Journals

RICS Journals provide insights from experts across key industry issues in the built environment, construction, property and land surveying sectors

Palace storm damage highlights need to plan maintenance

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL

Palace storm damage highlights need to plan maintenance

An intense storm caused significant damage to the historic Palazzo Fidia – damage aggravated by lack of maintenance, as the president of the College of Engineers and Architects of Milan explains

Claudio Sangiorgi MRICS 01 April 2025

Case law starts to clarify new building safety liability regime

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

Case law starts to clarify new building safety liability regime

While building liability orders were introduced in 2022 as a way to enforce against safety defects, courts have given little guidance until three recent cases – including the first award of a BLO

Sue Ryan and Louise Smith 02 April 2025

Data sharing can effectively automate planning process

LAND JOURNAL

Data sharing can effectively automate planning process

Sharing and automating the processing of geospatial data and using inference to fill gaps, the preparation of planning applications can be made much more efficient as one software developer shows

Phillip Ridley 03 April 2025

New Zealand senior living favours lease-like model

PROPERTY JOURNAL

New Zealand senior living favours lease-like model

Retirement housing in New Zealand ranges from council and charitable provision to luxury accommodation for wealthy individuals, as the second in our series on later living explains

Michael Gunn MRICS 07 April 2025