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Two RICS initiatives adopted by CI

Two RICS initiatives adopted by CI

| 09/03/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): Two new RICS initiatives, recently adopted by the Cayman Islands, are set to bring a new level of standards to property valuation to the islands and across the Caribbean. After talks between the RICS, Cayman Islands’ Lands & Survey Department and the Valuation & Estates office, Cayman officially adopted the new standard for […]

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7MB property sales booming

7MB property sales booming

| 06/03/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): Cayman Islands’ 2014 Cayman Property Review revealed a 120% increase in areas such as Seven Mile Beach condominium market, a drastic change when compared to beachfront condo sales in 2013. Charterland surveyors revealed in their analysis there was a total of 178 sales of SMB individual condos last year, compared to 81 sales […]

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Property & Construction Conference this week

Property & Construction Conference this week

| 03/03/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): RICS will host Cayman Islands Property & Construction Conference on Thursday 5 March at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. Grand Cayman’s second property and construction conference is expected to draw a crowd of more than 200 attendees. 

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Architects to be registered under proposed legislation

Architects to be registered under proposed legislation

| 29/08/2014 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): Proposal legislation would require architects and engineers in the Cayman Islands to be registered, and they would also then be required, for the first time in this jurisdiction, to have professional indemnity insurance. Currently this is not mandatory as it is in other places, such as the UK and the US. This would […]

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Registered valuers not necessarily qualified

Registered valuers not necessarily qualified

| 18/08/2014 | 3 Comments

(CNS Business) Updated: The Cayman Islands is the first county in the Americas where all valuations undertaken by chartered surveyors must be registered valuers, a scheme that was introduced by the local chapter of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. However, while the Valuer Registration scheme regulates valuation reporting standards, clients should be aware that […]

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New property valuation programme for Cayman

New property valuation programme for Cayman

| 14/08/2014 | 2 Comments

(CNS Business): The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Valuer Registration programme is now mandatory for all professionals performing valuations under the RICS designation in the Cayman Islands. The Global professional body that represents, regulates and promotes chartered and technical surveyors, says the move aims to provide quality assurance and reduce the risk associated with valuations in the region. […]

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