In the second of RICS' mid-year updates from the professional practice teams, the valuation team give an overview of work streams relating to professional standards, practice information, industry updates, current and future projects and ways for members and non-members to get involved. Hear from Head of Professional Practice for Valuation, Ben Elder FRICS and Senior Specialists Charles Goulding MRICS, Jonathan Fothergill FRICS and Nigel Sellars FRICS. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: IV...
Jul 26, 2024•39 min•Ep. 140
In the first of RICS' mid-year updates from the professional practice teams, the property team detail key things impacting residential and commercial property. Hear from Head of Professional Practice for Property, Paul Bagust, with Senior Specialists Mairead Carroll, Nigel Sellars FRICS and Steven Lees MRICS as they discuss relevant sector updates and the work RICS is doing. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: Property agency and management principles Updates on RICS Home Survey Standard an...
Jul 21, 2024•35 min•Ep. 139
The commercial property sector is an ever-evolving area, which has seen a shift post-pandemic with attitudes towards flexible work enabled by the evolution of technology. In this episode of The RICS Podcast, Will Kinnear MRICS (HEWN) joins Nadia de Klerk MRICS (Turner & Townsend) to explore the latest trends in the commercial property sector, with particular focus on trends in workplace flexibility, occupier preferences and ESG initiatives. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: The shift ...
Jul 15, 2024•42 min•Ep. 138
The election of a new government triggers new work streams and collaborative opportunities for RICS and its members. In this episode of The RICS Podcast, Sam Rees and Mahvesh Ibrar (Senior public affairs officers at RICS) join Kieran Halliwell (Modus Editor and RICS podcast lead) to discuss the new government's core policies and share what these may mean for RICS and its members. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: Key policies of the new government including planning, housing and skills Ho...
Jul 11, 2024•29 min•Ep. 137
Whether it’s communication with stakeholders or with the public, the importance of a regulator is key to how firms operate in the built environment. In this episode of The RICS Podcast, Shannett Thompson (Kingsley Napley) and Chris Adler (RICS) join Nigel Clarke to explore the vital role of professional regulators, and how they interact with the regulated professions, with a particular focus on the Standards and Regulation Board, of which Nigel is the Chair. This episode of The RICS Podcast cove...
Jul 08, 2024•44 min•Ep. 136
The next generation of talent is key to our profession’s future, and taking on apprentices and students holds untapped value and potential for all involved. Having successfully developed a route for youngsters to grow their skillset at Muse, Managing Director Phil Mayall MRICS joins Lorna Heaven, Director of Capital Projects at Cheshire College to discuss how such schemes can be best implemented throughout the industry. We hear first-hand experience from one such apprentice at Muse, Raheim, and ...
Jul 01, 2024•42 min•Ep. 135
The built environment and construction sectors should be a space for all to feel welcome and to belong, and with June being Pride month it’s an apt time to evaluate how that looks in the industry. In this week’s episode of The RICS Podcast, Sharon Slinger FRICS is joined by Scott Wilkinson FRICS and Mark Bennett AssocRICS to discuss the current atmosphere for the LGBTQ+ community, and how we can work together to encourage a safe and inclusive industry for all. This episode of The RICS Podcast co...
Jun 24, 2024•38 min•Ep. 134
The Mayor for Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, is uniquely placed as a leader with experience in the built environment, a history which informs his vision of the area’s future. Steve joins Gabriel Davies (Fisher German LLP) and Hannah Daly (SES Engineering Services) on The RICS Podcast this week as he discusses the relationships between placemaking, infrastructure, local skills and heritage, which are rooted within his plans for the region. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: Steve’s ...
Jun 17, 2024•36 min•Ep. 133
At the heart of the surveying profession, and what it means to be an RICS Surveyor, lies an industry that’s equally varied, rewarding and impactful. This episode of The RICS Podcast brings together the expertise of Ashley Royer AssocRICS, Kareem Zahran MRICS and host Sinead Clarkson MRICS as they speak about their career paths, unique journeys, and how aspiring surveyors can do the same. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: Routes into the industry and the breadth of roles available How to e...
Jun 10, 2024•47 min•Ep. 131
With 13,000 attendees over three days, UKREiiF is one of the UK's largest gatherings of built environment professionals. Many RICS members and firms are in attendance and key themes that impact upon our membership are discussed. This episode of the RICS Podcast brings some of those conversations out of the arena and showcases what it means to be an RICS surveyor . Hear directly from RICS members at the event - what did they do there? Who did they meet and how? What are the key things that left t...
