Hot Topic Highlight – RICS Annual Review 2024
- Jen Lemen
- Jul 1
- 3 min read
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What is this blog about?
In this week's blog, we take a look at how and why RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates and Chartered Surveyors should check out the RICS Annual Review each year.
In May 2025, RICS published their Annual Review 2024, including three key documents; the Annual Review itself, the Standards & Regulation Board Annual Report and the Remuneration Report 2024. These relate to the year ending 31 December 2024.
You can read the full reports and the RICS summaries here.
Why should you read the reports?
As a current or prospective member of MRICS, it is really important to know what is going on within your governing body. This includes current hot topics, updates on how the RICS is run and how the RICS is structured.
Reading the reports will provide you with really useful background context to the RICS, allowing you to act in the public interest and to provide a high standard of service. You can also count reading the reports as informal CPD!
What did the RICS CEO and President have to say about the Annual Review 2024?
What does the Annual Review say about the RICS membership?
The Annual Review confirms that there are 142,032 RICS professionals and candidates worldwide, including 29,904 trainees and 112,128 professionals qualified as AssocRICS, MRICS or FRICS.
3,924 new members joined RICS in 2024, with a further 7,644 enrolling as candidates.
The global APC pass rate was 59%. This was higher for women (65%) than for men (57%) or for candidates who did not provide this data (3% of total candidates).
The global AssocRICS pass rate was 67%.
What else does the Annual Review provide updates on?
Entry and Assessment Review final report
Knowledge and Practice Committee
Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment
Red Book 2025
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Other global hot topics
Dispute Resolution Service
Regulation and assurance operations
Member value and engagement
Board appointments
Attracting a diverse next generation and the RICS DEI strategy, RICS Matrics and early engagement
Thought leadership, including sustainability, data, technology, AI, housing and skills pipeline
Governance structure and various committee/board updates
What does the current RICS governance structure look like?
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N.b. Nothing in this article constitutes legal, professional or financial advice.
