RICS

Est. 1868
501-1,000 employees Real Estate

About RICS

We are RICS.

Everything we do is designed to effect positive change in the built and natural environments.

Through our respected global standards, leading professional progression and our trusted data and insight, we promote and enforce the highest professional standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.

Our work with others provides a foundation for confident markets, pioneers better places to live and work and is a force for positive social impact

Expertise

Land, Property, Construction, Sustainability, Real Estate, Architecture, Commercial, Planning, Civil Engineering, Oil & Energy, Environment, Building Materials, Management Consulting, and Infrastructure

Nature-positive infrastructure: reimagining sustainability in data centre development
  • 28 Oct 2026

As global data consumption continues to surge, driven by cloud computing, digital services and the rapid expansion and use of artificial intelligence (AI), data centres have become one of the faste...

UK Budget 2026: Breathing space for housing and high streets despite headwinds
  • 28 Oct 2026

Today's Budget carries more political significance than most. It is John Healey's first as Chancellor since succeeding Rachel Reeves in July, and the first fiscal event of Andy Burnham's premiershi...

By RICS In Macro
Higher interest rate expectations weigh on UK housing market as buyer demand softens
  • 08 Oct 2026

The UK residential property market lost some momentum in September as higher interest rate expectations weighed on buyer confidence, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

RICS supports efforts to strengthen professionalism across the property sector
  • 29 Sep 2026

RICS welcomes the announcements by Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner at the Labour Party Conference today on plans to in...

RICS: More homes and faster grid connections must turn housing promises into delivery
  • 29 Sep 2026

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has welcomed Labour’s focus on housing and regeneration in Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour conference speech, whilst urging ministers to bac...

Championing RICS in Scotland: Scottish members on film
  • 25 Sep 2026

Ten Scottish surveyors came together in Glasgow this month to champion the work of RICS in Scotland.

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Environmental impact in Yorkshire: a closer look at two success stories
  • 25 Sep 2026

We take a closer look at The Green Room, from The University Quarter and Hull University Business School, and Tesco Harrogate, a low carbon concept store.

Spotlight on Sadie Enoch: a Welsh hopeful in this year’s Matrics Surveyor Awards
  • 25 Sep 2026

In the running for the Student of the Year prize, will be Sadie Enoch, a degree apprenticeship student on the Network 75 scheme.

By RICS
Highlights from the RICS President’s Hong Kong Visit
  • 24 Sep 2026

RICS President Nick Maclean OBE RD FRICS spent two packed days in Hong Kong, meeting RICS members, senior government representatives, industry leaders and academics.

By RICS