CPD Essentials

WEBINAR - Highway Law and Car Parking Issues
2025-06-05 17:00 - 18:30 UTC
Date: 5 June 2025
Speaker: Ian Quayle
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Safety at Height
2025-06-12 17:00 - 2025-06-26 18:30
Date: 12 June 2025
Speaker: Stuart Pierpoint – MSA Safety
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Hidden Operational Risks That Undermine Asset Value: What Surveyors and Property Managers Overlook
2025-06-19 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 19 June 2025
Speaker: Deborah Israel
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)
Hidden Operational Risks That Undermine Asset Value: What Surveyors and Property Managers Overlook
This technical CPD session highlights the operational risks that often go unnoticed – but can quietly erode asset value and disrupt portfolio performance. From lease clause liabilities and non-compliant EPCs to failing M&E systems and poor service charge recovery, these issues can significantly affect valuation if not addressed early.
Delegates will gain practical insight into identifying high-risk red flags during inspections and reporting, and learn how to present these findings in a way that supports asset and investment strategy.
Learning Outcomes:

Identify hidden risks that directly impact value and tenant retention
Understand how leases, compliance, and asset condition contribute to long-term risk
Translate technical property issues into commercially relevant reporting
Apply a structured risk assessment approach to inspections and client updates

CPD Relevance:
Aligned with the following RICS competencies:

Property Management
Inspection
Valuation
Landlord & Tenant
Sustainability / Health & Safety

WEBINAR - Solar PV CPD
2025-06-26 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 26 June 2025
Speaker: Michael Williams
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - The Building Safety Act 2022
2025-09-11 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 11 September 2025
Speaker: Ian Quayle
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Air Leakage & Fire Performance in Façade Systems
2025-09-18 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 18 September 2025
Speaker: Proctor Group
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Passive House and Low Energy Housing Design
2025-10-02 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 2 October 2025
Speaker: Proctor Group
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)
This webinar gives an overview of the Passive House design principles, the benefits they provide in terms of energy performance, and the means by which these benefits are achieved. It also introduces some common fabric first systems and solutions to simplify the process of optimising low energy design using the passive principles.

WEBINAR - Recent and Upcoming changes to fire safety
2025-10-09 16:30 - 17:30
Date: 9 October 2025
Speaker: John Palmer, OWL
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Building Regulations and their interaction with Listed/Historic Buildings
2025-10-23 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 23 October 2025
Speaker: John Palmer, OWL
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Renter's Rights Bill
2025-11-05 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 5 November 2025
Speaker: Richard Snape
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

Renters’ Rights Bill receives Royal Assent today, securing a fairer future for 11 million private renters in England

Renters’ Rights Bill receives Royal Assent today, securing a fairer future for 11 million private renters in England
Landmark legislation will abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, ending a practice that has threatened thousands of renters with homelessness
The Act will rebalance landlord-tenant relations across England as part of the government’s Plan for Change

England’s 11 million private renters were granted the most significant increase to their rights in a generation when the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill received Royal Assent today at 7.40pm.
The Renters’ Rights Act delivers on the government’s Plan for Change manifesto commitment to rebalance the relationship between England’s 2.3 million landlords and 11 million tenants, ending a system that has left renters vulnerable to unfair treatment and insecurity.
At the core of the Act is the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions – a practice that has pushed thousands into homelessness. This seismic shift will empower tenants to challenge poor conditions and unreasonable rent increases without fear of retaliatory eviction.
The reforms will give renters the right to end tenancies with two months’ notice, while protecting legitimate landlord interests through strengthened repossession grounds that support continued investment in the sector.
In the coming weeks, ministers will outline how the reforms will be rolled out.

WEBINAR - Architectural Aluminium: A Complete Guide to Design & Specification
2025-11-13 17:00 - 2025-11-27 18:30
Date: 13 November 2025
Speaker: Ivan Colvil, Alumasc
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Party Wall Update 2025
2025-11-20 17:00 - 2025-12-04 18:30
Date: 20 November 2025
Speaker: Ben Mackie – The Party Wall Collective
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

WEBINAR - Pitched Roof Design Considerations: Energy Moisture & Air Permeability RIBA
2025-11-27 17:00 - 18:30
Date: 27 November 2025
Speaker: Proctor Group
Time: 17:00-18:00 (with time for questions at the end)

Webinar - A retrofit solution to building sustainably
2026-01-08 08:00 - 17:00
Sustainable design is no longer a catchphrase, it’s an imperative. The need and urgency to update the existing building stock has never been greater and upgrading windows is one of the most challenging aspects of retrofit projects.
In this CPD, we help you to navigate through all the aspects of secondary glazing specification. You’ll learn how to determine what’s right for your or your client’s needs, what design considerations to bear in mind and lots more.We talk about typical applications and case studies and look at how to maximise product performance such as U-values, acoustic insulation and security. We also cover all the important regulatory aspects and design considerations, with particular emphasis on Heritage and Listed Buildings.
Contents:

How secondary glazing can help meet net zero and other sustainability commitments
Thermal insulation and upgrades to Part L (including U-values)
Control of noise with acoustic insulation (including dB ratings)
Window security (including blast, intruder, ballistic and fire)
Applications (including Listed and heritage buildings)
Standards and regulations
Specification process (including the range of products)
Maintenance
Economics

Webinar - steel for wall and roof cladding
2026-02-11 17:00 - 18:00
Steel for roof and wall cladding

Steel substrate and properties (Gauge, Galvanising, Different paint system properties and performance)
Structural performance
Fragility, Health and Safety and compliance with CDM Regulations
Aesthetics, Durability & testing and Fire performance
Part L and contribution of systems
Acoustics, Sustainability and Guarantees

AI webinars - essential viewing for all surveyors
2026-05-19 16:00 - 2026-06-04 17:00
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is starting to reshape the role of surveyors — not by replacing them, but by changing how they work. It enhances inspection, analysis, reporting, and decision-making, while human expertise remains central for judgement, liability, and client advice.
By integrating AI into their practice, members and RICS-regulated firms can make data-driven decisions. However, the responsible use of AI is important for the benefit of all stakeholders, including the public and the environment. As AI deepens its transformation of surveying practice, establishing clear, reliable standards is more critical than ever.

