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Press release 13 Jan 2020
New guidance improves health and safety reporting for commercial properties

This new guidance will replace previous guidance on technical due diligence of commercial and industrial property to improve health and safety reporting
News & opinion 2 Jan 2020
2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

Amie Silverwood explores the rising costs of renovating office space to stay up to date with the latest innovations and looks at how adopting international standards could help mitigate this
Press release 16 Dec 2019
CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

The Quality Monitoring (QM) Program for the Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV) credential has been finalised.
News & opinion 13 Dec 2019
Property Journal: January-February 2020

Space-hungry, land-poor cities around the world are looking for creative approaches to space – so this issue goes in both directions to discuss airspace development and mega-basements, as well as dealing with topics from sustainab...
News & opinion 13 Dec 2019
Land Journal: January–February 2020

This edition looks at land surveying around the world, tackling issues such as land value capture, governance and valuation for smart cities, land readjustment in urban expansion, and management of finite sand resources.
Press release 12 Dec 2019
New RICS report encourages employers to operate smarter, green businesses

RICS' 'Responsible Business in Real Estate' report gives real estate businesses recommendations and insight into operating in a more collaborative, responsible and diverse way, leading to improving their culture and reducing their...
News & opinion 10 Dec 2019
How digital data collection can make surveys more efficient

Vicky Green describes how on site digital data collection can offer a faster, more consistent and more flexible way of carrying out surveys than the traditional approach
News & opinion 9 Dec 2019
Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

Dispute resolution is an invaluable skill that RICS can develop with their specialist knowledge and experience
News & opinion 4 Dec 2019
Opinion: Chris Brooke FRICS

To realise the potential of digitalisation we need to standardise while we digitise, says the RICS president
News & opinion 3 Dec 2019
How to: look after your data

It’s never going to be top of your list of priorities when running a small business, so how can you ensure you’re protecting your company and your clients’ information? We ask five experts for their views
News & opinion 2 Dec 2019
Rethinking: The role of the banker

How brokers of the future will have to adapt if technological innovations and greater data accessibility change their profession.
News & opinion 2 Dec 2019
What it takes for a new proptech business to succeed

Jonathan Hannam, Managing Partner of Taronga Ventures, Sydney, tells us how he identifies businesses that can navigate the worlds of big data and new technology.
News & opinion 2 Dec 2019
Use it or Lose it

The real estate industry has so far not proved adept at exploiting the data it generates. The lesson for property companies in tech-savvy Asia is: use it or lose it.
News & opinion 26 Nov 2019
Troubleshooting your CPD reporting

All RICS professionals are obligated to complete a minimum number of CPD hours per year. We remind our professionals when CPD deadlines are looming, however, they may still receive reminders even after they think they have complet...
News & opinion 24 Nov 2019
Are you getting a fair salary in the market?

The Asia Salary Survey is an annual survey of professionals in Asia Pacific working in the built environment. It captures job-market sentiment, current salary, work benefits, and the likelihood professionals will change jobs over ...
News & opinion 22 Nov 2019
An opportunity to diversify the workforce

The new Government have an ideal opportunity to address skills shortages in the built and natural environments
Press release 14 Nov 2019
Seasonal slowdown, Brexit, and a general election haunt the housing market

The October 2019 UK Residential Market Survey shows a continued decline in housing sales, in the face of political and economic unrest
Press release 31 Oct 2019
Uncertainty leads to downturn in UK Commercial Market property cycle

The Brexit impasse is contributing to perceptions that the UK Commercial Property Market is in the downturn phase of the property cycle
News & opinion 30 Oct 2019
Conditions deteriorate amid more pessimistic outlook for global growth

Respondents to the Asia Pacific Commercial Property Monitor indicated that conditions deteriorated significantly during the third quarter of 2019.
News & opinion 28 Oct 2019
Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

The office 2.0: raise your game in the workplace sector, or become irrelevant.

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New guidance improves health and safety reporting for commercial properties

2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

Property Journal: January-February 2020

Land Journal: January–February 2020

New RICS report encourages employers to operate smarter, green businesses

How digital data collection can make surveys more efficient

Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

Opinion: Chris Brooke FRICS

How to: look after your data

Rethinking: The role of the banker

What it takes for a new proptech business to succeed

Use it or Lose it

Troubleshooting your CPD reporting

Are you getting a fair salary in the market?

An opportunity to diversify the workforce

Seasonal slowdown, Brexit, and a general election haunt the housing market

Uncertainty leads to downturn in UK Commercial Market property cycle

Conditions deteriorate amid more pessimistic outlook for global growth

Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

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