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In Q4 RICS continued to deliver awards programmes across various regions including Hong Kong, South-East Asia and the UK, giving us the opportunity to honour exceptional individuals, teams and organisations in the built and natural environments.
Between October and December, we supported our members with 140 events in 27 countries, with almost 6,000 attendees.
Shaping the future of the profession, all over the world
High-profile debates on urban regeneration, sustainability, AI infrastructure & valuation reinforced relevance to emerging asset classes & policy discussions.
Employer engagement and candidate support programmes strengthened conversion from awareness to enrolment.
Large-scale summits and specialist roundtables positioned RICS as a trusted cross-sector convenor on sustainability, housing, ESG and skills.
Face-to-face assessment support and university engagement strengthened relationships with both candidates and employers.
Flagship awards, conservation-focused CPD, industry exhibitions, and cross-body collaboration boosted visibility and member pride.
In Q4, there were 33 new board appointments in the Middle East & Africa and Europe World Regional Boards, alongside a strong intake across regional boards in the UK. The Australasia Regional Advisory Board also welcomed new members.
“My commitment is to bring my expertise and vision to support the mission and core principles of RICS. I look forward to collaborating with colleagues across Europe to implement initiatives that deliver long-term value and positive impact.”
Gloria Brocchi, MRICS
Chair of the Italy Regional Advisory Board
Gloria Brocchi MRICS
In Q4 alone, RICS delivered 95 early engagement activities.
Engagement spanned:
DEI
Construction
Land and natural resources
Residential property
In October, RICS partnered with Savills, Grosvenor, The Crown Estate and Black Women in Real Estate to celebrate UK Black History Month.
Additionally, RICS attended Festival of the Girl (introducing nearly 1,100 children aged 7–11 to surveying), and the Black Professionals in Construction Awards (BPIC) as a category sponsor. We also published our annual DEI progress report.
The UK&I QS and Construction Conference in October spanned economic outlook, sustainability, AI and the QS, the skills shortage and the legal issues update.
A meeting with the Scottish government explained RICS’ Whole life carbon assessment (WLCA) for the built environment.
A new UK professional standard: Land agreements for development purposes, was released, addressing the complexities and risks involved in the sector.
In addition, a new insight paper, RICS’ Flooding and its implications for property professionals, provides the profession with a comprehensive overview of the challenges and responsibilities faced by surveyors who are being called on to help manage the escalating risks and consequences of flooding.
Mairéad Carroll attended several external meetings with key stakeholders, such as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), to talk about the role of RICS members and RICS-regulated firms in home buying and selling.
Mairéad also spoke on a panel at the TPO Industry Forum to make a case for RICS qualified professionals having a key role in the home buying and selling process.
Sustainability
Valuation
Building surveying
RICS hosted the Embodied Carbon Summit 2025 at our HQ. The event responded to a recent report that described the challenges with regulating embodied carbon in the UK.
We published our Sustainability report 2025 which examined sentiments from over 3,500 global professionals in the commercial real estate and construction sectors.
RICS participated in COP30, which marked a turning point for the profession as the sector advanced from commitments to outcome-based actions.
RICS' Bank lending valuations and mortgage lending value was published in October 2025, ensuring RICS members are equipped with the latest information to navigate European bank lending valuations.
The updated RICS Valuation – Global Standards: Australia national supplement sets out supporting guidance for RICS members on the application of RICS Valuation – Global Standards 2025.
Gary Strong presented on fire safety to the UN 5th Forum of Mayors, the 86th UN meeting on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, and gave an update on fire safety globally at the UN in Geneva.
Gary also took part in the international Consortium of European Building Control (CEBC) national regulators meeting in Istanbul to share knowledge, best practice and regulatory/legislative updates to building regulations and codes/guidance.
Regulation and assurance
Education and qualification standards
Dispute Resolution Services (DRS)
Read the Q4 report to see the achievements of our support teams and regulatory tribunal for this period.
RICS also consulted the public and profession on whether surveyors carrying out Home Surveys should be subject to a specialist regulatory scheme, as well as on proposed amendments to the Home Survey Standard. Responses are now under review.
Q4 is traditionally the highest enrolment period, where graduates begin their structured training periods.
Assessments in the UK and MEA (particularly UAE and KSA) have been higher than expected in Q4. These increases were offset by lower-than-expected assessments numbers elsewhere (Europe 76% of plan, China 34%, Hong Kong 69%, South Asia 43%).
During this quarter, the RICS Dispute Resolution Service received a total of 681 cases.
For commercial disputes, Q4 saw 384 cases, representing a modest decrease from 424 cases in Q3.
For construction disputes, 297 cases were recorded in Q4, down from 320 cases in the previous quarter.
During Q4, the team completed the recruitment of new construction adjudicators. All successful applicants became eligible for appointments by RICS DRS.
The team also began a new round of reassessments for 60 existing construction adjudicators.
In Q4 we delivered on a new introductory-level Dispute Board Programme, delivered online and targeted for the Middle East.
We also began running an additional Expert Witness programme as well as an in-house programme for a housing association in Manchester.
Promotion of the Women in Construction scholarship continued with an online webinar hosted by Raj Sohal.
Dr John Fletcher spoke at the RICS India Built Environment Conference in Mumbai and attended a symposium in New Delhi on arbitrating construction disputes and the role of AI for expert evidence.
Gemma Beasley shared updates on DRS initiatives at several conferences including the Association of Rural Dispute Resolvers Conference, the Construction ARBRIX Conference and the Commercial ARBRIX Conference.
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