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RICS

​TheRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors(RICS) is a globalprofessional bodyfor those working in the Built Environment, Construction, Land, Property and Real Estate. The RICS was founded in London in 1868. It works at a cross-governmental level,[2][3]and aims to promote and enforce the highest international standards[4][5]in the valuation, management and development ofland,real estate,constructionand infrastructure.

Founded as the Institution of Surveyors, it received a royal charter in 1881, and in 1947 became the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. With a London HQ and regional offices across the United Kingdom, plus international offices, it serves a 113,000-strong membership distributed over nearly 150 countries. The RICS is linked to other national surveying institutions, collaborates with other professional bodies, and, in 2013, was a founder member of a coalition to develop theInternational Property Measurement Standards(IPMS). It also produces cost information and professional guidance on valuation and other activities.

In September 2021, anindependent reviewexposed poor governance practices at the highest levels of the RICS organisation, prompting the resignations of the president, chief executive, interim chair of the governing council, and chair of the management board, in addition to the earlier resignation of the chief operating officer. The report was labelled an "appalling advert for our profession on the world stage". A subsequent review published in June 2022 demanded a "transformation of the institution carried out at pace".