UK Advocacy & Influence

Our stakeholder advocacy work focuses on championing sustainable placemaking with our core sectors of expertise including residential and commercial real estate, construction and infrastructure, and rural affairs and land use.

Sustainability, data and technology, and diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our thought leadership agenda to ensure that built environment enables society to meet the challenges of the future.

RICS UK Manifesto

RICS Manifesto (PDF 13.47MB)

Published date: 29 September 2023

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Latest News

RICS response to UK & Scottish Government Net Zero Announcements

This week, the UK Government announced plans to increase jobs and investment for clean energy in Scotland, with updates on GB Energy, support for clean energy supply chains and speeding up of delivery of a ‘skills passport’.

RICS Response to Consultation on Reforms to National Planning Policy Framework

This week, we submitted our response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.

RICS response to Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2024 - 2025

The 2024-2025 Programme for Government comes at a particularly challenging time for Scottish Government, with Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government announcing on Tuesday that £500m of cuts would need to be made to balance the government's budget.

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RICS 2024 UK Election Result - Comment

As Labour prepare to appoint ministers in the coming days, and look to department structures, it’s vital that they bestow an urgency to translate the plethora of promises made over the last five weeks into sound and workable policy.

Cultivating positive change in the natural environment

This is the first in a series of policy ‘deep dives’ looking at our response to sectors across the built and natural environment as we prepare for the General Election.

RICS welcomes John Swinney, next First Minister of Scotland

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors welcomes John Swinney MSP as the next leader of the Scottish National Party and subsequently the next First Minister of Scotland following an uncontested leadership bid.

RICS response to the Labour Party’s announcement on housebuilding

On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer announced further detail into Labour’s housebuilding plans as part of their manifesto for the next General Election.

RICS reaction to the Scottish Budget 2024-2025

On Tuesday, the Scottish Government published its draft budget for 2024-2025.

RICS responds to Michael Gove’s speech on the National Planning Policy Framework

In a speech in Central London yesterday, Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced plans to ‘supercharge’ development across the UK as part of the recently unveiled National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Scottish Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative Joint Roundtable

We hosted a joint roundtable alongside the CQIC to consider how the ambitions set out in the Scottish Construction Accord can be adopted and integrated into the work of the construction sector.

RICS response to Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2023-24

RICS welcomes the publication of Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2023-24.

Building Safety Act Frequently Asked Questions

On 5th July 2021, the Building Safety Bill was introduced to Parliament. Here we answer Frequently Asked Questions.

Our sectors

Housing

Delivery of safe, greener, affordable homes remains high on the public policy agenda for RICS.

High street & commercial real estate

Creating vibrant, agile and sustainable high streets is a key priority for RICS. Our UK Commercial Real Estate Impact Report highlights the social and economic value of commercial real estate

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Sustainable construction & infrastructure

Construction and infrastructure is a significant contributor of economic and social value for communities across the UK

Land & Rural

Land & Rural affairs are a key priority for RICS. We are engaging with stakeholders across UK government and the devolved administrations and with DEFRA

Our Influence

Consultation responses

Providing evidence-based advocacy, thought leadership and influence to policymakers is an essential part of our Royal Charter and public interest remit.

2022 RICS UK Advocacy & Influence Report (PDF 3.99MB)

Published date: 17 March 2023

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Sustainable placemaking and levelling up

Sustainability

RICS is committed to aligning the commercial and public interests in the area of sustainability, and developing practical solutions that enable our pr

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Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

Levelling up is the centrepiece of the government’s agenda and critical to their aim to create a more just economy across all regions and nationals

RICS across the UK

RICS advocacy and influence extends beyond UK Government, to devolved administrations where we are helping to shape important built environment policy issues including: building safety, retrofit and decarbonisation and the future skills piepline.