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How do surveyors keep pubs pouring pints?
How do surveyors keep pubs pouring pints?

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How do surveyors keep pubs pouring pints?

For the Pubs Code Adjudicator to do its job properly, regular professional advice and valuation is needed from chartered surveyors

Stuart Watson 12 October 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

David Farrington MRICS: a friend to friendless churches
David Farrington MRICS: a friend to friendless churches

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David Farrington MRICS: a friend to friendless churches

Modus gets a tour of two rural Welsh churches to find out more about a career in conservation surveying and what we risk losing when a place of worship closes

Mark Williams 05 October 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article Opting out: three crucial questions on AI in surveying

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