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News & opinion 21 Jan 2020
Price Adjustment Formulae Indices - 2020 release dates

Find out when the Price Adjustment Formulae Indices will be published in 2020
News & opinion 15 Jan 2020
Construction demand and the general election

We explore the pledges in the Conservative election manifesto related to the construction industry and where spending might be allocated within it.
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 9 Jan 2020
Latest estimate of tender price inflation

Early estimate for BCIS All-in Tender Price Index for 2019 Q4 delivered by the BCIS TPI Panel
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.
Press release 13 Dec 2019
Collaboration remains key: Telecoms Forum conference review

The 2019 RICS Telecoms Forum conference offered members the chance to get up-to-date with the latest market conditions and policy updates
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...
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 5 Dec 2019
Are retailers missing out on energy savings by not complying with ESOS?

Recent research has found retailers reluctant to implement the energy savings recommended under ESOS phase one – David Oliver argues that it offers great opportunities to save money across their portfolios
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 26 Nov 2019
Opinion: Perception matters in commercial real estate

A long-term agenda for change is needed to improve the public’s perception of the property industry, says Melanie Leech CBE
News & opinion 20 Nov 2019
Race against the machine

With the fourth Industrial Revolution well and truly here, how will AI shape the built environment and beyond?
News & opinion 13 Nov 2019
Deloitte’s world-leading building for sustainability & wellbeing

How has Deloitte's new UK and North West Europe headquarters established itself as a sustainable, energy-efficient building?
News & opinion 1 Nov 2019
FASB seeks comments about goodwill

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released an invitation to comment about identifiable intangible assets and subsequent accounting for goodwill
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.

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Price Adjustment Formulae Indices - 2020 release dates

Construction demand and the general election

New guidance improves health and safety reporting for commercial properties

Latest estimate of tender price inflation

2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

Collaboration remains key: Telecoms Forum conference review

Property 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

Are retailers missing out on energy savings by not complying with ESOS?

Opinion: Chris Brooke FRICS

How to: look after your data

Opinion: Perception matters in commercial real estate

Race against the machine

Deloitte’s world-leading building for sustainability & wellbeing

FASB seeks comments about goodwill

Uncertainty leads to downturn in UK Commercial Market property cycle

Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

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