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News & opinion 14 Jan 2020
What's new in the Red Book supplement

The new Red Book UK supplement is here. What do RICS-registered valuers need to know?
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 3 Jan 2020
ICMS 2 will impact life-cycle cost analysis for constructed assets

Anil Sawhney examines the impact that the second edition of the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS 2)
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.
News & opinion 12 Dec 2019
Spore law: How to control mould and prevent hazards to health

Dr Jagit Singh explains that although mould is everywhere, its build-up in the indoor environment must be controlled to prevent hazards to health – and to sensitive individuals in particular
News & opinion 11 Dec 2019
Building Control BSc degree highlights fire safety skills

Ashley Wheaton explains how a new building degree is being launched to promote the skills needed to ensure building safety
News & opinion 10 Dec 2019
Way to go: attracting the next generation of construction employees

Scottish-born Mark Fergus FRICS discusses the difficulties of attracting a new generation of employees into the US construction sector
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 9 Dec 2019
How can professionals ensure cladding is actually safe?

Simon Young explores the latest regulations in cladding and shows the gaps in compliance that could have big consequences
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.
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 29 Oct 2019
ICMS 2nd edition: positive feedback and a challenge to the profession

RICS launch the second edition of the International Construction Measurement Standards at the European Council of Construction Economists in Brussels
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.
News & opinion 22 Oct 2019
Way to go: Josephine Lee

We speak to Knight Frank’s Josephine Lee about her journey to becoming an award-winning emerging leader
News & opinion 18 Oct 2019
What we can learn from: Berlin's Airbnb battle

How did Berlin - and other European cities - tackle the issues generated by short-term holiday lets?
News & opinion 11 Oct 2019
Technology is here to stay - but are we ready for it?

Danielle Lester looks at the potential impact of surveying technology, as well as technology's impact on society as a whole
News & opinion 9 Oct 2019
Valuation of development property

The aim of this guidance note is to guide the valuer in the approach to development property valuations.

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What's new in the Red Book supplement

New guidance improves health and safety reporting for commercial properties

ICMS 2 will impact life-cycle cost analysis for constructed assets

CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

Property Journal: January-February 2020

Land Journal: January–February 2020

Spore law: How to control mould and prevent hazards to health

Building Control BSc degree highlights fire safety skills

Way to go: attracting the next generation of construction employees

Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

How can professionals ensure cladding is actually safe?

Use it or Lose it

Uncertainty leads to downturn in UK Commercial Market property cycle

Conditions deteriorate amid more pessimistic outlook for global growth

ICMS 2nd edition: positive feedback and a challenge to the profession

Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

Way to go: Josephine Lee

What we can learn from: Berlin's Airbnb battle

Technology is here to stay - but are we ready for it?

Valuation of development property

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