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The RICS Responsible Use of AI standard has applied to every member and regulated firm since 9 March 2026. We help building surveying practices comply with it, and use AI properly, to write reports faster, on your own templates.
“We tell our staff not to use AI on reports.”
Most firms we speak to start here. But a ban only works if it's written down, communicated and checked. In practice, someone's on a free account on their phone, pasting in site notes. That's the risk RICS is asking you to manage.
“RICS is basically telling us not to use it.”
It isn't. The standard doesn't ban AI. It sets out how to use it responsibly: governance, records, oversight of what AI produces, and honesty with clients. Professional judgement stays with the surveyor.
“If we tell clients we used AI, they'll think they're not getting a professional service.”
A fair worry. But clients are already putting your reports into their own AI to check them. A firm that can explain exactly how AI was used, and where the surveyor's judgement came in, looks more professional, not less.
“We had AI training. Nobody uses it.”
Generic training doesn't stick. Ours is built on your reports, your templates and your house style, live, in front of your team.
“Surveyors are slow to change.”
We hear that from surveyors themselves. Which is why we start with one report, one draft and one session, not a transformation programme.
This is just one way AI can help you
The standard has applied since 9 March 2026. There's no grace period to wait for.
Shadow AI, meaning personal accounts and free tools with client data, is the biggest exposure we find.
Inconsistencies and carried-over sections get surfaced in seconds.
"How do you use and control AI?" is turning up in writing.
APC candidates are expected to know the standard. Your firm should too.
Build AI governance in from day one, not as a retrofit.
Responsible use of artificial intelligence in surveying practice — RICS professional standard, global, 1st edition.
Download the RICS standard (PDF) →Opens the official RICS document. Skirr AI is not affiliated with or endorsed by RICS.
We set up a business-grade AI workspace for your team, with clear rules on what client data can and can't go in. Then we take one of your anonymised reports and produce a first draft in your house format, live, from real site notes.
AI as a second reader: carried-over sections, wrong photos, wrong-project references, US spelling. A hazard check that compares your site notes against the draft. And the boundary RICS cares about: judgement, ratings and sign-off stay with the surveyor, every time.
Plus six months of follow-up, with check-ins at three and six months, so it doesn't drift.
Training and implementation support. This is not legal or regulatory advice.
Enter your email once and download the full bundle — all five documents below.
AI Use & Responsible Adoption Policy
A starting policy for RICS-regulated firms — roles, oversight and how AI fits your practice.
AI System Register
Log the AI systems you use, when you started, material impact, and when to review them.
AI Risk Register
Track AI risks with likelihood, impact, mitigation and review status.
AI Output Reliability Decision Record
Record the surveyor's reliability decision whenever AI has a material impact on a service.
RICS AI Standard — Compliance Checklist
A plain checklist of what the standard asks for, so you can see where you stand.
Free. Instant download.
Founder, Skirr AI
Paul has spent his career in property and infrastructure. He trains surveying teams on their own live reports, and works with Scottish Futures Trust, Fife Council and the Scottish Government's building standards programme. His approach is simple: AI drafts and checks, and the surveyor decides.
Yes. It has applied to all RICS members and regulated firms since 9 March 2026, wherever AI has a material impact on the surveying service.
No. It sets out how AI should be governed, recorded and overseen. The surveyor stays accountable for the output.
Transparency with clients is one of the standard's core areas. What you say depends on how AI is used. We help you decide, and give you wording that reads as professional, not apologetic.
Only if the ban is written down, communicated and checked. Most firms find staff are using it anyway. We help you find out.
No. It drafts and checks. Inspection, judgement, ratings and sign-off stay with the surveyor.
Two live sessions a fortnight apart, plus check-ins at three and six months.
Book a call and we'll give you a straight figure for your team size.
Tell us how many surveyors you have and how you write reports now. We'll tell you straight whether this is worth it for your practice.
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