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RICS launches 2025 UK Awards as Regional Awards undergo comprehensive review

13 January 2025

The RICS UK Awards 2025 is now open for nominations, inviting outstanding individuals, teams, and projects to showcase the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure across the UK and Ireland.

Why enter the RICS UK Awards?

The awards provide a perfect platform to highlight how the profession impacts local communities and the wider built and natural environment.
All award-winning projects will be visited by at least one expert jury.
Award winners will have PR support from the RICS and the chance to be featured in online, print, and filmed content.
RICS Awards are promoted across our social media channels, which reach over 322,000 followers on LinkedIn and a growing myRICS global community.
Award winners will receive both hard-copy and digital RICS Awards marketing assets.

To apply, please read the categories and entry guidelines here (UK Awards 2024)

Looking ahead: Regional Awards under review

The UKI Regional Awards will be paused in 2025 for a comprehensive review to ensure their effectiveness and relevance in recognising the achievements of surveyors. This review will seek to address key challenges, including low regional participation and logistical considerations, as well as feedback that the current structure does not fully showcase the contributions of surveyors, often overshadowed by entries from other disciplines, such as architecture.

As RICS undergoes transformation, this review presents an opportunity to reassess the awards and make them more inclusive, while showcasing the value surveyors bring to the built environment. This review is a proactive and strategic step forward and demonstrates our commitment to delivering an awards program that better serves the profession and reflects its evolving needs.

A steering committee, chaired by residential property expert Tracey Hartley MRICS, a dedicated advocate of the awards, will be established to explore new ways to celebrate surveyors in a more impactful and inclusive manner. The committee will seek input from RICS members and stakeholders to ensure the awards reflect the needs of the profession and emphasise key themes such as diversity, sustainability and career contributions.

To share your insights and suggestions, please email us at awards@rics.org Together, we can ensure these awards continue to represent and celebrate the achievements of surveyors and their service to the profession.

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