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How do surveyors keep pubs pouring pints?

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 Watson12 October 2026Read Time: 10 minutes

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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

Boddingtons Brewery: a blueprint for affordable housing?

Boddingtons Brewery: a blueprint for affordable housing?

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Boddingtons Brewery: a blueprint for affordable housing?

A once-derelict industrial site in Manchester is showing it’s possible to create large numbers of affordable city centre homes using public-private partnerships

Karen Day 28 September 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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The professional ethics of AI in surveying

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go to article The professional ethics of AI in surveying

Noella Pio Kivlehan21 September 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building surveying

Ethical practice

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

RICS standards and guidance

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How do you achieve work-life balance in surveying?

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go to article How do you achieve work-life balance in surveying?

Noella Pio Kivlehan14 September 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Learning and development

Management consultancy

Project management

Projects and people

Quantity surveying and construction

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Raze or retrofit? Brutalism on the brink

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go to article Raze or retrofit? Brutalism on the brink

Mark Williams31 August 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building conservation

Building pathology

Commercial property

Heritage and conservation

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Can surveying SMEs unleash the potential of AI?

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go to article Can surveying SMEs unleash the potential of AI?

Noella Pio Kivlehan24 August 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building surveying

Learning and development

Planning and development

Running your business

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The first edition of the Red Book

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go to article The first edition of the Red Book

Modus staff19 August 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

Commercial property

Commercial valuation

RICS standards and guidance

Residential valuation

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Planning the city at pedal level

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go to article Planning the city at pedal level

Toby Mathews and Ashley Stewart-Noble17 August 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

Cities and placemaking

Environmental surveying

Planning and development

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Who gets paid the most in the built environment worldwide?

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go to article Who gets paid the most in the built environment worldwide?

Mark Williams05 August 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building surveying

Finance and lending

Property finance and investment

Running your business

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Can you build a road and improve biodiversity?

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go to article Can you build a road and improve biodiversity?

Mark Williams24 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Environmental surveying

Infrastructure and services

Maintenance and repair

Project management

Projects and people

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Opting out: three crucial questions on AI in surveying

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

Noella Pio Kivlehan20 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building surveying

Ethical practice

Quantity surveying and construction

Running your business

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The green regulations reshaping flat roofing design

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go to article The green regulations reshaping flat roofing design

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Stephen Cousins16 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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