Robust oversight of valuation practice is essential in ensuring that trust in the sector is upheld and improved, particularly through the reduction of risk and the strengthening of accountability.
Valuation Assurance
The Valuation Review recommended the creation of a dedicated, independently-led valuation regulatory quality assurance panel, under the jurisdiction of the RICS Standards and Regulation Board. The Valuation Assurance Committee (VAC) is now being created to address this recommendation. We have recently appointed the Chair of the VAC and recruitment is now open to apply to become a VAC member.
The Review also recommended RICS should build on its existing ‘RICS responsible principal’ obligation by developing a Valuation Compliance Officer role to specifically cover valuation process and conduct. A Consultation on the proposed Valuation Compliance Officer role and regulation of valuers ran from 12 Sept – 12 Dec 2023 and the RICS response is now available to download. Decisions will be made by the VAC once it is set up, to progress this.
Valuation Review
To keep pace with the ever-changing real estate landscape and strengthen practices, we are continually updating valuation standards and guidelines. This includes making significant progress over the last few years in implementing the recommendations put forward by the review chair Peter Periera Gray in the Valuation Review. This has been a crucial initiative for RICS to advance and ensure practices in real estate investment valuation remain future-proof and in the public interest.
Implementations of the review recommendations have been made through feedback from public consultations, gathering feedback from members; external stakeholders; expert groups in collaboration with the Valuation Review Implementation Committee, and the Standards and Regulation Board. All have helped to ensure any changes we make are fit for purpose.
You can read more about our progress against each recommendation here.
For further information about the Valuation Review and the report download, see the Archive section at the bottom of this page.
May 2025
Public sector valuer rotation working group – December 2024 final report
This report considers recommendation 3 of the Valuation Review, related to the requirement for valuer rotation (which is the process of changing the responsible valuer and/or firm engaged to undertake valuation services in respect of a particular asset) in the public sector.
The report’s recommendation has been approved by the Standards and Regulation Board, the recently established Valuation Assurance Committee and the Knowledge and Practice Committee.
September 2024
Valuations for real estate investment entities: A guide for clients and valuers
This guide summarises regulatory requirements and industry recommendations for commissioning and providing the regular valuations of real estate held by investment vehicles such as collective investment schemes, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and pension funds in the UK. This indirectly addresses Valuation Review recommendations 1, 3, 5 and 7.
Published date: 17 September 2024
Valuation Professional Standards and Practice Information
The Red Book Global Standards must be followed by all RICS members and people working for RICS Regulated firms who undertake valuations.
