Welcome to RICS

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

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Find out about your professional fees, how to renew your status, apply for one of our concessions and how to pay your renewal fee.

RICS Professional Skills & Development Training

RICS Professional Skills & Development Training can help your business close the skills gap with bespoke, corporate, in-house training delivered by experts in the Built Environment.

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RICS Valuation - Global Standards 'Red Book'

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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

Construction activity weakens as credit and cost pressures intensify in wake of Middle East conflct

According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Construction Monitor report for Q1 2026, the UK construction sector experienced a soft start with workloads declining across most major sectors and forward-looking sentiment weakening.

Transfer slabs in buildings: Advice and FAQs

This page contains answers to frequently asked questions and advice for the public and members regarding transfer slabs in tall buildings.

Supporting lifelong learning through high quality, industry aligned training programmes

Paul Wilson FRICS and Alan Northen FRICS, discuss how RICS training supports members to keep pace with a changing profession.

DRS 50 Panel Member Spotlight: Ruth Farrell

In this spotlight, we speak with Ruth Farrell, Senior Rural Business Consultant and Arbitrator at DJM Consulting, who reflects on her work across rural business advisory and dispute resolution, and the role DRS plays in supporting confidence and consistency in resolving disputes.

What the 2026 Scottish manifestos mean for the built and natural environment

With the 2026 Scottish Parliament election fast approaching, the built and natural environment sits at the heart of all major parties’ plans for economic growth, housing, and net zero.

Dispute Boards around the world – What we’ve learnt from global projects

This webinar explored how Dispute Boards (DBs) function across different regions and what global project experience tells us about the value they can add when implemented effectively.

Survey of the Profession goes live 5 May 2026

The first edition of our biannual global Survey of the Profession for 2026 will be open between 5th May - 12th June and we’d like to hear from you.

New Board Members Appointed in Australasia and Southeast Asia

We are pleased to announce that new members have been appointed to RICS Regional Advisory Boards across Asia Pacific and Australasia following recent appointment campaigns.

RICS backs Parliamentary call for urgent reform of the home buying and selling process

RICS welcomes the UK Parliament Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s recognition of the need to improve the home buying and selling process in England and Wales.

Credit conditions weaken as UK commercial property market feels geopolitical uncertainty

The RICS UK Commercial Property Monitor for Q1 2026 found a clear shift in market mood following the recent escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

Addressing Skills Shortages in Australia Report Released

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Australia has released the ‘Addressing Skills Shortages in Australia Report’ today.

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan Drives Transformation in Real Estate and Construction

The 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) marks a critical phase in China's journey to build a modern country in all respects.

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.

Upcoming Training and Events

Web Class

Global Harnessing AI & Data in the Built Environment - 5 Part Web Class

• 7.5 hours structured CPD • Online

From £267

+ VAT

Seminar

RICS in West Midlands: West Midlands Combined Authority’s Residential Gap Funding Update

Tue 12 May 2026 • 08:00 - 09:30 BST • 1 hour structured CPD • Networking area, Turner & Townsend Birmingham, 55 Colmore Row, Birmingham

Seminar

RICS in Birmingham: Planning and Designing for Biodiversity Net Gain

Tue 12 May 2026 • 08:30 - 10:00 BST • 1 hour structured CPD • Members Lounge, RICS, 55 Colmore Row

Conference

RICS Focus 2026

Tue 12 May 2026 • 10:00 - 16:00 CEST • 4 hours structured CPD • KPMG Berlin - KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Heidestraße 58 10557 Berlin, Germany

From €474.81

+ MwSt./USt.

Seminar

RICS Matrics Tayside and Fife: Seminar - Flat Roofing in the 21st Century

Tue 12 May 2026 • 13:00 - 14:00 BST • Shepherd + Hardies Chartered Surveyors, 13 Albert Square, Dundee, DD1 1XA

Webinar

Global Sustainable construction at a crossroads: insights from RICS and Saint-Gobain webinar

• 1 hour structured CPD • Online

£36

+ VAT

Networking

RICS Matrics Edinburgh: Candidate Support – Land and Resources

• Online

Networking

Wellington: RICS Breakfast Catch-up

Wed 13 May 2026 • 07:30 - 08:30 AEDT • Pravda Cafe & Grill, 107 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011

Networking

Auckland: RICS Breakfast Catch-up

Wed 13 May 2026 • 08:00 - 09:00 AEDT • Daily Bread, Britomart, 13 Galway Street, Auckland, Auckland 1010

Networking

RICS Matrics Aberdeen: Site Visit - Beachfront Redevelopment

Wed 13 May 2026 • 08:30 - 10:30 BST • Robertsons site cabins, Links Road, Beach Promenade, Aberdeen AB24 5NR

Conference

UK&I Rural Conference

Wed 13 May 2026 • 08:30 - 17:00 BST • 6 hours structured CPD • Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester GL7 6JS

From £183.83

Webinar

Global How regenerative agriculture supports sustainable land management webinar

• 1 hour structured CPD • Online

£36

+ VAT

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