RICS Scotland Blog

RICS Scotland & BBC2

Michelle Watt — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:14:00 GMT

RICS Scotland helped arrange a filming opportunity for Landward to do a series of mini articles on the work of the surveyors at the National Trust for Scotland and how these surveyors look after the historic building stock for NTS. This Landward mini...(read more)

RICS Scotland Employment Workshop March 2012

Michelle Watt — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:56:00 GMT

Date: Wednesday 28 March 2012 Venue: RICS Scotland, 9 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7DN Time: 1000 - 1600 An informal workshop has been organised for members who have faced or may be facing redundancy or who simply want some general advice regarding employment....(read more)

RICS Scotland gives Oral Evidence to Scottish parliament

Michelle Watt — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:58:00 GMT

RICS Scotland gave oral evidence to three separate parliamentary committees on the same day (18 January 2012). Evidence was given to: The Local Government & Regeneration Committee Dangerous buildings and buildings MOT - view report Rural Affairs,...(read more)

RICS' response to Autumn Statement 2011

Michelle Watt — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:12:00 GMT

RICS have posted a full response to the Chancellor's budget statement yesterday. View response. RICS will be making a detailed submission to the Budget 2012 and we are looking to gather some member contributions for the Budget 2012 What do you think RICS...(read more)

RICS Scotland welcomes £100m housing investment

Neil Freshwater — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:59:00 GMT

Commenting on phase 2 of the National Housing Trust initiative announced today, Graeme Hartley, RICS Scotland director said: "The £100m investment for the National Housing Trust initiative is great news for people in need of affordable housing and with...(read more)

Are you interested in RICS Accreditation for members of your staff?

Michelle Watt — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:50:00 GMT

If you have staff working in land, property or construction, the RICS Associate qualification could be of benefit to you both! AssocRICS is an entry-level grade of membership that provides an opportunity for those with relevant work experience and/or...(read more)

RICS Scotland partners TDS provider

Neil Freshwater — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:19:00 GMT

RICS Scotland is partnering a submission to run a tenancy deposit scheme in Scotland. If successful, the SafeDepositsScotland will have the backing of landlord, agent and tenant groups. The Scottish Parliament has introduced new regulations which require...(read more)

Consultation on Scottish Property Factors Code

Neil Freshwater — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:30:00 GMT

Property factors in Scotland will be required to adhere to a new code of practice, a draft of which has been published by the Scottish Government for consultation. RICS Scotland met with Scottish Government ahead of the draft's publication to discuss...(read more)

RICS Scotland Annual Report 2010/2011

Michelle Watt — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:10:00 GMT

The RICS Scotland Annual Report 2010/11 has now been published. Page 2 is given over to John Edwards (immediate past RICS Scotland Chairman 2010/11) who gives an overview of his time in office and lists what John says are his 'key achievements'. Page...(read more)

Letting Agents in Scotland - new online forum

Neil Freshwater — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:09:00 GMT

RICS Scotland Letting Agents - new online forum An online forum has been created for RICS members practising as letting agents in Scotland. This allows members to share views and suggestions with fellow surveyors and will help feed into RICS Scotland's...(read more)

RICS Scotland Public Sector Forum seeks new members

Neil Freshwater — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:05:00 GMT

RICS Scotland Public Sector Forum seeks new members RICS members working in Scotland’s public members are being invited to join the RICS Scotland Public Sector Forum. Following the survey result of public sector members, it was agreed to encourage new...(read more)

RICS Scotland supporting Compulsory Purchase conference with Scottish Government

Michelle Watt — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT

RICS Scotland is supporting an event with Scottish Government discussing 'Moving forward with compulsory purchase: working together to promote good practice' . This event is free but must be booked (further information on booking below). The conference...(read more)

New Regional Training Advisor (RTA) Scotland

Michelle Watt — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:11:00 GMT

Susan Ferrol, MRICS will be taking over as RTA Scotland from Alan Melvin who retired at the end of August 2011. Susan formally starts on 19 September 2011. Susan is a chartered QS with over 20 years' experience in contracting in both the private and public...(read more)

Scottish Government - legislative programme 2011-12

Neil Freshwater — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:11:00 GMT

A number of the pieces of legislation affecting the land, property and construction sector were announced by First Minister Alex Salmond as part of the Scottish Government's legislaltive programme for 2011-12. Included in the line up are bills for the...(read more)

Guidance on the use of Compulsory Purchase: An Analysis of Consultation Responses

Michelle Watt — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:00:00 GMT

This report is an analysis of responses to ' Guidance on the use of compulsory purchase: a consultation' which sought feedback on two new circulars containing guidance to authorities with compulsory purchase powers on using compulsory purchase (Circular...(read more)