Professional directories and sources

The following bodies maintain online directories of independent professionals that serve as useful sources in helping to choose the right agent for your project. • Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI): maintains a directory of planning consultants (www.rtpi.org.uk). • Architects Registration Board (ARB): maintains the official register of UK architects (www.arb.org.uk). • Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): membership organisation with a list of practices and individual architects alongside a Conservation Register detailing specialists in all aspects of historic building conservation, repair and maintenance (www.architecture.com). • Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA): membership organisation with a list of practices and individual architects (www.rsua.org.uk). • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): maintains a record of chartered surveyors (www.rics.org/uk). • Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT): maintains a directory of CIAT Chartered Practices and Chartered Architectural Technologists (www.architecturaltechnology.com). • Ulster Architectural Heritage: maintains a Directory of Traditional Building Skills detailing specialists in the field of historic building conservation (www.ulsterarchitecturalheritage.org.uk/).