Legacy Topic: Everything bad about the RICS

We get complaints almost daily from people who have had awful Level 3 RICS surveys, most of which don’t have a clue about damp and timber problems, or dampness and mould issues. So we’ve put together a template letter that you can fill in – this is aimed at shortcomings in dampness issues. Note: Before…

Whilst I was writing the RICS Moisture Methodology, now known as the ‘Joint Position Statement’ with a big fraudulent PCA logo on the front page, I worked with Craig Ross. He’s supposed to be a ‘big boy’ in RICS. He’s an MRICS. Apparently he’s been promoted to some ‘Secret Security’ job in the middle east…

You would expect a royal charter means quality? Think again – RICS is anything but.. So RICS tell everyone that they are SO superior because they have a royal charter. Their strapline is “RICS – the mark of property professionalism”. So as we receive thousands of complaints about RICS surveys, we thought we’d take a…

Clueless RICS Chartered Surveyor This is a typical example of the sort of stupidity we see almost daily. We did a survey on a beautiful 1930’s cavity walled house – built entirely with lime and soft brick. It is absolutely pristine – internally all the walls are covered with the original lime plaster and limewashed.…