Jun 04, 2024•48 min•Ep. 131
The quality of spaces relies strongly on how well they’re designed to serve human experiences, so in this episode of The RICS Podcast we explore the power of placemaking. Olga Turner Baker MRICS (Managing Director, Ekkist) hosts Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair of the Office for Place and Author & Director, Create Streets) whose passion for quality spaces and placemaking makes for a fascinating conversation around good urbanism, new approaches to planning, and the balance between greenbelt and dev...
Jun 03, 2024•42 min•Ep. 130
Irene Barclay is a trailblazer in surveying, being the first woman to qualify in Britain as a Chartered Surveyor, and her path is as important and inspiring now as it ever has been. Patricia Moore MRICS (UK Managing Director, Turner & Townsend) is joined this week by Carrie de Silva (Visiting Professor, Harper Adams University) and Rebecca Preston (Historian, English Heritage) to discuss the pioneering life story of Irene Barclay, and why it should inspire the direction that the surveying pr...
May 27, 2024•31 min•Ep. 129
The strides towards net zero emissions are essential in urban and rural areas alike, and it’s vital to consider what can be done within natural capital as well as the built environment to encourage climate-positive change. Discussing these key issues in this week’s episode of The RICS Podcast, Francesca Fowler-Walsh MRICS (Chair, RICS Matrics Lancashire) is this week joined by Maddi Naish MICS (Estate Manager, National Trust) and Carolien Samson (Head of Sustainable Banking, Oxbury Bank). They s...
May 20, 2024•50 min•Ep. 128
The role of an expert witness is key to any court and tribunal, and this week’s episode of The RICS Podcast is essential preparation for those considering the span of their expertise. Joining Rajbinder Sohal are Leonora Riesenburg, a Chartered Arbitrator/Mediator Trainer in ADR, and Faye Allen FRICS, Director at J.S. Held LLC - they discuss the importance of advising only within your area of expertise, and the need for open communication between experts and stakeholders. This episode of The RICS...
May 13, 2024•45 min•Ep. 127
Neurodiverse professionals in the built environment face unique challenges in the journey to becoming chartered, but with more awareness comes an increasing level of support for such APC candidates. Dan Knowles FRICS hosts this week’s episode of The RICS Podcast, where Morwenna Slade MRICS and Jennifer Hobart MRICS share their experiences with the assessment process as neurodivergent professionals. They discuss the complexities of the process, support that should be available, and why neurodiver...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 126
With sustainability becoming a growing area of focus among the residential property industry, this week’s RICS Podcast focuses on how green practices are reflected for consumers, banks and surveyors alike. Emma Fletcher MRICS (RICS/Octopus Energy) is joined by Timothy Bannister (Rightmove) and Maria Dutton (Green Finance Institute) to discuss the overlap in understanding of sustainability between stakeholders, surveyors’ role in promoting sustainable residential development, and how the sector i...
Apr 26, 2024•47 min•Ep. 125
While the need for carbon reduction is clear, the route to creating a built environment that better serves this need is constantly being refined. Through their work at Introba UK and Related Argent respectively, Clara Bagenal George and David Partridge are contributing to the RICS whole life carbon assessment (WLCA) standard and the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard. Clara and David join RICS’ Charlotte Neal on the podcast this week to discuss the formation of these standards, and personal jour...
Apr 22, 2024•35 min•Ep. 124
The APC process leads surveyors to chartership, but for those yet to embark on the process, professionals like Girija Deshmukh, Sam Nicholson MRICS and Matthew Tallis FRICS are promoting its purpose globally. Girija (RICS Campus Ambassador, Cardiff University) and Sam (Partner, Wakefields Chartered Building Surveyors) join Matthew (Global Cost & Commercial Management Service Director, Arcadis) on The RICS Podcast this week to share their journeys, the impact they’re making on international o...
Apr 15, 2024•42 min•Ep. 123
The next generation of built environment professionals are driving a great deal of positive change in the industry, with fresh vision and awareness of the impact we can have as a sector. This week’s RICS Podcast features the expertise of Jessie Leung MRICS, Estates Surveyor at South Gloucestershire Council and a 2024 MIPIM Challenger, Joshua Hurst MRICS, Chartered Building Surveyor at JLL and co-chair of their race network, and Katy Robinson, Senior Project Manager at East Riding of Yorkshire Co...
Apr 08, 2024•36 min•Ep. 122
One of the fantastic elements to surveying is the number of routes into the profession. This week The RICS Podcast showcases three members who began their paths in other regulated professions before becoming surveyors themselves. Demi Yianni is joined this week by Kirsten Hald and Maria Wiedner to discuss their vastly different backgrounds, transferable skills, how they explain their roles to friends and family, and the most important personality traits in surveying. This episode of The RICS Pod...
