Company Tag: RICS
RICS launches ‘Value the Planet’ campaign to encourage sustainable practices in the property sector
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is encouraging its members and the wider built environment sector to do more for the environment, launching a campaign to promote the adoption of the UN’s 20…
Buyers & sellers hold back as uncertainty continues to frustrate the property market
"There are good reasons for thinking the latest dip in both buyer enquiries and vendor instructions is a response to the endless wrangling about Brexit," says the RICS Chief Economist
New international measurement standard is ‘a game changer for the global construction industry’
The impact of ICMS 2 "shouldn't be underestimated", says RICS' Director of Professional Standards
‘Ominous’ signs for the lettings market as the ‘never-ending Brexit saga’ curbs sales – RICS
There's a "consistent imbalance" between tenant demand and rental supply, warn surveyors, while Brexit-based uncertainty is continuing to thwart activity in the sales market
‘More must be done in the immediate’ to improve the PRS – RICS
Surveyors call for an overhaul of the private rented sector, in advance of Lord Best's ROPA
Gerald Eve partner takes over as RICS Chair
Simon Prichard replaces Fiona Grant as Chair of RICS' UK & Ireland World Regional Board
Surveyors return to pessimism as the property market flatlines – RICS
"The latest RICS results will provide little comfort for the market," says Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, "with all the key indicators pretty much flatlining"
RICS publishes ‘pioneering’ global property measurement standards
A draft guidance note on "Measurement of Land for Development and Planning Purposes" is now open for consultation
New buyer interest rises for the first time since November 2016
The UK property market appears to be stabilising, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Industry task force looks to create a mandatory licensing scheme for all UK construction companies
The new Construction Licensing Task Force is chaired by Liz Peace CBE
Negative property market trends ‘show some signs of easing’ – RICS
'Some comfort can be drawn from the results of the latest RICS survey,' says Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, 'as it suggests that the housing market in aggregate may be steading'
New instructions are still falling, but vendors are pricing more realistically
'Although there are signs of greater realism on pricing from vendors, there is little conviction ..