Finding solutions to market challenges

The RICS, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – of which Lampons is a member – is calling on its membership to find solutions to housing market challenges.

Professional firms qualified to belong to the body will be asked for ideas on how to increase home ownership, improve the private rental sector, create new ways of building homes, improve consumer information in the home-buying process and address the shortage of affordable housing. Feedback from the consultations will be used to create a Plan for Action to be presented to the Government in early 2012.

David Dalby, RICS Residential Director, commented: “The financial crisis has served to highlight that the UK housing market is operating unsustainably. A fresh approach is needed to meet this challenge and to deliver a housing market that operates in everyone’s interest at every stage of the process. RICS members are uniquely involved in every aspect of the UK residential market and are best placed to tell Government and the sector what needs to be done.”

Robin Lampon said his firm was looking forward to making a constructive contribution to the consultation process.

Posted on 15th November, 2011