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Lynda Rawsthorne FRICS: a career embracing change

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 Kivlehan15 January 2026

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Hammer to fall: valuing Freddie Mercury’s auction

Hammer to fall: valuing Freddie Mercury’s auction

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Hammer to fall: valuing Freddie Mercury’s auction

From the archive: Listen to an interview with the three women responsible for valuing a treasure trove of Freddie Mercury memorabilia for a record-breaking Sotheby’s auction

Mark Williams 05 January 2026

Let it glow: meet the urban Christmas makers

Let it glow: meet the urban Christmas makers

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Let it glow: meet the urban Christmas makers

From the archive: In 2021, Modus met the team behind the brightly coloured light displays that adorn shopping streets around the world at this time of year

Noella Pio Kivlehan 22 December 2025

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Spirited away: adapting a derelict copperworks

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go to article Spirited away: adapting a derelict copperworks

Stephen Cousins15 December 2025

Commercial property

Heritage and conservation

Project management

Projects and people

Quantity surveying and construction

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Guy Middleton MRICS: when surveying takes centre stage

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go to article Guy Middleton MRICS: when surveying takes centre stage

Helen Parton01 December 2025

Building conservation

Building control

Commercial property

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Why AI creates unsteady foundations for expert witnesses

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Mark Williams24 November 2025

Building surveying

Dispute management

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RICS standards and guidance

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Christopher Bird MRICS: a rollercoaster career

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go to article Christopher Bird MRICS: a rollercoaster career

Mark Williams17 November 2025

Commercial property

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For the fallen: restoring the Menin Gate Memorial

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go to article For the fallen: restoring the Menin Gate Memorial

Mark Williams08 November 2025

Building conservation

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Do family ties make a surveying practice stronger?

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go to article Do family ties make a surveying practice stronger?

Karen Day03 November 2025

Building surveying

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Residential valuation

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Will pedestrianisation save Oxford Street?

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go to article Will pedestrianisation save Oxford Street?

Gela Pertusini27 October 2025

Cities and placemaking

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What’s holding back house building in the UK?

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go to article What’s holding back house building in the UK?

Stuart Watson20 October 2025

Cost management

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Quantity surveying and construction

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We must tell a compelling story about surveying careers

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go to article We must tell a compelling story about surveying careers

Nick Maclean FRICS20 October 2025

Building surveying

Learning and development

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Quantity surveying and construction

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It’s never too late to become a surveyor

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go to article It’s never too late to become a surveyor

Noella Pio Kivlehan13 October 2025

Building surveying

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