RICS Newsletter - 27 February 2025

Here’s your RICS update - news, networking, and career support all in one place. From industry-shaping discussions to expert-led events, now is the time to get involved and make an impact in the surveying profession.

?? Latest from RICS

• Global performance report – growth, leadership and impact

Discover the growth in member engagement, strengthened leadership and the latest developments in our standards in the newly published Global performance report.

Explore the 2024 Q4 Report.

• Upcoming assessment dates and free candidate support

Ensure you're ready for your APC assessment - upcoming dates are now available in your area. Access tailored local support to boost your success. Need guidance? Our expert team is here to help, free of charge.

Candidate events, training and webinars.

• RICS Consultation: have your say on financial crime in the AI and crypto era

As technology reshapes financial crime risks, RICS is updating its related standard: we need your input. This is your chance to influence how professionals navigate emerging threats, strengthen compliance and uphold transparency.

Join the consultation.

?? Surveyors engagement

• Connect and grow at RICS networking events

RICS hosts networking events in your area, bringing professionals together in dynamic and engaging settings. Up next—Manchester! Join us for a high-energy Ryde cycle class followed by networking. Not nearby? Find an event near you and join in!

Join a networking event.

• FREE | Americas update: insights from the World Regional Board

11 Mar | 18 - 19 GMT | Online

Members of the Americas World Regional Board join their Chair for a discussion about what they've been focused on for the past few years and what they hope for in the next few years.

Register now.

• MyRICS: can you value a building that’s vanished?

This really happened—a valuer arrived to assess a protected property, only to find it missing. No records, no local knowledge. How would you approach valuation, liability, and repair obligations in such a case?

Share your technical insights in our community.

?? Training and webinars

• UK building control: stay ahead of 2025 key updates

4 Mar | 13 - 14 GMT | Online

Join the UK building control spring update 2025 webinar for the latest regulatory changes, industry insights and expert guidance. Stay informed and compliant and ensure best practices in your projects.

Secure your spot today.

• FREE | UK whole life carbon: shaping a sustainable built environment

12 Mar | 13 - 14 GMT | Online

How can we truly decarbonise the built world? Join the UK’s whole life carbon ecosystem framework event to uncover innovative strategies, tackle key challenges, and help shape a more sustainable future.

Be part of the conversation—register now.

?? Surveying Insights

• RICS and Financial Times’ Martin Wolf on the future of the global economy

How will economic shifts reshape the built environment? In this exclusive RICS London lecture, Financial Times chief economics commentator Martin Wolf examined key global trends, policy challenges, and the path forward.

Explore his insights and their impact on the profession.

• Marianne Suhr MRICS: ‘we need more specialist surveyors’

The author, broadcaster and chartered surveyor says there is a shortage of professionals with the right skills to work on historic or listed buildings.

Read on in RICS Modus.

• Study asks professionals to reflect on their education

With the view persisting that modern building surveying graduates lack practical skills, one practitioner and educator conducted research on professionals' academic experience and attainment.

Read on in RICS Journals.

?? Jobs

• UK | Head of regeneration delivery, Wirral Council

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a head of regeneration delivery to lead the delivery of transformational regeneration schemes for Wirral Council.

Find out more on RICS Recruit.

• UK | Estates business partner, CGP Books

CGP Books is looking for an estates business partner to join its property team in the beautiful Lake District National Park.

Find out more on RICS Recruit.

• UK | Land and property manager, Wilsons Auctions

Wilsons Auctions, the largest independently owned auction house in the UK and Ireland, is currently seeking a full-time land and property manager.

Find out more on RICS Recruit.

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