RICS - the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - was created in 1868 in the United Kingdom. It received a royal charter in 1881.

RICS members are known as chartered surveyors, and are recognised by the designation after their name -  FRICS (for Fellow of RICS) or MRICS (for Member of RICS).

Today RICS is a global property professional body:

• International headquarters in London, with world regional offices in Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York and Sydney
• 91 000 qualified members in over 146 countries
• More than 64,450 trainees and students
• 500 industry research and policy papers published every year
• 50 national groups
• 160 diverse specialisms represented across 21 pathways

The key roles of RICS are to:

• Regulate and promote the profession
• Maintain the highest educational and professional standards
• Protect clients and consumers through a strict code of ethics
• Provide impartial advice, analysis and guidance

“RICS is the only international organisation that brings together professionals from all the spheres of the property sector, and therefore guarantees qualification, fairness and capability.”
Philippe Winssinger FRICS, DTZ Winssinger Tie Leung, Brussels, Belgium

For full information on RICS worldwide or for member-only content, please go to www.rics.org