The RICS Podcast

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’ Ch...

The provision of sick pay and support for workers in ill health is a key issue in the Safe Sick Pay campaign’s push to reduce health inequality. In a recent report for the campaign, WPI Economics highlighted the reality of Statutory Sick Pay and the positive benefits of reform - Laura Osborne joins us on The RICS Podcast to share more on the campaign, the report, and how industry attitudes towards...

It’s said that buildings amount to 40% of carbon emissions in cities, which demonstrates the need for change in both commercial and residential offerings to improve energy efficiency. Working to achieve this at BAM is Sarah Joliffe, who joins Stephen Lorimer on this WBEF episode of The RICS Podcast to discuss how the retrofit and ongoing design of flexible buildings is contributing to a more effic...

The Landlord & Tenant Act is a longstanding piece of legislation currently in the process of reform, and with a consultation coming soon it’s an ideal time to get involved. With an extensive legal background and expertise in Alternative Dispute Resolution, RICS’ Martin Burns joins Dominic Collyer on The RICS Podcast this week to discuss the reforms, benefits of particular ADR methods, the rela...

The built environment’s benefits to its occupants extend far beyond the mere structure, taking into account the decisions that help them lead healthier lives daily. Ekkist’s Managing Director, Olga Turner Baker, joins us on The RICS Podcast to discuss the increasing awareness of healthy buildings, the benefits of diversity in teams thinking about healthy buildings, and how we articulate their bene...

When undertaking valuation, the hopes and likelihood for a legal claim made against your work are low, which means that claims can come as a shock to many professionals. Naomi Park is the Legal Director at DAC Beachcroft LLP and is well placed to offer her experience and expertise in preventing these issues arising, and pragmatic steps to take if a claim is made against you. NOTE: This podcast is...

Chris Skidmore MP is the former chairman of the UK government’s Net Zero Review. In June 2019 he signed net zero pledges into law, which include a target to end the UK’s contribution to global warming by 2050.   In the latest episode of the Modus podcast Building the Future, Luay Al-Khatib, Director of Knowledge and Practice at RICS, asks Skidmore what his objectives are for the upcoming COP28 con...

Fire safety is a global issue with far-reaching impacts, which extend beyond the initial damage that most would consider from undesired fires. In this WBEF episode of The RICS Podcast, Meacham Associates Managing Partner Brian Meacham takes us through the impacts of sustainable construction, major challenges in setting fire safety standards, and how the industry can make consumers aware of their f...

In this podcast, we are joined by Zoe Bashforth , MRICS, Assessor and Counsellor. Zoe has a unique perspective starting out in the UK, and making her way all the way to New Zealand, where she is the Director of WT Partnership in Auckland. Zoe shares her personal Journey, the best steps and actions all candidates and members can take when starting, and key points to becoming a professional member....

The business valuation sector is a highly rewarding area, in which Adrian Nicholls, PJ Patel and Srividya Gopal have carved their career path. With an abundance of experience between them, the trio share their journeys through the profession with Steve Choi in an episode of The RICS Podcast focused on how to excel in leadership roles, and retain talent within business valuation. This episode of Th...

RICS’ Global Commercial Property Monitor is a quarterly guide to the trends in the commercial property markets, and Q2 presents some pertinent new insights for the sector. In this WBEF episode of The RICS Podcast, Tarrant Parsons, Paul Swinney and Donglai Luo break down some of the biggest findings and trends, discuss regional differences, and links with the current balance of hybrid work. This ep...

Kate Willard OBE is on a mission to transform the Thames Estuary region of north Kent, south Essex and east London. She’s doing this in her roles as chair of the Thames Estuary Growth Board and the Thames Estuary envoy. Through a programme of regeneration and infrastructure development, the Growth Board hopes to boost the economies of the 17 different local authorities included in the Thames Estua...

