All RICS articles
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NewsHousing boss named as honorary professor at Bartlett
Optivo chief executive Paul Hackett will also sit on the RICS’ housing supply group
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Commercial and industrial sectors at a standstill, says RICS
Survey says uncertainty over Brexit outcome is beginning to bite
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Atkins brings in Arcadis boss to head up transport arm
Lizi Stewart joins the consultant after 15 years at Arcadis
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Workloads grow but so do worries about economy, say RICS
Surveyees report deteriorating credit conditions
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Shining a light on quality: RIBA, RICS and CIOB launch Quality Tracker tool
Formulated by a cross-disciplinary working group and feeding off pan-industry consultation responses earlier this year, the Quality Tracker addresses many long-acknowledged problems in the construction industry, writes Nigel Ostime
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Industry bodies launch construction quality app
Free-to-download tool ‘Quality Tracker’ aims to provide a ‘constant reminder of quality targets’
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May's overhaul of council housing funding should go further, industry figures say
Lack of people to build houses still poses a significant challenge according to construction bigwigs
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Construction will need staff from other industries to hit off-site targets, report says
Survey by law firm suggest builders target manufacturing sector for workers
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Surveyors fret over who will pay for jobs
Latest quarterly RICS survey says profession worried about financial health of projects
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RICS says workloads up in 2018 despite 'Beast from the East'
Weather not enough to damage order books, according to RICS survey
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Property professionals' salaries surge to 10-year high, says RICS survey
Almost two-thirds of property professionals saw their wages go up
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Comment
Optimism rises that 2013 will see more homes sold – that should mean more homes built
Buyer interest has been increasing since September, prices seem more stable and the Funding for Lending scheme may loosen the mortgage market
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Comment
Why we should be cautious about seeing the RICS survey as a signpost to growth in UK construction
Like all surveys, its finding needs close interpretation and consideration when there are structural changes within the industry
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Beware estate agents selling optimism – the housing market remains in a worrisome state
While the RICS may see a brighter end to the year, in relative terms it is still extremely gloomy
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The housing market is in a coma and the drugs don’t work – a bit more verve perhaps?
More potent and perhaps more directly applied medicine might be needed to get Britain building homes
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Whatever the spin, the housing market news looks to be getting worse
The numbers in the latest RICS housing market survey are negative however you look at them
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Government should be fixing its policy credibility rather than boasting about its fiscal credibility
The Government is beginning to more clearly recognise the urgency of getting construction back into growth
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Housing market hits a boggy patch
Measures recorded by the RICS and Hometrack surveys point to tough conditions for those looking to sell homes
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Latest construction data underlines tough challenge for the industry in 2012
The latest statistics fit with forecasts of a construction recession for the best part of a couple of years
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Comment
Things may look slightly better in the housing market, but I wouldn’t get too excited
What are the medium-term prospects of the housing market?
