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AI adoption across construction and commercial property has accelerated significantly over the past year, but firms are struggling to turn pilot studies into routine practice, according to new research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, however, only marginally so. A net balance of five per cent of respondents in Scotland report that house prices rose in the

Scottish construction workloads stagnated in the second quarter of 2026, while infrastructure activity increased through the same quarter according to the most recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor. 

Surveying firm, DM Hall, has reached a professional milestone for ten colleagues who have now got Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accreditation. After a number of successful Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) interviews over recent months, eight young professionals have now

House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, indeed at a firmer rate than in the previous survey. Surveyors are also more optimistic about the short-term outlook than t

The Paisley Museum has gained a national accolade, winning the title of Scotland’s best heritage project at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards.   The £68.7 million redevelopment, spearheaded by Renfrewshire Council and OneRen, was declared the winner in the H

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a new global guide alongside its 2025 UN Global Compact Communication on Engagement report, reinforcing its commitment to advancing sustainability across the built and natural environments. The new guide, Sustainability practice for su

House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, albeit at a more modest rate than has been seen previously.

House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. 

Scotland’s housing sector has urged the newly elected Scottish Parliament to put long‑term policy stability and cross‑party collaboration at the heart of the next parliamentary term, as organisations begin to assess what a significantly reshaped Holyrood will mean for housing delivery, af

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.