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RICS Blue Book 5th Edition is now available for online consultation
RICS Blue Book 5th Edition is now available for online consultation
Friday, 13th May 2011
RICS members are invited to review and comment on the RICS Residential property standards (the 'Blue Book') 5th edition (2011) now available on our consultations platform iConsult.
Members are asked to read the brief guidance on commenting effectively (found at the top of the consultation's homepage) before adding their feedback against the relevant section of the document.
The RICS 'Blue Book' follows the workflow of an estate agent and contains mandatory, advisory and information status sections for all agents offering residential estate agency services in England and Wales. This revised edition features a brand new section on property management and a revised structure incorporating global real estate agency and brokerage standards.
Consultation ends 6 June.
View and comment on the Blue Book consultation here
For more information contact consultations@rics.org
- Real Estate Agency Code
- Ethics
- Securing instructions
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Acting for the seller: marketing the property
- 3.1 Advising on the property price or rent for marketing purposes
- 3.2 Providing market advice
- 3.3 Reporting your advice to the client
- 3.4 Keeping records
- 3.5 Methods of sale
- 3.6 Marketing properties
- 3.7 Online marketing
- 3.8 Advertisement signs and boards at the property
- 3.9 Viewings
- 3.10 Responding to questions from potential buyers
- 3.11 Keeping your client informed
- 3.12 Property clearance
- Acting for the seller: implementing the sale or lease
- Acting for the buyer
- Acting for the landlord: letting the property
- Acting for the landlord: letting agents
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Acting for the landlord: managing agents
- 8.1 Securing instructions
- 8.2 Equal treatment for disabled people
- 8.3 General property management activities
- 8.4 Employing service contractors
- 8.5 Schemes with freehold houses
- 8.6 Retirement properties
- 8.7 Ground rent
- 8.8 Service charges
- 8.9 Safety
- 8.10 Risk assessments
- 8.11 Repairs
- 8.12 Consultation
- 8.13 Insurance
- 8.14 Disputes
- 8.15 Lease extensions, right to enfranchise, right to manage and mixed-use properties
- 8.16 Ending the instructions and handover process
- Ending the instruction
- Safety and security
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Agency management
- 11.1 The name of and information about your business
- 11.2 Advertising and marketing your services
- 11.3 The use of social media
- 11.4 Handling complaints
- 11.5 Handling clients' money
- 11.6 Recovering outstanding debts
- 11.7 Insurance
- 11.8 Managing bribery risks
- 11.9 Training and keeping up to date
- 11.10 Employing staff
- 11.11 Sources of further advice
- Regulation and legislation