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Explore the key standards which our professionals work to in the real estate sector.

Our professionals provide many services and advice across real estate and work to the highest standards.

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International Building Operation Standard (IBOS)

Reaching beyond traditional ways of assessing building performance, IBOS adds another dimension – user experience - and provides a consistent way to benchmark across a number of properties.

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Real Estate Agency and Brokerage

This professional statement applies to all RICS professionals involved with the sale, letting, leasing and management of real estate, whatever the form of tenure by which it is held or occupied.

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Strategic Public Sector Property Asset Management

This RICS document is aimed at those engaged in strategic property asset management activities in the public sector, globally

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RICS Property Measurement

The guidance provides an understanding of the application of this professional statement and technical definitions. It also incorporates aspects of the IPMS suite of guidance.

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IPMS: Offices, Industrial, Residential

The International Property Measurement Standards (IPMS) are developed by a group of more than 80 professional and not-for-profit organisations, working together to implement international standards for measuring property.

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Conflicts of Interest, Global

All RICS professionals and regulated firms are required to follow the global professional statement on Conflicts of interest, 1st edition.

Procurement of Facility Management

This professional statement and guidance note discusses facility management procurement routes and processes open to organisations.

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This Guidance Note is an update to an RICS Information Paper published in 2012

Technical due diligence of commercial property, 1st edition

New guidance for chartered surveyors on building condition reports for commercial property has been released by RICS to bring further transparency to the purchase or sale of commercial assets.

Code of Measuring Practice

The bases of value contained with the Code of Measuring Practice, 6th edition applies to all building classes except offices and residential buildings.

Real Estate Management

This professional statement applies to the management of both commercial and residential real estate. It outlines the principles that shape the culture of fairness and transparency that underpin all activities undertaken by real estate managers within whichever country they practice.

RICS Data Standards

RICS has developed a suite of Data Standards that work in parallel with our International Standards and Professional Statements, to ensure the quality and consistency of data.

Selling Personal Property at Auction

This guidance note enhances and secures public trust, a primary directive for RICS and one of its core values.

Responsible Business Framework

This framework considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and how they can be applied in the management of real estate globally. It highlights best practice and provides useful content for the real estate management profession on how to operate in a responsible and ethical manner.

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