Property Elite provides support, training and CPD to RICS APC, AssocRICS and Senior Professional candidates, qualified Chartered Surveyors and students.
SFI remains a key component of England's agricultural support framework, rewarding farmers and land managers for adopting environmentally sustainable practices whilst continuing to produce food and manage rural businesses.
If you are involved with Landlord & Tenant work, then you will no doubt have come across the role of the expert witness. This is also essential knowledge for all RICS APC candidates in relation to the Conflict Avoidance, Management and Dispute Resolution mandatory competency.
The RICS had released an updated Senior Professional Assessment (SPA) Applicant Guide (dated March 2026). You can download a copy here.Whether you are an SPA candidate preparing to submit your application or acting as a Counsellor to SPA candidates, it is essential to understand the latest requirements, submission formatting rules and interview integrity standards set by RICS.
As an RICS APC Assessor or Chair, your questioning technique is key to determining if a candidate has hit level 3 in the Ethics, Rules of Conduct and Professional mandatory competency. Here are our top tips to ensure that your questioning is robust, relevant and aligned with RICS best practice. It is also a helpful refresher for RICS APC candidates on how your interview should be structured, and, thus how you can prepare accordingly.
In this essential podcast for property professionals, Jen Lemen BSc (Hons) FRICS covers the critical health, safety and welfare responsibilities required when inspecting properties and working on site. Originally written as a feature article for the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV), this video provides practical guidance on statutory duties, risk management and personal safety protocols in line with the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and RICS Professional Standard Surveying Safely (2nd Edition).Whether you are preparing for your RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC), fulfilling your annual CPD requirements or looking to refresh your day-to-day inspection procedures, understanding these core principles is vital for protecting yourself, your colleagues and the public. Key Topics Covered:Statutory frameworksSafe person conceptDesktop v dynamic risk assessmentsSafe systems for lone working, site visits and access equipmentIdentifying hazardous materials and site risks
‘No surveyor should face a problem alone'In this week's blog, we take a look at the Charity supporting the surveying profession, LionHeart. This is essential knowledge for all surveying professionals – whether you need support or wish to donate, LionHeart are a constant lifeline.
In this week's podcast, we explore the legislative and strategic landscape of MENA.
The RICS APC assessment window is a period of intense pressure and rapid-fire questioning, as candidates undertake e-mock interviews and practice their interview responses.
In this week's podcast, we begin begins a two-part look at the traps to avoid for students studying property valuation.
In this week's podcast, we drop in on a recent Speed Mentoring session hosted by RICS Matrics Kent.Please subscribe for more advice and information! Stay in touch with us:Website: https://www.property-elite.co.uk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propertyelite/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propertyelitej/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricsapc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/propertyelitej
In this week's podcast, we look at some hot topics for MENA in 2026. This is essential reading for all AssocRICS and RICS APC candidates based in MENA.
Jen continues her series giving practical advice to the FACES community. Jen points out a common pitfall on the Commercial Real Estate pathway which can lead to RICS rejecting your submission as being invalid.
RICS launched a new global Guide, Sustainability Practice for Surveyors (1st Edition), in June 2026.This is essential reading for all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates for the mandatory Sustainability competency. Qualified surveyors must also undertake CPD on sustainability as a mandatory 3 yearly rolling requirements - so understanding the new Guide is a MUST.
In this week's podcast, we look at the RICS Professional Standard - Secured Lending Valuation of Properties in Multi-Storey, Multi-Occupancy Residential Buildings with Cladding (2nd Edition).
In this week's podcast, Property Elite's Abigail Blumzon hosts Katie Corbett and Karl Brown in a discussion about social mobility and the property & construction industry.Katie is a Social Value & EDI Manager at Bray & Slaughter, as well as being the Women in Property South West DEI Champion and holding a MSc in Equality & Human Rights.In her own words; With experience on both the consultancy and contractor sides of the industry, and an MSc in Equality and Human Rights, I bring a practical and informed approach to social value and EDI delivery. In my current role, I lead strategies that embed impact and inclusion into projects – managing partnerships, planning, delivery, progress reporting throughout the lifecycle, and final project reporting. Alongside this, I serve as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion for the Women in Property South West Committee, where I advocate for industry-wide inclusion by organising events and initiatives across Bristol.Karl is a Partner at Clarke Willmott, a Business Fellow at UWE, a Social Mobility Ambassador to the Law Society and the Chairperson of the Bristol Property Inclusion Commission.The Commission consists of representatives from the Bristol property industry and supports the implementation of the Bristol Property Inclusion Charter. Karl founded and launched the Charter in November 2019 to be a vehicle to promote and drive diversity and inclusion in the Bristol property industry/sector. Many thanks also go to Ytzen van der Werf, Programme Leader MSc Real Estate Finance & Investment at UWE Bristol, who helped to set up this insightful discussion.
In this week's podcast, we look at how to submit for RICS APC final assessment in MENA.Please subscribe for more advice and information! Stay in touch with us:Website: https://www.property-elite.co.uk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propertyelite/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propertyelitej/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricsapc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/propertyelitej#property #residential #buildingsurveyor #quantitysurveyor #CPD #RICSAPC #surveyor #construction #commercial #MRICS #AssocRICS #lovesurveying #valuation #MAPM #RTPI #CIOB #MCIOB #FRICS #charteredsurveyor
In this week's podcast, we welcome Jason Ratcliffe (The Wellbeing Surveyor) to Property Elite to discuss the invisible performance of buildings.Please subscribe for more advice and information! Stay in touch with us:Website: https://www.property-elite.co.uk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propertyelite/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propertyelitej/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricsapc/Twitter: https://twitter.com/propertyelitej#property #residential #buildingsurveyor #quantitysurveyor #CPD #RICSAPC #surveyor #construction #commercial #MRICS #AssocRICS #lovesurveying #valuation #MAPM #RTPI #CIOB #MCIOB #FRICS #charteredsurveyor
Understanding the impact of the Renters' Rights Act 2025 is essential knowledge for residential candidates pursuing leasing and letting, landlord and tenant or property management as a technical competency, or for commercial real estate candidates who are managing mixed-use properties.
