Insights

​“Please find us someone commercially aware” – a commonly heard phrase in our office, but what does it actually mean? Below is the culmination of research I’ve conducted through interviews with clients in the town planning and residential development sectors.

We ask in this piece, is acquiring a RICS membership worth it for building surveyors and those across the built environment.

The advancement of technology and the ambition of mankind have enabled the constant evolution of infrastructure. Great ambition, however, often comes at an even greater price. Here are seven of the most expensive infrastructure projects in the world.

Cities are places that are centred around its people. An expertly constructed city is innovative in aesthetics, sustainability, and architecture. See our examples of some of the world's best here.

Sustainability is now an architectural requirement as much as aesthetics or security. Here we’ve selected five of the world’s most impressive buildings using clean energy on a massive scale.

Any discussion on the UK housing crisis jumps straight to supply and demand. Prices and rents have risen as the supply of new homes has not kept pace with the demand. See our thoughts on what this means for the housing sector and specifically recruitment within it.

London’s skyline is on the rise: over 119 skyscrapers have been proposed in the last year. The British capital already boasts several pioneering structures like The Shard and Tate Modern. Over the next ten years, the city is set for dramatic growth, with a new crop of equally impressive buildings. The following skyscrapers are set to reshape London’s skyline.

The UK has no shortage of beautiful architecture. Idyllic scenes of thatched cottages and medieval churches, a landscape littered with ancient castles and Roman fortresses, all in the shadows of iconic cityscapes developed over centuries. In short, the UK is teeming with architectural style. Yet despite the generations of skill, progress and refinement, not every town and city in the UK can always deliver. It’s safe to say there has been some serious faux pas in UK town planning and construction.