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My RICS 5
Newsroom 6
Services 7
Knowledge zone 8
Networks 10
Practice areas 11
Logging On
To access your My RICS account, enter your
membership number and password under the ‘Login’
column of the landing page
This is where you'll find all the tools and information you need for customizing your
prefences and details.
Here you’re able to change your contact address, discover training opportunities
and record learning activities.
Based on your professional interests, you can join up to four Faculties. Joining a
Faculty will ensure that you receive the Journal and e-newsletters targeted to your
area of expertise.
This zone also carries the latest information on RICS Lifelong Learning and CPD
events and requirements.
Routes to membership through APC and ATC pathways are also accessible here.
In the newsroom section, you can find our Press releases, Research, Reports,
Position papers, Open consultations, Economic comment and Features on topical matters.
The newsletter contains information on the work of the public affairs, press, economics,
research, policy and regulation policy teams in the UK and is available fortnightly.
Subscriptions
To subscribe to the newsletter,
or to view previous editions please email
Danielle Yong (dyong@rics.org)
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RICS ebooks
RICS has teamed up with Taylor & Francis to bring you
a comprehensive collection of 180 of the world's
leading textbooks and research monographs in the
fields of land, property, construction and business
management.
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RICS eJournals
Fully searchable collection of journals and market
reports online
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Isurv
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award-winning information service for surveyors.
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today
Other Services
Other services include:
Branding, Hot topics, Dispute resolutions, Event
Information, Useful guides, Venues, Jobs, Finding a
surveyor, Business Property Advice, BCIS and much
more.
As a member you can sign up to as many e-newsletters as you wish. By visiting the My RICS section and selecting 'My details',
you can manage your preferences.
RICS e-newsletters cover a range of areas, from Faculty* bulletins and regional round-ups through to international news.
The main e-newsletter is RICS News which is delivered weekly, and the RICS Library produces the Knowledge Alert e-newsletter
(contact the Library for further information).
Other sections in the Knowledge Zone include economic commentary, economic surveys, special reports and UK economic brief.
Research Reports
RICS publishes research results through the
following formats:
Conference papers
Papers delivered at the following RICS
research conferences:
• COBRA : construction research
• ROOTS : rural research
• The Cutting Edge : real estate research
FiBRE reports
Summaries of research undertaken around the world into issues of relevance and interest to the and, property and built environment.
As a member you can search the full range of RICS research and reports via the Research archive and download them via the relevant
pages.
Professional Group
The Professional Groups’ primary role is to develop
technical standards, generating professional
guidance & information. In addition to this, they are
responsible for setting and maintaining the APC/ATC
competencies, which make up the APC/ATC
pathways for the practice area groupings of
Built Environment, Land and Property.
Benefits of joining
- Where appropriate, the right to use the
alternative designation attaching to the specific
group
- Receipt of a technical journal relating to the Professional Group
- e-briefs relating to the Professional Group
Forums
Working in conjunction with the 17 faculties, there are also four forums, open to both RICS members and non-members.
If you would like to become a member of any of these forums, please log on to the communities website and enter your details to
register. Membership is free.
Regions
As the mark of property professionalism worldwide, RICS has members in 146 countries. Our world regional structure
represents them all, and is integral to our delivery of knowledge and services at a local level around the world.
You can view the full list of RICS offices here, or go directly to the world regional pages for specific event information and news.
This is where you would find updates on RICS India.
Other Sections Include – RICS Matrics, Communities and Discussions.
This zone allows you to drill down to find content relevant to specific areas of practice.
Here you’ll find news, features, guidance and forthcoming events targeted to your professional interests.
It is also where information on new and emerging areas of practice will be located.
The information listed under practice areas is drawn from all RICS channels and sources - such as press releases,
practice standards and guidance, RICS news and consultations.
We combine it with anything else that you need to know, linked to your professional specialism.
Areas include – Build Environment , Environment and Land , Management and Property