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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.

Optimism in Scotland’s construction sector has weakened for the year ahead however workloads are holding firmer than other UK regions, according to a new survey.

The Brexit impasse is contributing to perceptions that Scotland's commercial property market is in the downturn phase of the property cycle, according to a new survey. Half of respondents in Scotland to the Q3 2019 Commercial Property Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Survey

The woman credited with opening up the legal profession to commercial ownership has been appointed to lead the new Standards and Regulation Board at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Dame Janet Paraskeva - former chief executive of the Law Society - will have responsibility and ac

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has today launched a ‘Value the Planet’ campaign which promotes the preservation of the planet through the adoption of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).

West Dunbartonshire Council’s new Dumbarton office has been named the best regeneration project in Britain.

House prices in Scotland continued to rise over the last three months, bucking the trend across other UK regions.

The Queensferry Crossing and West Dunbartonshire Council’s new office were among the winners as more than 90 of the UK’s most outstanding and community beneficial property schemes went head-to-head for top national accolades at the RICS Awards Grand Final.

Two Scottish surveyors have been recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for their roles in helping develop the careers of dozens of young surveyors. Gemma Begbie, a senior project manager with Turner+Townsend based in Edinburgh, and Harry Browne, a director with HD Propert

Activity in the Scottish housing market stalled last month, and surveyors are now less optimistic than they were about the outlook during the three months ahead, according to the Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published its Code of Quality Management following two years of research which was launched in response to a number of incidents highlighting construction defects in the UK. The new Code, subtitled a ‘Guide to Best Practice Construction Quality Ma