Our stakeholder advocacy work focuses on championing sustainable placemaking with our core sectors of expertise including residential and commercial real estate, construction and infrastructure, and rural affairs and land use.

Sustainability, data and technology, and diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our thought leadership agenda to ensure that built environment enables society to meet the challenges of the future.

RICS UK Manifesto

RICS Manifesto (PDF 13.47MB)

Published date: 29 September 2023

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Latest News

RICS submission to the 2025 Spending Review

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has submitted its response to His Majesty’s Treasury 2025 Spending Review, calling on the UK Government to take decisive action to enhance the built environment, streamline property transactions, and support the transition to net zero.

Responding to the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

The Law Commission is currently undertaking a wide-ranging review of Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

RICS Influence and Advocacy Impact Report 2024

The RICS Impact Report 2024 has been published, providing a comprehensive overview of our influence, advocacy and thought leadership activity across the UK.

RICS Response to the Welsh Government's Budget

RICS welcomes the Welsh Government’s budget for 2024-25 and appreciates the focus on key areas that will drive the prosperity of Wales, including housing, planning, and economic growth.

RICS responds to the call for evidence on improving the curriculum and assessment system

The Department for Education (DfE) invited responses to share ideas for potential improvements to the curriculum and assessment system in England.

Reforming energy performance across England and Wales

RICS welcomes the launch of the government’s consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regime.

RICS response to UK & Scottish Government Net Zero Announcements

This week, the UK Government announced plans to increase jobs and investment for clean energy in Scotland, with updates on GB Energy, support for clean energy supply chains and speeding up of delivery of a ‘skills passport’.

RICS Response to Consultation on Reforms to National Planning Policy Framework

This week, we submitted our response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.

RICS response to Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2024 - 2025

The 2024-2025 Programme for Government comes at a particularly challenging time for Scottish Government, with Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government announcing on Tuesday that £500m of cuts would need to be made to balance the government's budget.

RICS 2024 UK Election Result - Comment

As Labour prepare to appoint ministers in the coming days, and look to department structures, it’s vital that they bestow an urgency to translate the plethora of promises made over the last five weeks into sound and workable policy.

Cultivating positive change in the natural environment

This is the first in a series of policy ‘deep dives’ looking at our response to sectors across the built and natural environment as we prepare for the General Election.

RICS welcomes John Swinney, next First Minister of Scotland

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors welcomes John Swinney MSP as the next leader of the Scottish National Party and subsequently the next First Minister of Scotland following an uncontested leadership bid.

Our sectors

Housing

Delivery of safe, greener, affordable homes remains high on the public policy agenda for RICS.

High street & commercial real estate

Creating vibrant, agile and sustainable high streets is a key priority for RICS. Our UK Commercial Real Estate Impact Report highlights the social and economic value of commercial real estate

Sustainable construction & infrastructure

Construction and infrastructure is a significant contributor of economic and social value for communities across the UK

Land & Rural

Land & Rural affairs are a key priority for RICS. We are engaging with stakeholders across UK government and the devolved administrations and with DEFRA

Our Influence

Consultation responses

Providing evidence-based advocacy, thought leadership and influence to policymakers is an essential part of our Royal Charter and public interest remit.

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Sustainable placemaking and levelling up

Sustainability

RICS is committed to aligning the commercial and public interests in the area of sustainability, and developing practical solutions that enable our pr

Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

Levelling up is the centrepiece of the government’s agenda and critical to their aim to create a more just economy across all regions and nationals

RICS across the UK

RICS advocacy and influence extends beyond UK Government, to devolved administrations where we are helping to shape important built environment policy issues including: building safety, retrofit and decarbonisation and the future skills piepline.

RICS in UK and Ireland

RICS in Wales

RICS in Scotland

RICS in Northern Ireland