The RICS has just published its new professional standard on the Responsible use of AI
AI is increasingly being involved – both knowingly and unknowingly – in producing professional work in surveying. Since AI can be used to substitute human decision-making, it is important to have safeguards in place to ensure members and RICS-regulated firms maintain control of their professional work. This ensures quality for clients and upholds high standards in the public interest.
The standard aims to:

assist RICS members and regulated firms in establishing guardrails to maintain professional judgement while adapting to the use of this new technology
build confidence in data management
ensure effective communication with clients.

By doing so, the standard seeks to support trust among stakeholders and ensure AI enhances safety, resilience, and innovation in the natural and built environment.
To assist your understanding CPD essentials is running two webinars on AI

Workshop 1 – 19 May 2026 – AI for Surveyors – a practical introduction
Workshop 2 – 4 June at 4pm – AI Compliance and the RICS Standard

AI for Surveyors: A Practical Introduction
A practical introduction to AI for surveyors. What it is, how it works, where it fits into day-to-day practice, and where it breaks.
Delivered live by Nina Young, founder of Surveyors UK.
What we cover:

What AI actually is, in plain English
The tools you are already using without realising
Demonstrations of AI tools
How to write prompts that get useful results
What AI gets wrong, and why that matters
Privacy and client data – what not to do

Format: One hour live on. One hour formal CPD. Slides and links sent after.
Date: 19 May 4 – 5pm
Cost: £45.00
Workshop 2 – GUARD AI workshop

Getting started with the RICS Professional Standard on Responsible Use of AI in Surveying Practice

G – Governance – what does your firm need in place before anyone touches AI?
U – Use – what do you do when AI meets a live instruction?
A – Accountability – who is responsible and what they must sign off?

R – Risk – what could go wrong and how to manage it?
D – Documentation – what must you tell clients and be able to show on request?

A focused, practical workshop for surveyors and firm directors who need to understand the standard and act on it. Built around the GUARD Framework: Governance, Use, Accountability, Risk, Documentation.
The session is not an introduction to AI and it is recommended that you book both sessions. This session is focused on:

a map of mandatory requirements
Practical guidance on implementation
How to structure your approach
Useful tips and tools to take away

By the end of this workshop, you will:

Know every mandatory requirement in the standard and which ones apply to your firm
Understand the materiality test that determines how much of the standard you need to implement
Have a practical structure for building AI governance using the GUARD Framework
Be able to start building the core compliance documents the standard requires
Know how to explain to clients, colleagues, and insurers how your firm governs its use of AI

Format: One hour live online. One hour formal CPD. Slides and links sent after.
Date: 4 June 4-5pm
Cost: £70.00 + VAT
** BOOK BOTH SESSIONS FOR £100 AND SAVE £15 **

Webinar - Valuation and Red Book, part 3 - Residential and commercial valuation
2026-05-20 08:00 - 17:00
This is part three of 4 webinars on Valuation and Red Book for one of the most respected speaker on the topic

Valuation concepts
A refresher of the red book
Residential and commercial valuation
Valuation and guidance for specialised properties

Speaker – Nick French
Nick is a recognised expert in the area of property valuation and appraisal. Previously, he has worked at various Universities in the UK, Europe and the USA teaching extensively in the areas of valuation, investment and corporate real estate on BSc, MSc and MBA programmes. In 2018, Nick set up Real Estate Valuation Theurgy, a vehicle that allows him to continue writing papers, presenting conference papers and undertaking in-house training for the real estate profession at home and abroad. His research interests concentrate upon the interface of property legislation and regulation and its impact on value and valuation models. In recent years, he has won the RICS Prize for the Best Paper in Valuation and the Appraisal and the Appraisal Journal Prize for the Best Paper in Appraisal at European Real Estate Society Conferences. In 2018, he was awarded a “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the International Real Estate Society. Nick is the Editor of the Journal of Property Investment & Finance, the award winning academic international journal of the real estate industry. He also writes regularly for, the Journal of Property Investment & Finance, the Property Chronicle, the European Journal of Real Estate Research, the Journal of Corporate Real Estate and other professional and academic journals. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and has regularly served on the various committees such as the UK Valuation Board and the Corporate Real Estate Strategy Group. He was also a member of the Professional Board of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC).

FREE AI webinar
2026-07-23 15:30 - 16:30
Ian Quayle, chief executive at IQ Legal Training, is pleased to present this FREE one-hour webinar session on Thursday 23 July at 3.30pm, suitable for surveyors of all levels

This webinar will cover

The 75-year history of AI
The current use of AI in surveying
Compliance issues
Contractual, jurisdictional and data protection issues

Notes will be provided, and there will be an opportunity for delegate questions. Register your place below today or drop me an email on alison@cpdessentials.co.uk.
