Property Elite are proud to announce that we will be partnering with Gradfeed.

Find out more below about who Gradfeed are and how they are helping to connect cognate and non cognate students with employers in the property industry. 

We will also look at what they have to say about soft skills, in our hot topic highlight later on in this blog article.

You can also listen to the audio version of our blog at Anchor.

In our experience, many RICS APC candidates find it difficult to get to grips with the differences between an Arbitrator and an Independent Expert and why an Expert Witness is not the same as an Independent Expert. This week's blog article seeks to dispel any confusion and equip you with the knowledge to ace your RICS APC final assessment interview. 

As well as forming part of the mandatory Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures RICS APC competency, this will be relevant for any commercial, valuation or residential RICS APC candidates who deal with leases. 

In particular, in this article we will focus on dispute resolution for rent review instructions. We will look at lease renewals and PACT in a future article.

We have already considered dispute resolution in general in a previous blog article, so this article will be a great place to continue furthering your knowledge of dispute resolution.

Purchase & sale is a core technical RICS APC competency on the residential pathway, as well as being frequently selected on many other pathways such as valuation, commercial (if you deal with mixed-use schemes) or planning & development.

This week, we will be taking a look at the Government's newly published How to Buy a Home Guide. 

This supplements a number of other guides, such as How to Rent, How to Rent a Safe Home, How to Let, How to Lease and How to Sell a Home.

The guides all provide basic advice on various aspects of residential property for tenants, landlords, leaseholders, home buyers and sellers. Each provides a concise overview of the relevant process and flags up potential areas of concern or conflict. 

It should be noted that the guidance relates to England and Wales, as the transactional process is different in other geographic areas, including Scotland.

Fire safety is an essential component of a number of RICS APC competencies, including Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Construction Technology & Environmental Services, Design & Specification and Legal/Regulatory Compliance. This blog article will give you an overview of fire safety and what you might need to know for you RICS APC.

This week, Jane Forsyth BA (Hons) MRICS, FIRPM discusses the recent pledge to crack down on leasehold abuse. You can also read the pledge in full and the Government's announcement online.

A Chartered Surveyor, qualified (non-practising) solicitor and a Fellow of the IRPM, Jane contributed towards the Commission’s research and is one of the stakeholders named in the consultation document.

This week, we will be looking at the different methods of selling a property. This applies to both the residential and commercial sectors. This will be an essential component of your knowledge and advice relating to the Purchase & Sale RICS APC competency.

In today's audioblog we will discuss the three Senior Professional competencies and how you can meet them in your final assessment submission.

According to RICS, the RICS APC referral rate is nearly 40% because candidates don't:

So, in today's podcast, we are going to look at 5 key areas where we have seen RICS APC candidates struggle in the written submission and final assessment interview. We will also give you advice on how to avoid these and seek success in your RICS APC final assessment interview this Spring.

Today, we will be discussing 5 things to know for your Spring 2019 RICS APC - make sure you know about those relevant to your chosen pathway and experience.

Our Hot Topic Highlight podcast series will arm you with information on the hottest topics - ready to tackle an important client meeting or begin revising for your RICS APC final assessment.

This episode will focus on the highlights of the Law Commission’s open consultation on Right to Manage.