The RICS Podcast

One of the fantastic elements to surveying is the number of routes into the profession. This week The RICS Podcast showcases three members who began their paths in other regulated professions before becoming surveyors themselves.

Demi Yianni is joined this week by Kirsten Hald and Maria Wiedner to discuss their vastly different backgrounds, transferable skills, how they explain their roles to friends and family, and the most importa...

The MIPIM Challengers initiative creates space for the next generation of professionals to share fresh ideas and new perspectives, and this year’s winners include Betsy Brady and Ioana Orzea.

Betsy & Ioana join James Fiske on this episode of The RICS Podcast to share their approach to rethinking embodied carbon as an asset, how we can educate others on driving sustainability in real estate, and young professionals’ drive to deca...

The final assessment can naturally set off nerves for many candidates preparing for their presentations, so this week’s RICS podcast is centred around calming nerves and preparing to perform at your peak. 

Offering perspectives from the candidate side and as an assessor herself, Michelle Parkes joins Ellie Sainsbury to share strategies to calm nerves ahead of your final assessment. 

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Whether it’s communication with stakeholders or with the public, the importance of a regulator is key to how firms operate in the built environment.

In this episode of The RICS Podcast, Shannett Thompson (Kingsley Napley) and Chris Adler (RICS) join Nigel Clarke to explore the vital role of professional regulators, and how they interact with the regulated professions, with a particular focus on the Standards and Regulation Board, of...

There are incredible female voices at the forefront of surveying across the industry, but if we’re to see a more equitable industry, the issue of retaining talent is a vital one to solve.

This essential episode of The RICS Podcast talks through some of the deep-rooted issues affecting DEI in surveying today, and we hear what initiatives might create a more inclusive environment for all as Kelly Canterford FRICS speaks with Kevina Ka...

Mental health and wellbeing is a key pillar in today’s world, and while it’s historically been more challenging for men in construction to be open, there’s more vital support now than ever before.

Tomi Laguda leads a deep and honest discussion on The RICS Podcast this week with Scott Pearshouse MRICS, as he shares his own mental health journey in construction, and Mark McBride Wright, who shares essential steps we can all take to fo...

The quality of spaces relies strongly on how well they’re designed to serve human experiences, so in this episode of The RICS Podcast we explore the power of placemaking.

Olga Turner Baker MRICS (Managing Director, Ekkist) hosts Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair of the Office for Place and Author & Director, Create Streets) whose passion for quality spaces and placemaking makes for a fascinating conversation around good urbanism, ...

With the range of roles in the built environment, the opportunity for promotion into new roles is a key one for both financial incentive and job fulfilment.

In this episode of The RICS Podcast, Hilan Shah MRICS is joined by Alice Graham MRICS and Adam Ledger, a student member of RICS, to discuss how pay and promotions scale in the sector, and essential skills that have helped in their career progression so far.

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There is a world of difference between a general surveyor and an RICS surveyor, but why should professionals become accredited with RICS, and why should the public use an RICS surveyor?

In this episode of The RICS Podcast episode Majella Galvin MRICS is joined by Corrinne McLeish FRICS and James Raven, as they delve into the role and value of RICS surveyors, their values, and the rewarding, diverse day-to-day work to be found in the...

Art is a unique world in which valuation standards play a vital role for RICS professionals, and gives us insight into the role of an Appraiser.

This week’s episode of The RICS Podcast explores the art industry with Alvah T Beander FRICS, Barden Prisant FRICS and Ergina Xydous MRICS, discussing the distinct roles of art historians, curators, authenticators, and appraisers, with stories of how they’ve handled unique and unconventiona...

Small to Medium sized Enterprises are uniquely positioned to benefit from some of the greatest young talent in our industry, thanks to the increased numbers of apprentices looking to work in the built environment.

In this episode, RICS Education & Accreditation Manager, Mike Cox, speaks with Lee Hatwell FRICS, Director at Munday + Cramer, as we explore the value that apprentices bring to smaller firms, how to develop apprentice ...

With a growing emphasis on extending buildings’ lifecycles, the role of surveyors in retrofit and future fit projects is absolutely essential, both in ensuring a successful project, and in enhancing public understanding.

This episode of The RICS Podcast features Emma Fletcher MRICS, Philip Brimley MRICS and Zaman Sheikh AssocRICS , as they focus on the important role that RICS professionals play in demystifying the area.

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The role of valuation may be well-known within the surveying profession, but the connection to the economy may not be so apparent to the wider public, despite its necessity to society as a whole.

In this episode of The RICS Podcast, the Chair of the RICS Valuation PGP Nick Knight MRICS is joined by John Clark (Lloyds Banking Group) and Paul Richards (Association of Real Estate Funds) to discuss how valuation underpins so m...

Surveying is a rich profession with a long-spanning, illustrious history that stretches back to medieval times, and it’s a key area of focus for Professor Carl Chinn MBE.

This special episode of The RICS Podcast delves into the roots of the profession, as Professor Chinn MBE shares with Suki Bell FRICS his findings on how surveying has evolved across generations, and the key figures who’ve influenced the industry as we kno...

Work experience forms a vital part of many aspiring surveyors’ early career, and this episode of The RICS Podcast focuses on how to find, and make the most of, work experience opportunities.

Toby Stewart is a student member of RICS and student at the University of Aberdeen, and he’s joined by RICS candidate Danny Waters, and members Norman Hutchison FRICS and Fiona Stoddard MRICS to discuss the skills that students bring t...

Welcome to the 2025 opening episode of The RICS Podcast, where former RICS President Amanda Clack FRICS discusses the aspirations for the coming year with incoming President, Justin Sullivan FRICS.

We hear what Justin hopes to prioritise over the course of his presidency, consider how the profession continues to evolve as it always has, and share how important every member of RICS is in bringing about change.

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In the final of our RICS professional practice updates, Amit Patel MRICS (Head of Professional Practice for Construction at RICS) leads an end of year update with Steven Thompson and Marissa Stenning MRICS (Associate Director, Turner & Townsend alinea), covering insightful topics and initiatives from the sector.

They discuss developments within the RICS and across the surveying sector at large, with a look at what members should...

In the fourth of our RICS professional practice updates, James Kavanagh MRICS (Head of Professional Practice for Land and Natural Resources at RICS) leads an end of year update with Tony Mulhall MRICS and Fiona Mannix, covering insightful topics and initiatives from the sector.

They discuss developments within the RICS and across the surveying sector at large, with a look at what members should be most aware of for the year ahead.

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In the third of our RICS professional practice updates, Ben Elder FRICS (Head of Professional Practice for Valuation and Investment at RICS) provides an end of year update with Charles Golding MRICS, Jonathan Fothergill MRICS and Nigel Sellars FRICS covering all the latest news from the sector.

They discuss developments within the RICS and across the valuation sector at large, with a look at what members should be most aware of for ...