ComplyQS — articles on the RICS AI standard https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ Plain-English explainers on the RICS AI standard for surveying firms, from the team behind ComplyQS. en-gb The RICS AI standard explained: what surveying firms must do https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/rics-ai-standard-explained/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/rics-ai-standard-explained/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT A plain-English guide to the RICS professional standard on responsible use of AI in surveying practice (effective 9 March 2026): who it applies to, what it requires, and the records your firm needs to keep. The AI systems register: what RICS requires (free template) https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-systems-register/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-systems-register/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT What the RICS AI standard requires an AI systems register to contain, who must keep one, worked examples for surveying firms, and a free CSV template you can use today. Writing an AI use policy for a surveying firm: what to include https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-policy-for-surveying-firms/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-policy-for-surveying-firms/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to write an AI use policy that meets the RICS AI standard: the sections to include, the records that must sit behind it, and the mistakes that make policies worthless. RICS AI standard compliance checklist: 12 things to have in place https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/rics-ai-standard-checklist/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/rics-ai-standard-checklist/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT A practical 12-point checklist for complying with the RICS AI standard — knowledge, registers, policies, due diligence, client notices, output reviews and the records behind each. Client AI disclosure notices: what surveyors must tell clients, and when https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/client-ai-disclosure-notice/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/client-ai-disclosure-notice/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The RICS AI standard requires clients to be told about material AI use in writing and in advance. What a client AI notice should say, when to send it, and what else must change in your documents. “Material impact” in the RICS AI standard: how to decide and record it https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/materiality-decisions/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/materiality-decisions/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Materiality is the switch that turns on most RICS AI standard duties. A practical test for deciding whether AI use is material, who should decide, and exactly what to record. The AI risk register for surveying firms: what goes in it, and the quarterly rule https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-risk-register-surveying/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-risk-register-surveying/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT RICS-regulated firms using AI materially must run a RAG-rated AI risk register, reviewed at least quarterly. What the standard says it must contain, with worked examples for QS practices. AI due diligence for surveying firms: the six things to ask suppliers in writing https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-due-diligence/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-due-diligence/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Before relying on an AI system with material impact, RICS firms must carry out detailed written due diligence. The six minimum information requests, the testing record, and what to do when vendors won't answer. Relying on AI outputs: written reliability decisions, named surveyors and dip sampling https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-output-reliability/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-output-reliability/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The RICS AI standard requires a written, named decision on whether an AI output can be relied on — and randomised dip sampling for high-volume use. What the written decision must contain. AI explainability: the five things surveyors must provide on request https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-explainability-surveying/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-explainability-surveying/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Under RICS 4.4, firms must be able to provide written information about their AI use on request — the system, how it works, the due diligence, risk management and reliability decisions. AI clauses in terms of engagement: the six things RICS requires https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/terms-of-engagement-ai/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/terms-of-engagement-ai/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Where AI use is material, RICS requires engagement documents to cover six things in writing — including client routes to contest AI use, seek redress and opt out. Most firms' terms cover none. AI in quantity surveying: where it's already used, and what the rules now say https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-in-quantity-surveying/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-in-quantity-surveying/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Where AI is actually used in quantity surveying today — measurement, cost planning, drafting, transcription — and what the RICS AI standard requires firms to do about each use. Does the RICS AI standard apply to small firms and sole practitioners? https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/rics-ai-standard-small-firms/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/rics-ai-standard-small-firms/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Yes — the RICS AI standard applies to regulated firms of every size. What that means for a sole practitioner or small surveying practice, and the honest minimum that satisfies it. AI compliance software for surveyors: what to look for (and when a spreadsheet is fine) https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-compliance-software-surveyors/ https://complyqs.co.uk/articles/ai-compliance-software-surveyors/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to choose AI compliance software for a RICS-regulated firm: the seven capabilities that map to the standard, the questions to ask any vendor — and an honest note on when spreadsheets suffice.