What Chartered surveyors do?

Chartered surveyors are highly experienced professionals offering impartial, specialist advice on property issues. Their services are diverse. Beyond valuing homes or looking for structural defects, they provide more expertise in property, construction and related environmental issues than anyone else in the field.

Why it's important to use an RICS surveyor

RICS members are qualified and experienced professionals offering independent and impartial advice. Members must update their knowledge and competence during their working life through RICS' Continuous Professional Development regulations so you can be confident the advice you get will be of the highest and most professional standard. RICS members must adhere to a strict codes of conduct and consumers are protected by a formal complaints handling procedure.

How to identify a member or a member firm

RICS members can be identified by the letters after their name. MRICS or FRICS indicates that the surveyor you use has qualified as a Chartered surveyor. TechRICS indicates that the surveyor has qualified as a technical surveyor.