A qualified surveyor is a person who
has a recognised formal qualification to perform a certain
task related to a property instruction. There are many
different types of qualification.
The election is made by the President
of the Institution and is only made after the surveyor
has completed an Assessment of Professional Competence.
A qualified surveyor would normally
be employed to deal with any formal property matters
such as a valuation for loan purposes, proprietor and
tenant transactions, building surveys, construction
cost estimates and acting as an Expert Witness in Arbitration
or Court Proceedings.