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Daylighting and sunlighting
Published October 2012
Effective from October 2012
Reissued October 2023
This professional standard is about daylight, sunlight and shading and, to a lesser extent, how it is dealt with in the design, planning, and environmental impact assessment of developments, and particularly in relation to the Building Research Establishment Report: Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight 2011, which sets out the standards and methods of calculation most usually relied upon by local authorities when assessing planning applications.
Surveyors advising on daylight and sunlight need to ensure that they are familiar with that document and with the planning policy of local authorities to whom reports are to be submitted.
This document was reissued in October 2023 as a professional standard. It had previously been published in October 2012 as a guidance note. No material changes have been made to the document. -
Land leverage dynamics in property markets (RICS)
Published June 2012
This report provides an understanding of the importance and influence of land leverage on a number of property issues and policies. -
Locational investment: Where to target investment for maximum economic returns (RICS)
Published May 2012
Location, location, location; as relevant to governments and their investment plans as it is to the most informed private investment bodies. This paper seeks to highlight that global economic realities must shape Government investment decisions by location. -
An investigation into the relationship between land administration and economic development (RICS)
Published June 2013
This research undertaken by the University of Reading’s Henley Business School investigated the relationship between land administration and economic development.
In this research, the national land titling programme of Thailand was studied as a successful example of this process and the surveying settlement programme in Bangladesh was selected as a detailed comparative case study of a village in the Gharinda Union. -
Sectoral and spatial spillover effects of infrastructure investment: a case study of Bengaluru, India (RICS)
Published July 2013
Understanding the impact of public infrastructure spending is imperative to government policy framework in India. This research looks specifically at sectoral and spatial spillover effects in Bangalore, and how infrastructure investment may stimulate investment in other sectors.
According to an estimate by India's Ministry of Urban Development, the urban population in India is expected to reach 575 million by 2030, from an estimated 325 million in 2005. In view of this urban population's staggering size, spending in infrastructure should be backed by comprehensive policy framework. India has experienced huge growth in infrastructure spending flowing through various channels (e.g. railways, highways, power generation and airports). -
Insights into compulsory purchase
Published December 2021
Reissued October 2022
This paper on compulsory purchase asks fundamental questions about the practice in the 21st century. The practice plays and will continue to play an important role in our economy as we develop our infrastructure, regenerate our communities, and ensure provision of housing and essential public services and utilities. All of this must be carried out in the context of significant changes to the economy, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and of the challenges posed by climate change and the move to a net-zero carbon economy.
RICS recognises the vital importance of ensuring best practice in the use of compulsory purchase, and this paper is designed to stimulate further discussion and wider debate in the sector. Some of the suggestions would require fundamental changes in legislation, whereas other areas could create substantial change by updating and strengthening best practice in the day-to-day work of surveyors and other practitioners in the sector. We look forward to continuing the discussion and working with stakeholders in this important area for the future economic growth and well-being of the country.
This document was reissued in October 2022 as practice information. It had previously been published in December 2021 as an insight paper. No material changes have been made to the document.