We are the Property Research Trust

Formerly the RICS Research Trust, we are an established grant award entity supporting research in the disciplines of land, real estate and construction right across the world.

New Chair

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Dalgleish, FRICS as Chair of the Property Research Trust in succession to the late Sarah Sayce, who tragically passed away in late 2021.  Alan is hugely experienced real estate professional, currently based in Hong Kong, the founder of Asian Property Intelligence and previously Chief Executive of ANREV, a not-for-profit association for investors in unlisted real estate.

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Announcement: Call for Funding

We are delighted to announce a Call for applications for research funding. Please click here for details. Note that we will be operating a two-stage applications process. Closing date for Stage One is Tuesday 8th February 2022, 8.00 pm GMT. This is an outline application: there is no form to fill in, instead please tell us your ideas on no more than two or three pages, in accordance with the guidance we have given. Stage Two will be more formal and the closing date for this is Tuesday 26th April 2022, 8.00 pm GMT.

The Property Research Trust, as a charity, has a remit of supporting, delivering and disseminating high quality, independent reliable knowledge, and future thinking through research funding. It is administered by a Board of Trustees, comprising senior academics and others with expertise in surveying, real estate and the built and natural environments. The Trust funds research globally.

Recent publications of The Trust.

Full projects and reports list

OCTOBER 2021
Construction frameworks in the public sector.  Do they deliver what they promise?

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JULY 2021
Walk-along and cycle-along.  Accessing the benefits of the Connswater Community Geenway in Belfast, UK

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MAY 2021
Regulating short-term rentals. Platform-based property rentals in European cities: the policy debates [Report...]

How to make inquiries.

All inquiries to the Property Research Team can be sent here.