Tweet Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Visit website Submitted ArticlesRelated Articles 40 foundNew Government needs to view housing market as a whole not separate parts, as rents are set to rise08/08/2019As the new government beds in, the July 2019 RICS Residential Market Survey results show some of the improvement seen in near term expectations for [...]Construction sector loses patience with Brexit indecision19/07/2019The markets’ patience with Brexit related indecision appears to be wearing thin, as the results of the Q2 2019 RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey [...]Brexit impasse continues to challenge the market, says RICS11/04/2019The housing market was still subdued in March, a picture that has been evident in the sales market for several months now, according to the [...]Prolonged Brexit uncertainty will damage the UK housing market, says RICS14/03/2019Prolonged Brexit uncertainty will likely further damage the UK housing market, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, following Theresa May’s Brexit deal [...]Solid housing market in Scotland and Northern Ireland13/09/2018Amidst varying reports on national house prices this summer, the August 2018 RICS Residential Market survey continues to show a diverse regional picture with the [...]RICS makes an initial response to revised NPPF25/07/2018Tony Mulhall, RICS Associate Director: The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) attempts to give greater clarity to the planning [...]RICS: housing sales remain subdued as rent expectations continue to heat up11/07/2018Sales activity in the UK housing market remains subdued, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, June 2018. Significantly, over the month, newly [...]May housing market sees flat sales picture, but a small increase in supply14/06/2018The May RICS UK Residential Market Survey has shown a few signs of life as houses start to come back on to the market, but [...]RICS responsds to 'New powers for councils to deliver homes for local families': provides opportunities to turn 'NIMBYs' into 'YIMBYs'06/06/2018RICS has responded to Housing Minister Dominic Raab MP's 'New powers for councils to deliver homes for local families'. Abdul Choudhury, RICS Policy Manager commented: [...]Buyer enquiries and sales stabilise in April, as house prices dip10/05/2018House prices at a national level dipped marginally in April, while they continue to fall in London and the South East in particular, according to [...]Lack of PDR regulation is producing low quality housing01/05/2018The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has today published Extending Permitted Development Rights in England, looking at the implications of extending the policy. With [...]RICS: Backlog in delivery pipeline sees construction workloads hold steady despite bad weather19/04/2018Construction workloads remained resilient despite bad weather and a weaker near-term economic outlook, in the first quarter of 2018 – according to the results of [...]March marks one year and counting of falling demand in UK housing market12/04/2018The momentum in the UK housing market continues to slow, as buyer demand falls for the twelfth consecutive month, according to the March 2018 RICS [...]RICS on housing announcement - Urging developers to ‘do their duty’ shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s needed06/03/2018Lewis Johnston, Parliamentary Affairs Manager, RICS : “The planning changes announced today, under consultation, effectively mark the end of the localism experiment for housebuilding. In [...]UK house price growth set to come to a halt20/12/2017House price growth in the UK will likely come to a halt over the course of next year as the number of transactions reduces slightly, [...]RICS calls for funding for vital infrastructure and housing in the Autumn Budget16/11/2017The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today calls on government to take urgent action to ensure the delivery of affordable homes, to fill funding [...]RICS: skills shortages biting construction sector once more16/11/2017Workloads in UK Construction and Infrastructure continued to rise in Q3 2017, according to the latest RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, with 22% [...]RICS UK Residential Market Survey, September 201712/10/2017Buyer enquiries and sales balances slip back a little further in September National price balance still marginally positive but London and the South East return [...]RICS responds to the council house building announcement05/10/2017Lewis Johnston, RICS Parliamentary Affairs Manager: “It is over 65 years since a Conservative Conference committed the party to delivering 300,000 homes a year. With [...]Growth at the headline level but regional house price picture remains mixed, RICS report15/09/2017There is an increasingly mixed picture across the UK housing market, according to the August 2017, UK Residential Market Survey. Although the headline level shows [...]Housing market