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News & opinion 15 Aug 2019

Forthcoming TDD Guidance Note addresses important lessons

The death of a young lady called Tahnie Martin has recently been covered again in UK media when the firm responsible for managing the property was fined £1.3m in court last month.

News & opinion 1 Aug 2019

PM’s rail pledge will empower the people of the North

The new prime minister's announcement to turbo-charge regional growth could finally satisfy those awaiting the fulfilment of the "Northern Powerhouse" promises.

News & opinion 29 Jul 2019

Housebuilders’ costs rising as output continues to increase

The BCIS Private Housing Construction Price Index (PHCPI) calculated using housebuilders' costs for 1Q2019 show an increase of 0.9% on the previous quarter.

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

Anjali Pindoria: Driving industry change

Meet Anjali Pindoria, working her way up since starting out as a trainee surveyor six years ago.

News & opinion 1 Jul 2019

Fix the housing system, not your legacy

As Theresa May prepares to leave Downing Street, she confesses that there is still much work to do in order to rectify the UK housing sector.

News & opinion 20 Jun 2019

‘Toolbox Talk’ aims to stamp out LGBT+ discrimination

Building Equality have launched a new Toolbox Talk initiative to help stamp out the use of homophobic language and discriminatory behaviour towards LGBT+ professionals in the workplace.

News & opinion 11 Jun 2019

RICS and TFL CAP process shortlisted for award

Transport for London’s Conflict Avoidance Panel (CAP) has been shortlisted in the British Construction Awards ‘Partnership Initiative of the Year’ category.

News & opinion 31 May 2019

New Tenant Fees Act comes into effect

As of Saturday 1 June, the Tenant Fees Act (English letting fees ban) will be live, following the successful passing earlier this year of the Tenants Fees Bill.

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 30 May 2019

The case for a global fire safety standard

Debate has been sparked as to why differences between the cladding materials used by states exist at all.

News & opinion 28 May 2019

The future of construction: “Don’t view it in isolation”

Modern Methods of Construction is gathering pace and represents part of the solution to the UK’s construction shortfall.

News & opinion 15 Feb 2019

Building trust is key to successful infrastructure projects

Anil Sawhney explains how by adopting ICMS, governments can better plan and monitor projects and ensure value for money is being delivered.

News & opinion 17 May 2019

IDAHoBiT 2019: how far has the property industry come?

To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Bi-phobia and Transphobia 2019 (IDAHoBiT) 2019, we caught up with Kelly Canterford, Programme Manager at Changing the Face of Property to get her views on how the property industry has...

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 8 May 2019

Using blockchain to own a home

A proptech startup has developed an affordable model for shared home ownership based on a blockchain network of “dwellers”, smart contracts and accumulated equity.

News & opinion 1 May 2019

Building an inclusive built environment, brick by brick

Meet Learie Gonsalves, Chartered Building Surveyor and one of the Directors at One Building Solution Ltd.

Press release 2 Jul 2019

Policy position: Modern Methods of Construction

Offsite manufacture and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) represents an opportunity to address many of these issues in addition to increasing capacity and investment in the industry.

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.

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Forthcoming TDD Guidance Note addresses important lessons

PM’s rail pledge will empower the people of the North

Housebuilders’ costs rising as output continues to increase

BCIS forecasts for the FM sector: July 2019

Anjali Pindoria: Driving industry change

Fix the housing system, not your legacy

‘Toolbox Talk’ aims to stamp out LGBT+ discrimination

RICS and TFL CAP process shortlisted for award

New Tenant Fees Act comes into effect

What we can learn from Singapore’s water management?

The case for a global fire safety standard

The future of construction: “Don’t view it in isolation”

Building trust is key to successful infrastructure projects

IDAHoBiT 2019: how far has the property industry come?

Beyond buzzwords: technology to take seriously

Using blockchain to own a home

Building an inclusive built environment, brick by brick

Policy position: Modern Methods of Construction

Improving domestic energy efficiency

Cyber fraud and surveying: how to handle the risks