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News & opinion 22 Jul 2019
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

Most of the challenges facing political decision-makers and the private sector today are inextricably connected to land issues.
News & opinion 22 Jul 2019
BCIS forecasts for the FM sector: July 2019

Maintenance costs, as measured by the All-in Maintenance Cost Index, rose by 4.2% in the year to 1st quarter 2019.
News & opinion 3 Jul 2019
Carbon – is the answer growing in the trees?

Trees and woodlands are now seen as a critical part of the carbon solution, whilst at the same time increasing biodiversity and enhancing important landscapes.
News & opinion 29 May 2019
What we can learn from Singapore’s water management?

The city state has become one of the world’s most adept at squeezing every last drop out of its most precious commodity.
News & opinion 29 May 2019
What if we readjusted the green belt?

Years of political pusillanimity have left us with a policy no longer fit for purpose, argues John Lockhart FRICS.
News & opinion 15 May 2019
Innovative new flood defence projects

Tackling the 'new normal' of flooding has never been more pressing. Robyn Wilson profiles three innovative ways of managing the risks of flooding.
News & opinion 15 May 2019
Death by tourism: when visitors outnumber residents

Inscription as a World Heritage Site can boost local economies. But when annual visitors outnumber residents by as many as 500 to one it can have a negative impact.
News & opinion 12 May 2019
Beyond buzzwords: technology to take seriously

As digitisation continues to drive change throughout the built environment sector, surveying professionals need to find efficiencies and achieve better outcomes in radically new ways.
News & opinion 7 May 2019
RICS Telecoms update - Revised Electronic Communications Code

RICS is currently working on a Guidance Note, "Surveyors advising in respect of the Electronic Communications Code" which will go to public consultation in early summer.
News & opinion 30 Apr 2019
Five ways to futureproof office buildings

Changing lifestyles, innovative new technologies and more enlightened employers are fuelling big changes in what occupiers expect from their offices.
News & opinion 9 Apr 2019
Building better homes for people with dementia

An innovative project is showcasing best practices in design and technology to assist people living with dementia.
News & opinion 9 Apr 2019
Improving domestic energy efficiency

The University of Salford’s new Energy House 2.0 research facility is enabling even more practical and accurate assessments of energy efficiency.
News & opinion 9 Apr 2019
Cyber fraud and surveying: how to handle the risks

There is increasing potential for hackers to exploit weaknesses in surveyors’ systems to access the large amounts of money they hold, argues Stuart Mangion.
News & opinion 8 Apr 2019
Real estate and money laundering: partners in crime?

If the UK government cracks down on money laundering, will other countries follow suit? And, if not, will the property industry or criminals benefit most?
News & opinion 5 Apr 2019
UK stamp duty: should it be abolished?

Four years after the last round of unpopular reforms, it’s time this tax was stamped out, argues Colliers International’s Ashley Osborne.
News & opinion 5 Apr 2019
Blockchain and tokenisation in the property sector

Blockchain is moving closer to becoming acceptable for transactions on the property market – but the challenges will be more legal and legislative than technological.
News & opinion 4 Apr 2019
Audience building: the world’s largest video channel about construction

We go behind the scenes at The B1M, the YouTube channel that is now the world’s largest video channel for construction, with more than seven million views per month.
News & opinion 3 Apr 2019
Housing solutions for young and old

As the world faces ageing populations, rising living costs for young people and a new loneliness “epidemic”, we look at pioneering approaches to tackling all three issues at once.
News & opinion 3 Apr 2019
RICS Valuation Conference 2019: challenges ahead?

Valuers from the UK and beyond filled the 2019 RICS Valuation Conference in London for an update on the bigger picture of the condition of the sector, as well as specialist break-out sessions.
News & opinion 2 Apr 2019
Childcare solutions for the workplace

Are offices and coworking spaces with on-site nurseries a logical conflation of workplace and childcare, or too much play and not enough work?

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Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

BCIS forecasts for the FM sector: July 2019

Carbon – is the answer growing in the trees?

What we can learn from Singapore’s water management?

What if we readjusted the green belt?

Innovative new flood defence projects

Death by tourism: when visitors outnumber residents

Beyond buzzwords: technology to take seriously

RICS Telecoms update - Revised Electronic Communications Code

Five ways to futureproof office buildings

Building better homes for people with dementia

Improving domestic energy efficiency

Cyber fraud and surveying: how to handle the risks

Real estate and money laundering: partners in crime?

UK stamp duty: should it be abolished?

Blockchain and tokenisation in the property sector

Audience building: the world’s largest video channel about construction

Housing solutions for young and old

RICS Valuation Conference 2019: challenges ahead?

Childcare solutions for the workplace

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