RICS Resources

About RICS

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) – The world’s leading professional status in land, real estate, infrastructure and construction.

RICS are a professional body that accredits professionals within the land, property and construction sectors worldwide.

They regulate and promote the profession; maintain the highest educational and professional standards; protect clients and consumers via a strict code of ethics; and provide impartial advice and guidance.

Who are their professionals?

They accredit 118,000 professionals and any individual or firm registered with RICS is subject to our quality assurance.

RICS professionals are required to keep up to date with current practice through a programme of lifelong learning. Qualified RICS professionals are recognised by these designatory letters:

FRICS (Fellow) | MRICS (Member) | AssocRICS (Associate)

What do RICS do?

With offices covering the major political and financial centres of the world, their market presence means they are ideally placed to influence policy and embed standards at a national level. They also work at a cross-governmental level, delivering a single, international standard that will support a safe and vibrant marketplace in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure, for the benefit of all.

They’re proud of our reputation and they guard it fiercely, so clients who work with their registered professionals can have confidence in the quality and ethics of the services they receive.

The Benefits Of Getting A Survey

We have provided below a number of resources from RICS to ensure you have all the information you need when deciding which survey to book.

Helping you choose

the right survey 

Maintenance tips