Company Tag: RICS
New RICS Presidential team steps up early
Clement Lau is now President of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, having started his rein two months early.
RICS bosses step down after damning Levitt Review
CEO Sean Tompkins, President Kath Fontana and others have stepped down from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as an independent review talks of a "disaster waiting to happen", recommending RICS…
Stamp Duty holiday should not have been extended, says RICS
“We would urge the Government to undertake a full-scale review of the current stamp duty land tax system," says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Sales & new listings dip as property market ‘takes a breather’
House prices "are expected to continue to climb higher over the year to come," says the RICS, "albeit the pace of increase is likely to subside somewhat in the months ahead."
Buyer demand cools as stamp duty holiday tapers
"The overall tone to the market remains firm", says the RICS, with property prices continuing to rise despite a drop in new buyer enquiries.
Building material costs likely to rise by 10% over the next year
Construction growth - led by the private housing sector - is placing new pressure on labour and supply chains, warns the RICS.
Lack of Professional Indemnity Insurance is ‘one of the biggest issues’ facing Chartered Surveyors
"Chartered Surveying firms are being affected by a reduction in the supply of PII, significant increases in premiums and increased use of exclusions, particularly around exposures to fire safety," says …
House prices likely to rise further as supply falls again – RICS
Faltering supply continues to underpin house price inflation across the UK, reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Property sales boom ‘is not anticipated to last’ but ‘there is no sign of house price inflation losing any steam’ – RICS
Surveyors report the widest mismatch between property supply and demand since 2013, as agreed sales numbers continue to rise ahead of the end of the Stamp Duty holiday.
RICS COO quits
Violetta Parylo has unexpectedly resigned as COO of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors; she will be replaced Rofi Ihsan, who becomes Interim COO.
Five definitions that have ‘the potential to profoundly improve’ international real estate markets
Billed as a "world-first" that "has the potential to profoundly improve consistency" of international real estate markets, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has published new global best practice…
RICS launches boundary dispute mediation service
The Boundary Disputes Mediation Service has been set up by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Property Litigation Association to provide a quicker and less costly alternative to litigation.