1. Find out more: rics.org/cpdfoundation
CPD Foundation
CPD that’s cost effective,
convenient and delivered
by experts.

2. In 2016 the RICS CPD Foundation launched across the
UK with no less than 570 one hour seminars arranged
in 32 different locations.
Delivered by leading professionals, experts and legal practitioners, these
seminars offer an accessible and affordable source of formal CPD for
professionals working in real estate, land and the built environment;
with a wide range of topics spanning technical issues and legislative
developments impacting the industry.
Looking ahead, the programme for 2017 promises to keep you up to date
with ever-changing market trends, industry best practice, and ultimately
ensure that you are better equipped to deal with any challenges you face
in the coming years.
Professor Fiona Grant FRICS
World Regional Chair, UK and Ireland
Welcome
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3. Seminar topics for 2017
CPD Foundation seminars are delivered UK-wide with hundreds
of seminars taking place throughout the year on a broad range
of topics.
Here is a list of just some of the topics taking place next year, all
of these can be attended on a pay as you go basis, or as part of a
12-month subscription.
Cross Professional
• Anti-Money Laundering and the Bribery Act
• Consumer Protection Regulations for Property Professionals
• Health and Safety Updates
• How to Utilise the Benefits of Property Technology
• Impact of Devolution on Property, Land and the Built Environment
• Professional Ethics and Standards.
Built Environment
• BIM Implementation and Benefits Realisation
• Building Regulations Updates
• Construction Contract Updates
• Contract Administration
• Damp and Condensation
• Dilapidations Updates
• Dispute Resolution in Construction
• Estimating and Cost Planning
• Guidance on Surveying Historic and Listed Buildings
• Infrastructure Project Case Studies
• Inspection and Defects
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I think it is very
informative, the
lectures are always
of a high standard
and give good value
in terms of CPD.
Jo Wavish
Broadgate Estates
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• Japanese Knotweed and Other Invasive Species
• Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and Impact on Property
• Off Site Construction
• Party Walls Guidance
• Procurement Updates
• Programme Management
• Reinstatement Cost Assessments
• Stabilising Structural Problems
• Whole Life Cycle Costing.
Land
• A Guide to Overage in Commercial Property Transactions
• Affordable Housing Supply – A Regional Overview
• An Update on Easements with Relation to the Law of Property Bill
• Changes to Permitted Development Rights
• Contaminated Land
• Fracking
• International Standards Updates
• Neighbourhood Planning
• Placemaking and Adding Value to Developments
• Planning Case Law Updates
• Planning Consents, Appeals and Challenges
• Proposed Law Commission Reforms to Land Registration
• Ransom Strips
• Rights of Light
• Surveyors Advising on Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
• Valuation of Development Land
• Valuation of Land for Renewable Energy Assets
• Viability in Planning
• Wayleaves Agreement.
A great
help towards
meeting CPD
requirements.
Natasha Ross
Cushman and Wakefield
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View all seminars currently available to book:
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Property
• 2017 Business Rates Revaluation
• Asset Management Strategies
• Commercial Landlord and Tenant Updates
• Complaint Handling in Residential Practice
• Conflicts of Interest in Commercial Property
• Dispute Resolution Topics
• Industrial Property and Logistics Market Update
• Institutional Investment in the Private Rented Sector
• Joint Ventures in Property Development
• Legal Guidance on Mixed Use Property Management
• Making Settlement Offers
• Maximising the Potential of Leisure Property Assets
• Office Market Trends
• Professional Indemnity Insurance Update
• Profit Based Valuation
• Property Finance Updates
• Red Book Update – Changes to IVSC Standards
• Residential Tenancies
• Strategies for Managing Empty Commercial Properties
• Telecoms Legal Update
• Update from the Lead Property Ombudsman
• Valuation of Buy to Let and HMO Properties
• Valuation of Renewable Energy Projects.
Really excellent
- offers flexibility
and a great depth
of subjects.
Neil Jones
PHG Property
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Please be aware all CPD Foundation seminars are subject to change

6. Subscription benefits
See a few seminars you like? Find out how a 12-month subscription
could help you:
• Get unlimited access to all CPD Foundation seminars taking place
throughout the UK
• Access On Demand – watch recordings of seminars online at a time
and place convenient to you
• Receive copies of presentation slides and handouts where available
• Perfect for individuals wanting to meet their annual CPD goals or large
organisations looking to allocate training budgets
• Prices for individuals cost just £185 + VAT for 12 months, with
discounts available for subscriptions of six or more professionals.
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Very good. The
lectures are well
pitched for APC
candidates.
Tony Marshall
Tesco
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Good value
for money.
Andrew Prideaux
Fisher German
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7. rics.org/cpdfoundation
Price
Pay as you go
Each one hour seminar costs
......................................... £30.00 + VAT for RICS members
......................................... £40.50 + VAT for non-members
Subscription packages
Individual/small subscription
1-5 professionals .......................£185.00 + VAT per person
Medium subscription
6-25 professionals .....................£150.00 + VAT per person
Enterprise subscription
Over 25 professionals...........Various discounts available
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Find out more: For further information on
subscribing please visit:
rics.org/cpdfoundation or
email us at cpdf@rics.org
Ben Hamilton
t: 07794 439289
e: bhamilton@rics.org

8. Confidence through professional standards
RICS promotes and enforces the highest
professional qualifications and standards in
the development and management of land,
real estate, construction and infrastructure.
Our name promises the consistent delivery
of standards – bringing confidence to the
markets we serve.
We accredit 125,000 professionals and any individual
or firm registered with RICS is subject to our quality
assurance. Their expertise covers property, asset
valuation and real estate management; the costing
and leadership of construction projects; the
development of infrastructure; and the management
of natural resources, such as mining, farms and
woodland. From environmental assessments
and building controls to negotiating land rights in
an emerging economy; if our professionals are
involved the same standards and ethics apply.
We believe that standards underpin effective
markets. With up to seventy per cent of the world’s
wealth bound up in land and real estate, our sector
is vital to economic development, helping to support
stable, sustainable investment and growth around
the globe.
With offices covering the major political and
financial centres of the world, our market presence
means we are ideally placed to influence policy
and embed professional standards. We work at a
cross-governmental level, delivering international
standards that will support a safe and vibrant
marketplace in land, real estate, construction and
infrastructure, for the benefit of all.
We are proud of our reputation and we guard it fiercely,
so clients who work with an RICS professional can
have confidence in the quality and ethics of the
services they receive.
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