RICS provides the world's leading professional qualification in land, property, construction and the associated environmental issues. An independent organisation, RICS acts in the public interest: setting and regulating the highest standards of competence and integrity among our members; and providing impartial, authoritative advice on key issues for business, society and governments worldwide. An RICS Home Survey is not to be confused with a mortgage valuation report. A mortgage valuation report will give your mortgage lender a valuation but will NOT give you a report on the condition of the building.