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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 17 Dec 2019
Your career starts when you get chartered, assessor was told

Assessor Daniel Josiah shares his story about his career journey through the surveying industry with RICS
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 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
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 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 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 4 Dec 2019
In the construction industry, it’s about the people

Georgia Bergers MRICS shows why Diversity & Inclusion measures, as well as improving safety procedures, are at the heart of developing a thriving construction industry
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 29 Nov 2019
Market observers monitor retail and working trends

The rise in e-commerce and co-working continue to have a marked impact on the real estate and investment sectors
News & opinion 11 Nov 2019
Asset management requires a global lens, says new board member

Real estate, from undeveloped land to urban centres, requires innovative thinking to address the challenges and opportunities of urbanization
News & opinion 7 Nov 2019
The Bahamas sets path for modernization of tax system

The Bahamas is ushering in a transformation to its data collection for property tax purposes for more fair and timely assessments based on quantifiable and objective criteria
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 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 24 Oct 2019
Let me introduce: mass appraisal

The explosion in the availability of property data, coupled with advances in machine learning, means the quality and transparency of automated valuation models is getting better than ever.
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?

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New guidance improves health and safety reporting for commercial properties

Your career starts when you get chartered, assessor was told

CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

Property Journal: January-February 2020

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

Building Control BSc degree highlights fire safety skills

How digital data collection can make surveys more efficient

Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

How can professionals ensure cladding is actually safe?

Opinion: Chris Brooke FRICS

In the construction industry, it’s about the people

How to: look after your data

Market observers monitor retail and working trends

Asset management requires a global lens, says new board member

The Bahamas sets path for modernization of tax system

Uncertainty leads to downturn in UK Commercial Market property cycle

Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

Let me introduce: mass appraisal

Way to go: Josephine Lee

What we can learn from: Berlin's Airbnb battle

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