This guidance note is intended to help professionals working in planning and development to apply the government’s national planning policy for England, which is currently focused on delivering 300,000 dwellings per annum

his new 4th edition encompasses all that was best from the seminal 3rd edition, with a new emphasis on mediation and has been reformatted and edited to include several new and expanded sections

This RICS professional statement “Client money handling for livestock auctioneers” provides mandatory requirements and guidance for RICS firms acting as livestock auctioneers

The global professional statement on Conflicts of Interest provides clear rules for RICS members and regulated firms to follow to identify and manage potential Conflicts of Interest.

Recent years have seen an enormous increase in the availability and use of all kinds of geospatial imagery.

This guidance draws professionals’ attention to specific issues that arise in farm stocktaking valuations, for inclusion in financial statements that are prepared in accordance with UK GAAP.

This professional statement sets out mandatory requirements that inform the practitioner on what must be included within financial viability assessments and how the process must be conducted.

This guidance sets out best practice guidelines for surveyors and clients on the use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in land surveying and mapping.

This guidance assists those who are appointed either by the President of RICS or directly by the parties to a dispute, to act as an independent expert to determine their dispute.

RICS' Land measurement for planning and development purposes is an important piece of guidance for surveyors engaged in preparing land for development, and is intended to bring consistency in the use of the terminology applied to different areas of land for this purpose.

This guide is designed for use by land, engineering and measured building surveyors who are acting in an advisory capacity and by survey knowledgeable clients who specify their own surveys.

This document provides guidance to chartered surveyors acting on behalf of landowners in relation to the negotiation of options and leases for schemes, across the full array of renewable energy technologies currently being rolled out across the UK.

By analysing five case studies, this paper aims to understand the relationship between the various design features and delivery mechanisms of a large residential scheme, and the end-sales achieved.

This document provides guidance for property professionals on how to make more efficient and effective use of buildings and their support services; manage resources more effectively and reduce waste.

This ground-breaking guidance note will provide a framework that surveyors can refer to when advising their clients in relation to electronic communications networks and installations that fall under the scope of the Electronic Communications Code.

This Code of Good Practice is the result of that work and will be of benefit to those seeking to apply the new legislation and also in the wider context of the relationship between landlords and tenants of agricultural land and property.

This guidance note explains matters which should be considered by the agent and the client in order to complete the model agreement for the provision of rural estate management services.

This guide focuses on the valuation of land for housing and flats but the principles are broadly adaptable for other types of affordable housing, such as special needs and sheltered housing accommodation.

This guide informs the valuer’s approach to the valuation of land for sites in Scotland where there is a requirement to provide affordable housing or where the provider of affordable housing is seeking grant finance from the Scottish government.

This guidance identifies matters that valuers need to take into account when valuing natural resource wasting assets, such as mineral deposits, landfill and waste disposal sites.

This guidance is primarily intended to remind registered valuers of matters that should be considered when completing a valuation of rural property.

This guidance highlights the main factors that impact the market value of woodlands and addresses some of the more complex issues that might arise in the assessment of such an asset.