set for further uncertainty18/07/2017House price inflation has dropped further in June, with sales activity following the same downwards trend, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. [...]Resi property professionals input needed on changes to international measurement04/05/2017Residential market professionals and housing experts are needed to help shape a new international standard that includes a change to measuring residential property. Currently, taking [...]Residential sales still lack impetus13/04/2017The UK housing market continues to lack impetus, with new buyer enquiries and agreed sales stagnant in March. The number of properties coming on to [...]Housing activity stutters in December19/01/2017RICS UK Residential Market Survey, December 2016 Slow start to 2017 apparent as activity in the UK housing market stutters • Housing sales activity reduced during [...]RICS launch anti-homelessness campaign to unite wider property industry15/12/2016The RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) – in collaboration with the Homes for Cathy Group - has launched an anti-homelessness campaign, known as ‘A [...]Freeing up brownfield land key to affordable housing delivery - RICS18/11/2016The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) urged the Government to adopt additional measures to speed up affordable housebuilding ahead of the Housing White Paper [...]Force speculators to use land and support planning departments to get more affordable homes built18/11/2016The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called on the government to take urgent action to ensure the delivery of affordable homes. The latest [...]Prospective house hunters return to the market, but struggle to find available homes14/11/2016House hunters are returning to the UK residential market after the June referendum, but may face a lack of purchase options as the supply of [...]Short-term drop in UK house prices for the first time since 201210/06/2016House prices across the UK are set to dip over the coming months while rents continue to rise, according to a survey. The Royal Institution of [...]RICS conference set to debate the future of Strategic Facilities Management12/05/2016Today, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed the programme for its Strategic Facilities Management (FM) conference on Tuesday 14 June 2016. The conference [...]Advocate's Close in Edinburgh wins Project of the Year at RICS Awards Grand Final in London 201519/10/2015RICS has today named the Advocate’s Close project in Edinburgh as the national Project of the Year at the RICS Awards 2015 Grand Final held [...]Property industry unites to build diversity and create opportunities for all26/06/2015Nineteen built environment firms are the first in the UK to become signatories of a new industry initiative launched by the RICS (Royal Institution of [...]United Nations Global Compact and RICS target land, construction and real estate sector24/06/2015The United Nations Global Compact and RICS today issued a call to organisations in the land, construction and real estate sector, and those working with [...]Strong construction demand to drive tender price increases20/05/2015BCIS UK Construction Briefing May 2015 Resource costs forecast to rise by 17% over the next five years Tender prices forecast to rise by 28% [...]Will 2019 be the year that the UK stops building?09/02/2015Worsening skills shortages in the construction sector could threaten around 27,000 projects a year by 2019, new research reveals today. Data released by the Royal [...]RICS promotes best in class with launch of new curriculum28/03/2014RICS sponsors new educational scheme to encourage young talent into a career in design, engineering and construction. Students from schools in London and the South [...]NRM3 proven to reduce capital and operational expenditure20/03/2014New Rules of Measurement 3 (NRM3) has launched with speakers from high profile users including Heathrow Airport, University College London and the Ministry of Justice’s [...]Tender prices expected to rise as optimism returns10/03/2014Tender prices fell by 0.8% in Q3 2013 compared with Q2 2013, but rose by 6.3% compared with the same quarter in 2012, according to [...]RICS UK Residential Market Survey, January 201428/02/2014RICS believe that a shortage of homes coming onto the market is seriously slowing growth and inflating property prices in many parts of the country. [...]RICS provides construction industry with toolkit for measurement 17/07/2013RICS’ cost measurement tool, the New Rules of Measurement 1 (NRM1), has been adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to help with collecting [...] 