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The Scottish Government has announced new measures to protect business tenants during the current coronavirus pandemic, with the notice period for commercial leases extended from 14 days to 14 weeks. The notice period before a commercial lease can be terminated for non-payment of rent has been exten

Whilst Scottish surveyors were upbeat about the outlook for the housing market before last month, it is now clear that the current lockdown situation will have a significant impact for the rest of the year, according to the March 2020 Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Char

RICS has begun providing a low-value construction adjudication service to give UK SMEs a simple and cost-effective procedure that will make solving disputes more accessible and quicker for lower value claims.

House prices in Scotland rose for the sixth consecutive month, but new buyer enquiries softened after strong growth in January, according to the February 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey.

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has shortlisted 35 of the country’s most impactful construction projects for its prestigious Social Impact Awards, Scotland. Published today, the shortlisted construction schemes in the RICS Social Impact Awards, Scotland include:

Increased optimism from buyers has led to a pick-up in sales activity in the Scottish housing market, according to the January 2020 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Expectations for Scottish commercial property during the year ahead have improved following last month’s election result, according to the Q4 2019 RICS Commercial Market Survey. Scottish surveyors, on balance, expect commercial rents and capital values to rise overall in the 12-months ahead, h

An uplift in housebuilding and infrastructure spending is expected to boost Scottish construction activity during 2020 after a quieter end to 2019 saw workloads flatten in Q4, according to surveyors.

The short-term outlook for the Scottish housing market has improved markedly following the General Election result with price and sales expectations for the three months ahead increasing sharply, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Organisations are being encouraged to enter this year’s RICS Awards as the deadline edges closer.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is urging property and construction firms to make 2020 the year they commit to going ‘green’ and helping to combat climate change, after a YouGov poll revealed that real estate employers may not be doing enough to reduce their operation

New measures will be introduced to improve and maintain tenement flats across Scotland.

Scotland’s electrical trade industry body has added its name to the growing list of organisations committed to avoiding costly disputes in the construction sector.

House prices in Scotland continued to hold up in November, despite ongoing uncertainty and a subdued picture regarding activity, according to the monthly Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

The Scottish housing market continued to be impacted by political uncertainty last month with activity falling further and price growth moderating again, according to the monthly Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.