The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is the leading organisation of its kind in the world for professionals in property, construction, land and related environmental issues. As an independent and chartered organisation, the RICS regulates and maintains the professional standards of 86,000 chartered members (FRICS and MRICS) and 55,000 members in other categories globally (AssocRICS, trainees and students). It represents, regulates and promotes the work of these property professionals throughout 146 countries and is governed by a Royal Charter approved by Parliament, which requires it to act in the public interest.

It is the world’s leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property and construction. As people, governments, banks and commercial organisations continue to demand more assurance of certified standards and ethics, attaining RICS status is the recognised mark of property professionalism.