22 foundAldermore comments on latest RICS survey18/01/2018In reaction to the latest figures from RICS, Charles McDowell, Aldermore’s Commercial Director, Mortgages comments: “December’s data shows that first time buyers have not rushed into [...]Wide-ranging housing package announced in Budget22/11/2017The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered his Autumn Budget with a package of measures intended to address what he said was the “challenge [...]Autumn Statement 2016 - key announcements and reactions23/11/2016See the latest industry reactions The Chancellor of Exchequer Phillip Hammond delivered his Autumn Statement in his first budget speech since taking office in July. [...]Secure post-Brexit access to a skilled workforce or risk a construction crisis, professional bodies warn Government15/09/2016Brexit Minister, David Davis has been warned that the UK’s construction skills crisis could severely worsen, if the Government does not take steps to ensure [...]RICS Survey indicates housing stock at record lows in some areas – Development Lender, United Trust Bank, comments16/08/2016The recent RICS Residential Market Survey indicates that housing stock is at record lows in some parts of the UK and one third of estate [...]Taskforce inquiry launched to identify new sources of housing supply08/08/2016An inquiry has been launched to identify ways that national and local government, and the housebuilding industry could implement to encourage more entrants into the [...]Low and zero carbon homes threatened by Government policies, report finds17/03/2016The Government’s ability to meet EU targets for delivering low carbon homes following the Paris international climate change agreement has been challenged by a new [...]St James unlocks Brownfield land in Hornsey, N8, to create 440 new homes21/07/2015On Tuesday 21st July, award winning developer, St James, will be holding a ground breaking ceremony to mark a major milestone in the regeneration of a [...]Mortgage Advice Bureau comments on RICS market data for March16/04/2015Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), comments: “Surveyors are reporting that transactional activity and buyer enquiries largely flat lined in March [...]Eco Technology Show announces full programme of expert speakers10/04/2015Brighton’s Eco Technology Show has added a raft of new expert speakers to its already powerful line-up, ahead of what is shaping up to be [...]Mayor’s landlord accreditation reaches 115,000 London homes24/03/2015More than 115,000 rented homes across the city are now badged under the Mayor’s London Rental Standard, the capital’s first city-wide badge of accreditation to [...]Wulvern hosts Hong Kong CIH visit07/07/2014Cheshire based affordable housing provider Wulvern welcomed visitors from Hong Kong recently when they enjoyed a guided tour of award winning Pickmere - a multi-million [...]Westhouse Securities: Switch from housebuilders into contractors30/06/2014"Two speeches by George Osborne symbolise our view that investors should switch out of housebuilders into contractors. The Chancellor’s speech at the Mansion House on [...]Housebuilders & Contractors - RICS points to stringent lending stems demand12/06/2014The closely followed RICS Residential Market Survey points to "some signs of moderating" of housing activity, particularly in London and the headline in the accompanying [...]RICS UK Residential Market Survey and Chancellor’s speech tomorrow11/06/2014Two bits of potentially market moving news related to the housing sector should come out tomorrow. The first is the RICS UK Residential Market Survey [...]Castle Court recognised as one of the best in the region01/05/2014A state-of-the-art, independent living scheme for the over 55’s has been recognised as one of the best residential developments in the North East by the [...]TDS Charitable Foundation opens its doors for higher standards in renting28/04/2014A new charity with a mission to improve standards in private rented housing management has launched its website today and is inviting applications for funding. [...]Expert speakers announced at Eco Technology Show24/03/2014The organisers of the third Eco Technology Show, which takes place at the Brighton Centre 26-27 June, have unveiled a powerful speaker line up that [...]Lord Bates to announce the best in architecture at UK Property Awards15/10/2013The UK’s finest developers, architects, interior designers and real estate agents will gather at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Friday, October 18th to [...]Construction expert warns of ‘skills time bomb’07/08/2013A construction expert has warned of a ‘skills time bomb’ waiting to explode if the industry does not start looking to the future. Rob Leslie, [...]MAB comments on the RICS residential market survey for June 201310/07/2013Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), comments on the RICS Residential Market Survey for June 2013: “With buyer demand having risen [...]Nine Elms Garden Town: UCL students win prestigious international award for 21st garden city vision for Battersea, London21/06/2013A group of students from the University College London (UCL) are celebrating winning an international competition to re-imagine a garden city for the 21st century. [...] ×Contact details RICS HQ Parliament Square London SW1P 3AD Enquiries contactrics@rics.org