In this week's podcast, we look at the Schrijver damp proofing system - something that you might have seen on a building, but not known what it was!
In this week's podcast, we look at the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA). This is essential knowledge for all qualified surveyors and RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates (relating to the Data Management mandatory competency).
In this week's blog, we look at Council Tax and what you need to know about it for the Local Taxation and Assessment technical competency.
In this week's podcast, we look at the brand new RICS Professional Standard Service Charge Residential Management Code and Additional Advice for Landlords, Leaseholders and Agents (4th Edition).
As an APC counsellor, supervisor or mentor, it's likely that you will want to (or be asked to) provide an e-mock interview to your candidate(s). This is an essential part of an APC candidate's journey to becoming MRICS, and provides a realistic test of how they will perform in the real thing.
In this week's podcast, we take a look at a previous RICS Practice Alert for auctioneers of real estate. This is relevant to AssocRICS and RICS APC candidates and Chartered Surveyors undertaking auctioneering work.
In this week's podcast, Jen Lemen BSc (Hons) FRICS looks at the APC submission requirements and sharesher 10 top tips for getting it right the first time.
In part two of our look at RICS practice alerts, Frankie covers the January '24 alert on the subject of Phoenix Firms.
This week we discuss the RICS practice Alert regarding use of Designations and AI.
Jen Lemen BSc (Hons) FRICS discusses RICS practice alertsand why you need to be aware of them as an APC candidate.
In this week's video, we look at Mike Woods' experience moving to New Zealand as a Chartered Surveyor.
In this week's Podcast, we look at the new RICS CPD requirements from 1 January 2026 onwards. This is essential reading for all RICS members; FRICS, MRICS and AssocRICS.
In this week's podcast, we look at subsidence – a potential cause of cracking in buildings. This is essential reading for RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates pursuing the Building Pathology and Inspection competencies.
In this week's podcast, we look at the brand new RICS pathway guides published in December 2025.
As a building surveyor you may still be called on to represent landlords or tenants, so attaining the relevant competency can help you manage the relationship between the two parties.
In her last ACES article, Jen wrote about how to be a fantastic APC ally, as a counsellor, supervisor or mentor, particularly when delivering e-mock interviews. This week, we will look at how to advance your APC support role by becoming an assessor.
In this week's blog, we look at the role of the RICS APC Counsellor and what to do if you haven't yet found one to support you.
In this week's podcast, we look at the new cap on RICS APC and AssocRICS assessment attempts, which RICS will introduce from 1 January 2026. All RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates and their counsellors should be aware of the changes.
In this week's podcast, we look at the RICS Professional Standard Responsible Use of AI in Surveying Practice 1st Edition.This is essential listening for all RICS AssocRICS and APC candidates, as well as students, qualified surveyors and anyone responsible for practice management of a RICS Regulated Firm.
In this week's podcast, Abigail and Katie discuss some more specific examples of social value.
Property Elite's Abigail Blumzon hosts Katie Corbett and Karl Brown in a discussion about Social Value.
Awaab's Law, otherwise known as the Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Regulations) (England) Regulations 2025, makes major changes in the residential social rented sector. The Regulations sit underneath the wider Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
This week, we look at how you and your team could benefit from market-leading RICS APC support from Property Elite.
In this week's podcast, we look at the gateway stage for Level 6 Chartered Surveying degree apprentices undertaking the RICS APC End Point Assessment (EPA) to become MRICS. All apprentices should read the RICS Apprenticeship Handbook, which provides a full overview of the RICS APC EPA, including the gateway stage.
This week we look at the new corporate criminal offence, the ‘failure to prevent fraud', established by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and effective from 1 September 2025. This is essential knowledge for all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates, as well as qualified Chartered Surveyors.
In this week's blog, we look at the new RICS Professional Standard Countering Financial crime, Bribery, Corruption, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Sanctions Violations (2nd Edition). This replaces the former 1st Edition Professional Standard, which had a slightly different but similarly long title.
In this week's blog, we look at the new RICS Professional Standard Valuation of licensed leisure property (including public houses, bars, nightclubs and restaurants) 2nd Edition, published in April 2025.
In this week's video, we recap Jen's article for EG.com on measurement. Head to https://eg.mydigitalpublication.co.uk/28-june-2025/page-48 to check out the full article!
In this week's podcast, Rachel & Tatenda discuss revision planning for your APC Interview.
In this week's blog, we look at RICS' new pilot AssocRICS and APC pathways as part of their ‘innovation programme'. This aims to futureproof the RICS AssocRICS and APC processes and provide opportunities for qualification in new areas of practice.
In Jen Lemen's last ACES article, she wrote about thepower of mentorship and how the currentgeneration of chartered surveyors can helpthe next generation to get qualified.
In this week's podcast, we take a look at the updated RICS APC candidate and counsellor guides. Make sure you check out the changes if you are submitting your RICS APC final submission in Session 2 2025 and beyond.
In this week's podcast,, we look at the new RICS Professional Standard Service Charges in Commercial Property (2nd Edition).
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