RICS Flashcards
RICS CEO:
President:
Rural Chair:
Dr Sean Tompkins
Kath Fontana
Gerard Smith
RICS 5 Ethical Standards
Act with integrity Promote trust in the profession Provide a high level of service Take responsibility for your actions Treat others with respect
5 principles for better regulation
Proportionality, accountability, consistency, targeting and transparency
13 Rules of conduct for firms
CPD, Competence, service, solvency, info to RICS, Coop RICS, Professional behaviour, complaints handling, client money, PII, correct advertising, use of logos, procedure for death of sole practitioner
7 rules of conduct for members
CPD, Competence, Service, Solvency, Info to RICS and Coop with RICS
Setting up your own firm
Inform and reg with RICS, appoint contact officers, PII, business insurance, complaints handling, client money protection, anti money laundering officer, logo kit and procedure for death of sole ptracitioner
What is PII
Professional indemnity insurance.
Covers legal defense costs and expenses that may be awarded if we have provided an inadequate service.
Closing your own firm
Inform Companies House, RICS and Clients. Inform PII (run off cover for 6yrs £250,000 min) and retain files for 6 years
Rics motto
Est Modus in rebeus (there is measure in all)
Purpose of RICS
Protect the public and it’s members
Roles of RICS
- Regulate and promote the profession
- Maintain the highest level of education and professional standards
- protect clients and consumers through a strict code of ethics.
9 Characteristics of equality act 2010
Age, Sex, Sexual orientation, gender assignment, marraige, pregnancy, disability, Race, religion.
How long can you store data for
No longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was processed
What is personal and sensitive data?
P- any data used to identify an individual.
S- Race, medical history
7 Principles of GDPR?
Lawfully, transparency and fairness Legit reasons Relevant Accurate Store for time needed Confidential Accountable
SCC Data breach procedure
Email the form on the intranet to the information governance unit immediately. Inform service manager, access nature of incident and consider who else needs to be informed.
How do you handle client money?
Held on separate cost code so are ring fenced and can’t be spent. RICS reg firms must have separate account (either General or discrete).
What is arbitration?
Appointed by RICS or CAAV decides case. award legally binding and can be enforced through the courts.
What is mediation?
3rd party assists communication and negotiation to achieve resolution.
What is a conflict of interest? and 3 types?
Anything that could prevent anyone acting objectively and independently. Party, own interest and confidential information.
Typical crop rotation
WW, WB, OSR + WW, BEANS
What is a break crop and why are they important?
Crops from different plant families used to:
- Improve cereal yields
- Reduce weeds and diseases
- Reduce cereal herbicide resistance
- return nutrient to soil
What is a cover crop?
A non- cash crop grown after a periods of regular crop production to protect and improve soil. Radish and Mustard
What are NVZs and what are the storage requirements?
Nitrate vulnerable zones, areas of the country designated as being at risk from ag nitrogen pollution. 58% of england.
6 months - pigs and poultry
5- cattle and sheep
When can’t you spread organic manure?
1st oct - 31 Jan Tillage land
15th oct - 31 Jan Grassland
When can’t you spread nitrogen?
1st sept - 15 Jan Tillage
15 sept - 15 Jan grassland
What is a Building reinstatement valuation?
The sum a building should be insured for in the event that a significant issue occurs, such as fire, where by a building will need to be reconstructed
What is BVD?
Bovine Viral Diarhoea, highly contagious disease in cattle caused by the pestivirus
What are MEES?
Domestic minimum energy efficiency standards, 1 April 2020 EPC cannot be below E. £3,500 max spend
What is a local plan?
Document produced by LPA to set planning policies in the LPA area 2020-2040
Effect of Town and Country planning act 1990
Super seeded 1947 act. Principally divided planning into forward planning and development control
What’s required when submitting a planning application?
Standard app forms, location plan, site plan, design and access statement, correct fee, any surveys.
What is the NPPF?
National planning policy framework 2019. Sets out governments planning policies for England. Vital tool to ensure that we get planning for the right development in the right places of the right quality whilst protecting our environment.
Factors considered under class R (56 day notice)
Transport and highways
noise impact
contamination risk
flood risk
What is operational development?
Where operations were stated to result in some physical alteration to the land itself, as opposed to material change of use which did not interfere with the actual physical characteristics of land.
What is Scail?
Simple calculation of atmospheric impact limits. Assess impact from ag sources on semi-natural areas such as SSSI & SACs. Estimates amount of acidity, nitrogen or Sulphur deposited on to a habitat.