Chartered Surveyor - Real Estate Pathway

Appreciate how legal, political and social issues shape our sector and its role in the economy. Understand the project lifecycle and the RIBA Plan of Work. Identify the industry’s stakeholders and professions and your chosen profession’s key responsibilities in meeting client objectives.

Explore the causes of climate change and the challenges of sustainable development, with particular focus on the construction and property sector. Examine the relationship between property and the environment along with the criteria used to measure sustainability in relation to finished construction projects.

Gain an understanding of the organisational structures within the sector. Appreciate the role of business planning and the accounting concepts that support decision making. Consider the importance and benefits of client management, professionalism, ethical practice and diversity in the workforce.

Establish a foundation knowledge of buildings, the environment and technology, also considering them from a sustainability perspective. Develop your communication skills and construction literacy with real-world examples of construction projects, including traditional masonry and roof construction.

Dive into the legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the construction and property sector, along with the legal environment in the context of planning, design and occupation and health and safety as it relates to both design and construction activity.

Apply basic economic theory to the four dimensions of property and construction sector activity: the market, the public policy, the temporal, and the spatial dimensions. Develop your analytical skills and recognise the relevance of economic analysis to property-related issues.

Learn the principles of land ownership (freehold and leasehold), including the acquisition and protection of third-party rights. Gain an understanding of common law and the statutory rules that govern the landlord and tenant relationship and develop an analytical approach to legal problem-solving.

Examine the role and purpose of planning and key planning principles and policies relating to housing, town centres, transportation, retailing and the countryside, with consideration given to social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability.

Develop within a practice context, your understanding of the comparative, investment, profits and depreciated replacement cost methods of valuations. Explore the means of analysis, yield selection and risk considerations required by valuers.

Examine the process of developing land and the factors that determine what can be developed. Undertaking authentic tasks, expand your understanding of valuation methods, such as residual appraisal and discounted cashflow, to reflect these factors in the valuation of development land.

Dive into the practice, principles and dynamics of estate agency and property marketing, focusing on residential and commercial property markets in England and Wales. Explore the client-agent relationship, company account analysis, the logic of location theory and how the sale price is determined.

Examine the role that commercial property plays for both an investor and an occupier, considering the sustainable management strategies of property owners and how the commercial property manager helps develop and implement these strategies.

Develop your ability to understand and analyse investments, so you can recognise property as an investment asset within the overall spectrum of other investment categories. Building the practical skills that will enable you to make informed investment decisions for clients.

Develop your research skills in the context of the built environment, your workplace and your chosen career path. Reflect on your learning and knowledge by relating the practicalities of a case study to the academic concepts and ideas that underpin it.  Demonstrate your professional competence.

Apply valuation principles to more complex situations and explore rental growth explicit valuation concepts. Understand both the theoretical and practical limitations in valuing property and its environments and how these affect value.  Consider professional ethics and the impact of sustainability.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to carry out valuations for statutory purposes, specifically for compulsory purchase and compensation and taxation. Develop an understanding and expertise in both of these disciplines to provide appropriate and reflective advice and valuations to clients.