The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a new residential retrofit standard.
The standard, which has been developed by a team of experts following an eight-week long consultation, will provide a framework within which RICS members can advise their customers on retrofit options in homes across the UK.
Paul Bagust, head of property practice at RICS, said: “As homeowners increasingly look to explore ways to retrofit their homes to improve energy performance, it is critical that advice is given by a highly qualified professional. It is clear, especially from the results of the extra questions added to our monthly residential survey, that there is a market need for a standard that facilitates quality, reliability and consistency, and the RICS retrofit standard does just that.
“This fully comprehensive standard will be rigorously upheld by RICS and has been designed to be used and understood by a broad range of professionals in the industry. We are asking for the recommendations in the standard to be implemented by the 31 October 2024.”
