In this week’s blog, we take a look at caselaw relating to a valuer’s duty of care. In future blogs, we will look at other areas of valuation caselaw, such as the margin of acceptable error.

Always remember that claims are a complex area. Legal advice should always be sought if in doubt or in the event of a claim.

This blog is, therefore, essential reading for all candidates pursuing Valuation as a technical competency, irrespective of your pathway.

In this week’s blog, we look at why you might want to become a Fellow of the RICS (FRICS) and how this can provide a boost to your career prospects.

You can read the full guidance and access the application procedure via the RICS website.

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at the RICS Guidance Note Technical Due Diligence of Commercial Property. This is essential reading particularly for RICS APC and AssocRICS Building Surveying candidates, as well as candidates involved with acquisition due diligence for commercial property purchases.

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at zoning – a method of valuation analysis for retail property. This is essential reading for all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates with Valuation as a technical competency.

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at some of the key points of the Agriculture Act 2020. Essential reading for RICS APC candidates on the Rural pathway, as well as candidates on other pathways involved with rural or agricultural property or land.

In this week's podcast, we look at five key topics relevant to the Inclusive Environments competency. This is a level 1 mandatory competency on all pathways, so it is essential listening for RICS APC candidates.

In this week's podcast, we take a look at the key legal case of Hart v Large. This will be of relevance to all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates, particularly those involved in any aspect of residential surveying or delivering home surveys to consumers.  You can read the full judgement in the Court of Appeal, which dismissed the appeal and upheld the High Court’s judgement.

In this week's podcast, we look at the new RICS Global Code of Practice Procurement of Facility Management 1st Edition. This is essential listening for candidates on the Facilities Management (FM) pathway, as well as candidates on other pathways involved in the provision of FM services.

In this week's podcast, we look at the Senior Professional Assessment (SPA) final assessment interview. If you use the Search box at the top of our blog pages, you can check out our previous articles looking at other elements of the SPA assessment process.