Rics Scotland

Hew Edgar RICS Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to reconsider changes to the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill which will remove the initial period from the residential tenancy.

David Melhuish Scotland’s property industry has warned of the underlying effects of the Scottish Government’s “failure” to address a potential revaluation of the council tax base or re-structure the existing bands to introduce further higher value bands.

Last year's overall UK winner Advocate’s Close Scotland’s most impressive new and regenerated building projects will go head-to-head in the RICS Awards as the Scottish shortlist for 2016 is announced.

Norman McLennan FRICS The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has appointed Norman McLennan as a Visiting Professor in recognition of his significant contribution to the Aberdeen university.

Sarah Speirs Scottish house prices look set to rise further in the first quarter of 2016 as supply continues to fail to meet demand, according to the latest survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is to launch its manifesto tomorrow which will call for essential changes to Scotland’s property sector. Developed by RICS practitioners, property professionals and industry leaders, Shaping Scotland’s Housing Future aims to inform political pa

A new home for the Burrell Collection has been awarded £5m Scotland will receive an increase of around 14 per cent of infrastructure funding, Chancellor George Osborne said yesterday.

Scotland’s construction industry is facing its greatest skills challenge as workloads continue to outpace availability of skilled professionals, a survey released today by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed. Almost two-thirds of respondents (63 per cent) to the latest

Advocates Close - Project of the Year, Scotland, 2015 A five month search to find the most innovative projects in the built environment throughout Scotland is now on following the launch of the RICS Awards 2016.

(from left) Crawford Beveridge, Petra Biberbach and John Hamilton The members of an independent panel set up to carry out a “game-changing review” of Scotland’s planning system have been announced by social justice secretary Alex Neil.

Sarah Speirs The bid to secure £1 billion of funding for housing development and infrastructure improvements across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders has been welcomed by RICS Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon First minister Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans for a “root and branch review of the planning system” as she unveiled her government’s legislative programme for the last session of the Scottish Parliament before the 2016 elections.

Eric Curran Residential property market expert Eric Curran has taken the chair of RICS Scotland’s Residential Property Professional Group board.

Sarah Speirs Construction workloads in Scotland have risen by a third thanks to a rise in private house building and office development activity, according to a survey.

Advocate’s Close Advocate’s Close in Edinburgh and the Glasgow School of Art are among the five projects from Scotland which will compete for one of the construction industry’s most prestigious accolades.