In this podcast we are joined by two RICS members that are eager to share their experiences of the assessment process. Aled Jenkins, MRICS who completed the Senior Professional assessment and Jordanne Dunn, AssocRICS , who followed the Associate route.  They discuss useful resources that they used during their assessment journey, bust some common myths and provide their top tips to support candida...

Throughout Antony Parkinson’s varied career in the residential property sector, he’s been on both sides of an APC assessment, garnered experience as a tribunal member, and seen the profession from outside and within RICS itself. Antony’s journey holds lessons for so many within various specialisms of the surveying profession, and he joins Mairead Carroll on The RICS Podcast this week to share some...

With the release of a brand new consultation for the RICS Residential Retrofit Standard, there’s a renewed push to improve support for householders retrofitting their homes. Hannah Reynolds is a part of the Expert Working Group for these standards, and in this week’s RICS Podcast she joins RICS’ Antony Parkinson to discuss her background, how to shift misconceptions about retrofitting traditional...

In the years following Covid-19, the tourism industry has seen a resurgence which highlights the sector’s impact on sustainability. With a keen focus on the opportunities for sustainable tourism to thrive in the years to come, The Travel Foundation’s CEO, Jeremy Sampson, is our guest on this week’s World Built Environment Forum episode of The RICS Podcast. Jeremy joins James Kavanagh to discuss th...

Following the intense assessment process, the last thing a candidate wants to receive is a referral result, however, it is an outcome that many will face. For this episode, we are delighted to be joined by Kate Taylor FRICS , who will discuss overcoming that disappointment and how to use the experience and feedback to positively move forward into the next attempt. If you would like to find out mor...

The UK’s ambitions to deliver fairly distributed opportunities across different geographic communities and meet the demands of a growing population will require significant land use change in the coming decades. With the Geospatial Commission setting out their 2030 strategy comes a very timely opportunity to speak with two primary experts & leaders of the National Land Data Programme (NLDP) in...

Toronto has been an exciting test bed for the creative mixed-use building model, combining interests of different parties to achieve individual goals and extend their benefits city-wide. Sharing his observations within Canada, and how the model might work globally, is Matti Siemiatycki, Professor in Department of Geography & Planning and Director of the Infrastructure Institute at School of Ci...

In April of 2022, 6 professional bodies came together to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to drive a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector, and that’s just the first step. Sharing how we, as an industry, can move forward and develop strategies to achieve EDI goals, Paloma Armora is joined this week on The RICS Podcast by Mark Harrison, Machel Bogues, and the familiar voice of RICS’ Sybil...

In this podcast, we are joined by Alex Dorling, MRICS, Assessor, Chair and Counsellor to discuss the role of a counsellor, the relationship between counsellors and candidates and the support that is available. If you would like to find out more about the range of local and global resources available to help you through your assessment journey, please visit our dedicated candidate support pages on...

The property and real estate sector can be an incredibly rewarding and connected industry, particularly for those involved with the professional group panels. In this week’s podcast, Jeremy Leaf shares with RICS’ Mairead Carroll his route into the real estate sector, experience in developing within the industry, and how Jeremy maintains his passion for property. This episode of The RICS Podcast co...

RICS’ commitment to further developing the built environment in a more sustainable manner is paramount, and providing a global take on this is a key task for our newest President, Ann Gray. We hear from Ann in the latest World Built Environment Forum episode of The RICS Podcast to see how the role of RICS professionals is set to evolve, the key considerations for the industry, and how those consid...

Technology is an ever-shifting phenomenon, and while data has always been a source of innovation, AI has accelerated the utility of data, particularly in the built environment. In this week’s World Built Environment Forum podcast, Andrew Min joins Andrew Knight to take us into the technological use cases for data & artificial intelligence, and how they’re evolving our perceptions of what the b...

As the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an organisation with global reach, there’s a key consideration for diversity and inclusion standards with respect to local regulations and cultural norms. Playing a huge role in this is the Standards & Regulation Board, and we’re joined on The RICS Podcast this week by two of its members - Deborah Nicol-Omeruah & Dele Oyekanmi. Deborah &am...