Company Tag: RICS
‘Return to more sensible prices’ as ‘steam evaporates’ from the UK market
The pace of property price growth across the UK has regressed 16 months back to June 2013 levels, says the RICS, as demand drops for the third month in a row.
MMR plus ‘acute’ conveyancer shortage slowing transactions by up to a month – RICS
We're seeing a return to a 'less volatile' market, according to the monthly collective finger in the air by RICS surveyors.
Balance returning to the property market as demand ‘flatlines’ – RICS
Buyer demand has "flatlined" says the RICS in its July Market Survey.
But it's not quite clear whether this a genuine turning point for the market, or just a pause for breath.
‘Rotation away from the capital’ as property market responds to BoE rhetoric
"The overarching picture is a rather more balanced one this month" says the latest RICS Residential Market Survey, although prices are still on the up and demand is still outstripping supply.
Mayfair Guru awarded RICS Fellowship
Peter Wetherell, of the eponymous Mayfair estate agency, has added a rather large feather to his cap this week.
RICS gets first ever female president
Louise Brooke-Smith is the new President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the organisation's first female President in its 146 year history.
RICS Scotland gets new Chair
Steven Tolson FRICS has been appointed as Chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland.
He takes over from Tom Barclay.
Top marks for Countrywide’s young surveyors
There was a 92% pass rate for latest batch of young surveyors at Countrywide: 50 of the 54 trainees who submitted for RICS assessment in April are now qualified as Associates of RICS, marking another notch…
Sales rise but new stock drops for fourth month in a row
The latest numbers from the RICS show that demand continued to grow in April, with the number of homes sold per chartered surveyor hitting its highest level since February 2008, while the supply of new…
Flat Cap: What are the implications of Labour’s rent control ideas?
Ed Miliband's taken on the lettings industry.
Sales activity reaches six year high, despite no Spring supply bounce – RICS
Surveyors are whooping as Q1 saw the average number of houses sold per chartered surveyor clamber to its highest level in six years, according to the RICS.
Required Reading: How to reinstate a boundary following flood damage
Water-torn properties are emerging across the country as the floods subside, allowing owners get on with assessing the damage and patching-up homes.