Wethered Hampden Bond Chartered Surveyors is regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, as a member firm, and is bound by the Rules of Conduct, both as a firm and as individuals, to ensure best practice and accountability at all times.

The Rules of Conduct for Firms apply to firms that RICS regulates. They cover those matters which are dealt with at firm level. The Rules focus on our regulatory goals and adopt the five principles of better regulation:

      These rules provide a strong foundation for RICS and for the firms it regulates, helping to protect the public and uphold the reputation of the profession.

Advancing standards in land, property and construction

RICS is the world’s leading qualification when it comes to professional standards in land, property and construction.

In a world where more and more people, governments, banks and commercial organisations demand greater certainty of professional standards and ethics, attaining RICS status is the recognised mark of property professionalism.

Our commitment to you, the client, is to abide by and, where possible, exceed the standards expected under the Regulation of RICS. We have adopted, as standard practice on all valuation work, a process of external audit prior to release of any reports to clients, by a separate firm of Chartered Surveyors who specialise in risk and audit. We have no regulatory instructions to undertake this, nor do our insurers require it, however, for peace of mind to the client we have decided on his course of action as best practice, at our cost, whilst full confidentiality will be retained by the nature of our contract with the auditors.

We believe this provides additional security and comfort to our clients, and ensures that we are monitored by our peers to ensure that best advice is being provided on a sound basis of research and analysis, and the application of this analysis in the appropriate manner.