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title: "RICS — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors — UK professional body for surveyors and valuers."
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> Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors — UK professional body for surveyors and valuers.

## TL;DR

- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors — UK professional body for surveyors and valuers.
- Sets the dominant UK valuation, measurement, and service-charge standards.

# RICS

*Tax / regulatory · UK*

## Short definition

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors — UK professional body for surveyors and valuers.

## Full definition

Sets the dominant UK valuation, measurement, and service-charge standards. RICS Red Book is the standard for valuation; RICS [Service Charge](/glossary/service-charge) Code governs service-charge management.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

RICS is part of the tax / regulatory vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across UK markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the UK definition alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

## See also

- [Service charge](/glossary/service-charge)
- [BOMA standard](/glossary/boma)

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/rics), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.