TY  - BOOK
ED  - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
ED  - Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation
ED  - Rating Surveyors' Association
ED  - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
TI  - Rating consultancy code of practice
T2  - RICS Code of Practice
SN  - 9781783215201
PY  - 2024///
CY  - London
PB  - RICS
KW  - England and Wales
KW  - Scotland
KW  - Northern Ireland
N2  - The code of practice has been jointly adopted by RICS, the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV) and the Rating Surveyors’ Association (RSA).

With the aim of improving consumer protection and maintaining professional standards, the code sets out the standards of practice that rating consultants must adopt in all cases where they are either seeking instructions, or are approached by a new or existing client, to provide advice in relation to non-domestic rating matters.

The 5th edition includes some small revisions to the appendices and other minor areas from the previous edition published in 2017. These improve accountability around the use of declarations contained in the appendices, to support consumer protection.

The code has mandatory application in relation to rating consultancy work undertaken by members of RICS, IRRV or RSA.

The code of practice covers:
The code of practice applicable in England and Wales
The code of practice applicable in Scotland
The code of practice applicable in Northern Ireland; Supersedes 4th ed.  ISBN 9781783211906, Published April 2024, effective from 1 June 2024
UR  - https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/standards/Rating-consultancy-code-of-practice-5th-edition.pdf
ER  -