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News & opinion 21 Jan 2020
Retooling from retail to residential - can it work?

Changing shopping habits pose an existential threat to big-box retail parks, but their existing infrastructure makes them ideal for redevelopment into housing. Could this be the way forward?
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
Press release 16 Jan 2020
Housing market perks up post-election

Following the General Election result, the UK housing market has seen a lift in sentiment, according to the December 2019 RICS Residential Market Survey
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.
News & opinion 10 Jan 2020
Making a green resolution in 2020

With a new report showing that two-thirds of real estate and construction workers don't feel that environmental sustainability is at the centre of their employer's decision-making, this green resolution from RICS can help in 2020
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 7 Jan 2020
Addressing the unaddressed: innovation in India

Where the streets have no name, residents don’t exist – so an innovative approach by one charity has given residents in Kolkata a new lease of life
News & opinion 6 Jan 2020
The behavioural skills needed to succeed as a project leader

Recent research identifies the key skills required of project leaders and the focus is on behavioural capabilities, rather than technical ones
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
News & opinion 23 Dec 2019
Implementation of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 No. 1511 must be implemented by 10th January 2020
Press release 19 Dec 2019
RICS Housing Market Forecast 2020: Transaction levels predicted to be flat

Government warned to address housing shortage in 2020, or risk the dysfunctional housing market continuing
News & opinion 19 Dec 2019
RICS Housing Forecast 2020: What should Government do next?

Hew Edgar, RICS UK Head of Government Engagement and Cities Strategy, explores what Government needs to do to try and ignite activity into the UK sales market
News & opinion 19 Dec 2019
What does a Conservative victory mean for home ownership?

Tamara Hooper examines the potential impact of the new Conservative government on key issues such as housing, planning, fire safety and more
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.
Press release 12 Dec 2019
Housing market waits for election result

November 2019's RICS UK Residential Market Survey displays a continued stifling of the housing market - owing to ongoing political and economic unrest
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 3 Dec 2019
Nirvana in Leicester

Learie Gonsalves says that the profession can support diverse communities – but more must still be done to reflect our multiracial society
Press release 2 Dec 2019
Conservatives on housing: home ownership

The Conservative party manifesto states that home ownership is one of their ‘most fundamental’ values, evidenced by their many housing pledges that support home ownership

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Retooling from retail to residential - can it work?

Price Adjustment Formulae Indices - 2020 release dates

Housing market perks up post-election

Construction demand and the general election

Making a green resolution in 2020

Latest estimate of tender price inflation

Addressing the unaddressed: innovation in India

The behavioural skills needed to succeed as a project leader

2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

Implementation of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive

RICS Housing Market Forecast 2020: Transaction levels predicted to be flat

RICS Housing Forecast 2020: What should Government do next?

What does a Conservative victory mean for home ownership?

CEIV Quality Monitoring Program Released

Property Journal: January-February 2020

Land Journal: January–February 2020

Housing market waits for election result

Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

Nirvana in Leicester

Conservatives on housing: home ownership

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