Expertise
The expertise of RICS members covers all property and construction related activities. Activities in which members may be specialists include:
- Licensed Property
- Land Surveying
- Property Transactions - estate agency, development appraisal, investment advice
- Property Fund Management
- Real estate appraisal
- Property valuation surveying
- Auctioneering
- Building Surveying
- Facilities Management
- Mineral Surveying
- Project Management
- Construction Cost Management - Quantity Surveying
- Party wall Surveying
- Dispute Resolution
- Management Consulting
- Antiques and Fine Art
- Property Agency
- Property Development and Regeneration
- Housing Management & Development
RICS also has specialist designations such as 'Chartered Building Surveyor' and 'Chartered Quantity Surveyor' and these members have to have undertaken a specific specialist route for qualification and membership.
RICS Books is the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of the RICS. They publish materials regarding Building surveying; Commercial property; Construction; Dispute resolution; Environment; Facilities management; Geomatics; Machinery & Business Assets; Management consultancy; Minerals and Waste management; Planning & development; Project management; Residential property; Rural, and Valuation.
RICS Books also operates its own website - www.ricsbooks.com - to satisfy the needs of the property, land and construction industries.
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