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💡 Welcome to this week’s RICS update – your guide to events, insight and opportunities across the profession. From CPD to careers, explore what’s ahead. #Surveying #Surveyor

📣 Our latest global Survey of the Profession is now open until 28 November. As a member-centric organisation, your response to the survey will directly shape the future of RICS. Find out more: http://ms.spr.ly/6049shdH7 #Surveying #Surveyor

📣 Global construction standard consultation is closing soon. Help develop the framework that will define how quantity surveyors estimate costs, how project managers structure procurement, and how construction professionals operate across borders. Have your say before 24 October 2025: http://ms.spr.ly/6041sCixP #RICSStandards #Construction #QuantitySurveying #ProjectManagement

📣 Valuation professionals, we’re bringing together audit specialists to provide guidance on: ✅ Responding effectively to auditor questions ✅ Managing risk and compliance in valuations ✅ Aligning with best practice and regulatory expectations And more. Stay ahead in a complex audit landscape: http://ms.spr.ly/6045sC6eX #Surveying #Surveyor #RealEstate

🎙️ Learn how to find and make the most of surveying work experience opportunities with #TheRICSPodcast. Norman Hutchison FRICS, Fiona Stoddard MRICS, RICS candidate Danny Waters MSc, and student Toby Stewart discuss how #WorkExperience forms a vital part of many aspiring surveyors’ early career. Listen now 👇 Apple: http://ms.spr.ly/6048s7NJY Spotify: http://ms.spr.ly/6049s7NJl Amazon Music: http://ms.spr.ly/6040s7NJm RICS website: http://ms.spr.ly/6041s7NJW #Surveying #Surveyor

📰 Skills shortages in our profession are creating a real and urgent problem. Factors including an aging profession, a shortage of new entrants, and rising demands are driving gap that is impacting: 🟣 Cost 🟣 Capacity 🟣 Innovation Find out more about how the challenge is affecting surveying now, the skills we must build for the future, and how RICS is marking a turning point in our skills programme. Download our first Surveying skills report now: https://lnkd.in/eQw4cCUH

🤔 Is using WhatsApp for business communication risk-free? Users may not give their full attention to messages they receive or the weight of the responses that they send. Read on with #RICSJournals: http://ms.spr.ly/6045sFinT #Surveying #Surveyor

Basel 3.1 is changing how property valuations work for bank lending. To help you navigate these regulatory changes we have published two new resources: 📘 Practice information (global): Understand Basel 3.1 implications on real estate valuation worldwide. 📕 Professional standard (Europe): Navigate EU-specific requirements including CRR III. Whether you're valuing for secured lending globally or operating under EU regulations, these resources ensure you're equipped with the latest guidance. Access both publications here 👉 http://ms.spr.ly/6048sft4A

🏗️ RICS is developing our first Global construction standard, a comprehensive framework covering quantity surveying and project management practices across the entire project lifecycle. As part of the consultation, we want to understand the practical challenges firms face. Have your say 👉 http://ms.spr.ly/6042sfU3s

📰 Did you know that we have published a new practice information paper on flooding and its implications for property professionals?   We aim to raise awareness about flooding; emphasising the importance of a strategic approach to flood risks, and setting out approaches for risk reduction and mitigation.   On Monday 13 October Fiona Mannix, Senior Specialist Land and Development at RICS, attended a Parliamentary Reception hosted by Robbie Moore MP, Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on behalf of Flood Re. The event marked the launch of the new Floodmobile and the start of Flood Action Week, the Environment Agency’s annual campaign to raise awareness and encourage flood preparedness.   Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEpeNQsJ