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What do surveyors really think of AI?
What do surveyors really think of AI?

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What do surveyors really think of AI?

Ahead of the new RICS professional standard on responsible use of AI that comes into effect in March, four experts explain how it’s changing the industry

Mark Williams 20 January 2026

Lynda Rawsthorne FRICS: a career embracing change
Lynda Rawsthorne FRICS: a career embracing change

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Lynda Rawsthorne FRICS: a career embracing change

From the Valuation Office Agency to HS2 and leading the UK government’s property profession, her career hasn’t followed a straight line

Noella Pio Kivlehan 15 January 2026

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