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Overall construction activity in Scotland remained relatively subdued through the first quarter of the year, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor, but housebuilding activity appears to have risen.

Commercial property demand from both occupiers and investors slowed in Scotland in the first quarter of the year, and the outlook has become more cautious, linked to the recent escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (R

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched the Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting (CLEAR); a global initiative designed to harmonise the measurement and reporting of whole-life carbon emissions across the global built environment. CLEAR is being launched

The Scottish housing market lost further momentum in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, as rising borrowing costs and wider geopolitical uncertainty weighed on buyer confidence and sales activity. Whilst prices were reported to ha

Scottish surveyors have reported slower homebuyer demand in February but they expect sales and prices to continue rising, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is leading change and innovation in the built environment through the announcement of a pilot programme for a new Data, Analytics and Intelligence pathway to become a chartered surveyor.

Civil engineering surveyors may now further demonstrate their expertise through a new professional designation launched by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES).

Hundreds of surveyors, legal professionals and sector leaders from across Scotland came together earlier this week in a strong show of collaboration and professional leadership at the RICS Scotland Building Surveying and Dilapidations Conference at Hampden Park. The event provided an opportunity to

Surveyors reported a busy start to the year for the Scottish housing market as both demand and supply levels were on the up.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has updated its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework whilst launching a new member app to help members keep up to date with their CPD and professional status.

Nine institutions representing over 400,000 built environment professionals have agreed the next phase of their joint equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan.

Overall construction activity in Scotland was relatively subdued through the final quarter of 2025, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor, but Scottish respondents are more optimistic about the outlook for the year ahead.

Demand for commercial property in Scotland edged up in the last quarter of 2025 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor, and, despite clear challenges remaining, surveyors appear cautiously optimistic for both rents and capital values this

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) inaugurated its 144th president, Nick Maclean OBE RD FRICS, on the evening of Thursday 22 January at RICS headquarters in Westminster. In his inaugural address, the RICS President set out an ambitious vision for the Institution, centred on educatio

Scotland’s housing bodies have given a broadly positive but pointedly pragmatic response to the First Minister’s plan to create More Homes Scotland, a new national housing agency intended to accelerate delivery across all tenures.