Mar 25, 2024•51 min•Ep. 121
George Clarke is an architect, television presenter, campaigner and educator whose position allows him to bridge gaps between the built environment and those less acquainted with the construction industry. In a special episode of The RICS Podcast, George joins RICS members Arcadis’ Emma Martin and WT Partnership’s Ayo Ajayi as they discuss his passion for construction, the industry’s image, the value of work experience and how to make progress with diversity in construction. This episode of The ...
Mar 18, 2024•41 min•Ep. 120
Across the built environment we’re seeing an ever-growing contingent of fantastic female professionals enriching the sector, yet there’s plenty more to be done in the D&I space. In this episode of The RICS Podcast, we’re marking International Women’s Day with a panel of four senior professionals - Susanne Eickermann Riepe FRICS, Komilla Chadha MRICS, Hannah Jeong MRICS and Sara Cameron FRICS. Their discussion considers how the industry can evolve to further improve opportunities for female p...
Mar 08, 2024•43 min•Ep. 119
The UK Chancellor’s budget on Wednesday announced a host of new fiscal measures, but it remains to be seen whether we’re to expect another fiscal event by the end of this year. Simon Rubinsohn (RICS Chief Economist) is joined on this week’s RICS Podcast by James Sproule (Chief Economist - UK at Handelsbanken) & Ola Alade (Professional Group Panel Member - Commercial Property at RICS) to discuss the biggest economic takeaways from the budget, focus on how the property sector is affected by th...
Mar 08, 2024•33 min•Ep. 118
Welcome back to another RICS podcast episode led by the RICS standards team, providing valuable insights about updates to UK residential valuation standards. This week Nigel Sellars, RICS Senior Specialist in Property, is joined by Louise Avery MRICS, Managing Director at Avery & Co, Fiona Haggett FRICS, Head of Valuation at Barclays UK and Rob Mead FRICS, Technical Director at Connells Surveyors. Their discussion provides an understanding of the motivation behind revisions to the Red Book’s...
Mar 04, 2024•38 min•Ep. 117
The growth of ESG as a consideration throughout the sector has been remarkable in recent years, but with such a focus on environmental issues, there’s a risk of social and governance issues being neglected. Catriona Brady is the Director of Strategy and Development at World Green Building Council, and with recent reports from both RICS and the World Green Building Council emphasising a drive for greater change in the sector, she joins Kisa Zehra to discuss the practical steps to help the industr...
Feb 26, 2024•27 min•Ep. 116
With several routes into the surveying profession your experience as a candidate is a unique one, and learning from the experiences of others is a wonderful way to set expectations and prepare effectively for a successful submission. Joining RICS Candidate Engagement Manager (UK&I) Gill Quinn in this week’s podcast are Abraham Laker, Brittany Marsland & Richard Crow FRICS, all from Rapleys and bringing their own experiences of the qualification process. We hear the key differences betwee...
Feb 19, 2024•40 min•Ep. 115
The transition to greener energy sources is an ongoing endeavour, and the role that surveyors will play in that transition is a growing one in both importance and impact. Discussing this shift, this week The RICS Podcast welcomes Jenny Stanning, Stephen Thompson FRICS, Amit Patel MRICS and host Roger Esson MRICS to discuss the trends emerging in the energy sector, and their effects on the surveying profession. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: The surprising amounts of energy still being ...
Feb 12, 2024•42 min•Ep. 114
The built environment industry will be more effective to all if diverse voices are included, which intensifies the very present need for greater equity and inclusion. But, what does this look like in practice? How can organisations contribute to cultivating a more inclusive industry? Nathan Spencer is Director at UKREiiF, and he joins RICS’ Sybil Taunton to discuss strategies for leading the industry towards a more inclusive environment, and the long-standing importance of social value as awaren...
Feb 05, 2024•29 min•Ep. 113
Zoos and safari parks are tasked with not only running a profitable attraction, but investing that profit into suitable premises for wildlife conservation, presenting a unique challenge from a building surveyor’s perspective. How do these leisure assets balance profitability alongside ESG? In this podcast, Ginny Banham MRICS (Fisher German LLP) is joined by Richard Baldwin MRICS (Avison Young) and Richard Morris MRICS (Property Surv) to share their views on a unique arm of the surveying professi...
Jan 29, 2024•45 min•Ep. 112
Costain Group’s Alex Vaughan joins us on this episode of The RICS Podcast brought to you by the WBEF team to discuss current trends in the infrastructure market domestically and internationally, and what’s required to improve overall efficiency in the area. This episode of The RICS Podcast covers: Challenges with the investment needed to support the UK’s infrastructure needs The complexities surrounding the delivery of transport infrastructure The potential role for an infrastructure minister in...
Jan 22, 2024•32 min•Ep. 111
