RICS - general Flashcards
Why do you want to be a Building Surveyor?
The RICS is a great and well-respected organisation. Membership status would be something I would be very proud to achieve. It is a mark of being a certain standard and I see chartership as the pinnacle of my education and training. I want to become chartered because I want to be successful and that success is becoming chartered is a major step towards that success and that will assist my future career prospects.
Who grants and awards the Royal Charter to the RICS?
The Privy Council.
When was the RICS founded?
1868.
Who is the President Elect of the RICS?
Nick Maclean.
Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the RICS?
Justin Young.
Who was the first president of the RICS?
John Clutton.
What is the current membership number of the RICS?
130,000 worldwide.
What is the RICS motto?
Est modus in rebus ‘There is measure in all things’.
What is the governance structure of the RICS?
- Privy Council – Grants and Awards Royal Charter
- Governing Council – Management and strategy of RICS
- RICS Board – Audit, risk and finance
- Standards and Regulation Board – Dispute resolution.
What is the role of the RICS?
- To maintain the highest standards of education and training
- To protect consumers through strict regulation and professional standards
- To be the leading source of information and independent advice on land, property, construction and associated environmental issues.
What are the five principles of better regulation?
- Proportionality
- Accountability
- Consistency
- Targeting
- Transparency.
Why do we have ethical standards?
They are the foundation of everything we do and set the standards for the profession to ensure it is not brought into disrepute.
Is there a need for a code of conduct?
Yes, there should be guidance on what constitutes good professional behaviour and consequences for straying from that guidance.
What are the benefits of regulation?
- Confidence – for clients as regulated firms are monitored by RICS Regulation.
- Security – firms have to have a recognised complaints procedure, access to free independent redress and PII cover.
Name the RICS Rules of Conduct for Members.
- Honesty and integrity
- Maintain competency
- Provide good quality and diligent service
- Treat others with respect
- Maintain public confidence in the profession, take responsibility and act in the interest of members of the public.
How do you act with integrity?
- Open and transparent in the way I work
- Respect confidential information
- Declare conflicts of interest.
How do you provide a high standard of service?
- Be clear in the service my client wants and the service I am providing
- Act within my scope of competence
- Be transparent about fees and costs.
How do you act in a way that promotes trust in the profession?
- I do what I say I am going to do and fulfil my obligations
- Act in a manner that promotes myself and the surveying profession in a positive way.
How do you treat others with respect?
- Be polite and considerate to anyone I deal with
- Never discriminate.
Can you give a practical example of treating others with respect?
When leading meetings, I always ensure that every person at the meeting is given the opportunity to put forward their opinion and I would never dismiss that opinion without giving a reasoned argument for doing so.
How do you take responsibility?
- Not blaming others and being accountable
- Respond to complaints in a professional manner
- Question something if I think it is not right.
Can you give a practical example of taking responsibility?
There have been a number of occasions when visiting a site I have taken responsibility and requested that operatives put their PPE by raising it with the site operative or their site manager.
