Property Agency

At its most basic a chartered surveyor’s job involves land, property and construction. They might be asked to value property and examine buildings for structural defects; they might also offer expert advice on environmental issues and construction. We take an in-depth look at what chartered surveyors do in relation to commercial property.

Until 1999 chartered surveyors were classified by formal designations by their professional body, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). After this date, all RICS’s members were known simply as chartered surveyors, with information supplied to clients to inform them of the individual’s specialism.

All RICS members are post graduates, most having completed a degree in building surveying, and many have additional qualifications in areas such as urban and land studies, geography, science, economics or maths. RICS offers accreditation to individuals who have completed a range of construction- and property-related degrees, after which training must be undertaken before becoming a member of the organisation. This is to ensure that members of RICS hold appropriate and relevant qualifications and undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which enables them to offer the most up-to-date advice to clients.