Journals

RICS Journals provide insights from experts across key industry issues in the built environment, construction, property and land surveying sectors

How to survey and assess fibrous and traditional plasterwork

How to survey and assess fibrous and traditional plasterwork

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL

How to survey and assess fibrous and traditional plasterwork

Fibrous plasterwork was frequently used in late 19th-century buildings. Fortunately, guidance was published to help conservation professionals deal with this often-misunderstood decorative finish

Dr William Napier MRICS 12 December 2025

Target Cost contracts compared: NEC4 Option C versus JCT TCC

Target Cost contracts compared: NEC4 Option C versus JCT TCC

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

Target Cost contracts compared: NEC4 Option C versus JCT TCC

Professionals need to be aware of the differences between the new JCT Target Cost contract and NEC4 Option C when choosing the best option for a project

Mark Pountney MRICS 16 December 2025

Can marine minerals boost supply of UK aggregates?

Can marine minerals boost supply of UK aggregates?

LAND JOURNAL

Can marine minerals boost supply of UK aggregates?

Marine minerals are the hidden foundation below our stadiums, tunnels, towers and sea walls. As the UK faces climate change and prospects for economic growth, these resources are more vital than ever

Simon Treacy MRICS 05 December 2025

Effect of abolishing upwards-only rent reviews in Ireland

Effect of abolishing upwards-only rent reviews in Ireland

PROPERTY JOURNAL

Effect of abolishing upwards-only rent reviews in Ireland

With the UK government planning to ban upwards-only rent reviews, what lessons can be learned from a similar prohibition introduced in Ireland in 2010?

Brian O'Callaghan 12 December 2025

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Target Cost contracts compared: NEC4 Option C versus JCT TCC

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

go to article Target Cost contracts compared: NEC4 Option C versus JCT TCC

Mark Pountney MRICS16 December 2025

Procurement and contracts

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

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Effect of abolishing upwards-only rent reviews in Ireland

PROPERTY JOURNAL

go to article Effect of abolishing upwards-only rent reviews in Ireland

Brian O'Callaghan12 December 2025

Commercial property

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How to survey and assess fibrous and traditional plasterwork

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL

go to article How to survey and assess fibrous and traditional plasterwork

Dr William Napier MRICS12 December 2025

Building conservation

Building surveying

Heritage and conservation

Maintenance and repair

Materials and resources

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Can marine minerals boost supply of UK aggregates?

LAND JOURNAL

go to article Can marine minerals boost supply of UK aggregates?

Simon Treacy MRICS05 December 2025

Land and resources

Marine environments

Minerals and waste management

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Unclear drafting can create costly risk allocation

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

go to article Unclear drafting can create costly risk allocation

Claire McCarry MRICS03 December 2025

Procurement and contracts

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

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Scottish government backs Grenfell Inquiry reforms

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL

go to article Scottish government backs Grenfell Inquiry reforms

Alan McAulay MRICS01 December 2025

Building control

Building surveying

Health and safety

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Reflecting on three decades of service charge reform

PROPERTY JOURNAL

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Peter Forrester FRICS28 November 2025

Commercial property

Property finance and investment

RICS standards and guidance

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How to navigate fire and structural risks

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL

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David Greenwood and Kirsten Gilbert-Dempsey25 November 2025

Building surveying

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Lack of future aggregate puts construction at risk

LAND JOURNAL

go to article Lack of future aggregate puts construction at risk

Kate Young MRICS and Matthew Cuthbert MRICS21 November 2025

Minerals and waste management

Planning and development

Quantity surveying and construction

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Surveyors integral to national retrofit strategy

PROPERTY JOURNAL

go to article Surveyors integral to national retrofit strategy

Steve Lees MRICS21 November 2025

RICS standards and guidance