aug 2026 • 18:00 - 20:00 BST • 2 hours unstructured CPD • Currie & Brown, 9th Floor, 215 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7EZ

Webinar

RICS Matrics Hampshire: Webinar - APC support: From submission to interview

• Online

£3

+ VAT

Networking

RICS Matrics Edinburgh: Site visit – Wester Hailes High School

Fri 14 Aug 2026 • 14:00 - 16:00 BST • McLaughlin & Harvey Site Office, 5 Murrayburn Drive, Edinburgh, EH14 2SU

£3

+ VAT

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