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Property Journal - May-June 2019

How can the circular economy help address housing shortages and sustainability? This issue reflects on the question, and also casts its eye over telecommunications and tenancy.

Property Journal - May-June 2017

The way most people search for a new home has changed radically since the rise of the internet, but most people in the UK still buy and sell through a high-street estate agent – how long will this remain the case? Can the low-fee ...

Building Control Journal - September-October 2017

In this issue, the spotlight falls on defects discovered in 17 Scottish schools, which, as Michael Dignan points out, are a salutary reminder of building owners’ responsibility for ensuring regulatory compliance.

Building Control Journal - April-May 2017

The RICS pathways and competencies framework defines the knowledge, skills, experience and level of competence that are required to become a chartered surveyor.

Land Journal - July-August 2019

From the Soviet project to map the world to the use of camera technology in US water management, this issue is concerned with the past and future of land measurement.

Land Journal - June-July 2018

Ash dieback disease hit the headlines in 2012 with predictions of devastation, but then seemed to be forgotten. Yet in the intervening years it has continued to spread and is now threatening millions of trees across the UK.

Property Journal - July-August 2018

Property Journal - March-April 2018

These are exciting times at RICS, as we get into the swing of the organisation’s 150th birthday celebrations. But in this anniversary year, we also face the future.

Land Journal - October-November 2018

UK agriculture is at a break point, according to this issue’s lead article, while reports from Africa look at the challenges the continent faces in creating sustainable cities, and the impact of the recent drought in Cape Town.

Building Control Journal - February-March 2018

If the profession is to uphold its own standards, enforcement is an essential responsibility, this is a key issue in this edition.

Land Journal - April-May 2018

The UK faces some significant challenges over the next decade sourcing its energy and maintaining security of supply.

Building Control Journal - September-October 2018

The tragedies of major fires in recent years have cast a spotlight on safety standards, risk management and the Building Regulations.

Property Journal - December 17 - January 18

I recently had reason to pass through the London Olympic Park, one of the inspiring green places mentioned in this issue of Property Journal by Kevin Joyce.

Property Journal - January-February 2019

What can surveyors do to address the housing crisis? The first of our new-look issues examines the problem from a number of perspectives

Building Control Journal - November-December 2016

The theme of this issue of the journal is fire – always a hot topic for building control.

Land Journal - June-July 2017

In this Land Journal we look at how financial technology "fintech" and cadastres that can use digital currencies have positive applications in land and real-estate transactions.

Land Journal - November-December 2017

There is a revolution going on in the development and application of satellite technology, and much of it is highly relevant to surveyors.

Property Journal - October-November 2017

We explore rights of light and consider how insurance can help. We also examine ownership and airspace – a resource increasingly being exploited in crowded and mainly low-rise cities.

Land Journal - August-September 2017

The notion of selling nature seems, at first, to be rather uncouth. You might wonder what a romantic poet such as Wordsworth would have made of it.

Building Control Journal - February-March 2017

The topics of security and diversity both feature prominently within this issue of the Building Control Journal.