RICS
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Report on RICS governance scandal review delayed
Publication is now expected in July
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RICS chief operating officer exits
Violetta Parylo has long been viewed as one of the key decision-makers at the organisation
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RICS members urge more transparency as trust levels plummet
Feedback from more than 8,000 surveyors finds just 43% are satisfied with their membership
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RICS and PLA offer help to neighbours in boundary disputes
The Boundary Disputes Mediation Service can provide a quicker and cheaper alternative to litigation
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Material uncertainty clauses finally relaxed on hotels and leisure
RICS stresses that discretion “in all cases remains with the valuer”
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Independent RICS review launches call for evidence
Investigation into treatment of critical report and non-execs expected to conclude in summer
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The ongoing drama at RICS HQ
EDITOR’S COMMENT The whole situation has the makings of a real estate version of The Thick of It
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Oldham quits as head of RICS probe
Head of RICS inquiry steps down with outcome delayed to June
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RICS issues fresh viability guidance
Guidance seeks to address issues of high land prices being used to justify low contributions
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Time to rethink old ideas and change our spaces, streets and strategies
EDITOR’S COMMENT This is not the time to be wedded to a strategy set out in a different age
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RICS chief executive on why he’s ‘never’ thought of quitting
Sean Tompkins sees no need yet to apologise for how RICS has handled its governance crisis
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RICS internal purpose review ‘ridiculous’, says industry
Critics see opportunities from initiative but warn it could be seen as a whitewash