The management of the RICS and the relationship that the professional body has with the members goes from bad to worse. It’s as if they are trying to pick a fight with the membership on whom they depend for their very survival. In the recent elections to the RICS Governing Council the overall voter turnout was 6.53%. That’s slightly less than the turnout for the Monster Raving Loony Party at a parliamentary election. Subscriptions are to increase in 2025 with Fellows paying an eye watering £681 pa, over £100 more than an associate. Ever wondered why it is that Fellows pay more? I presume the RICS thinking is that Fellows are probably earning a few bob so we’ll fleece a bit more out of them.
It has been announced that the 50% concession for those Chartered Surveyors who work part-time is to be scrapped on the grounds that the members asked for it. Just how many part-time concessions does the RICS hand out? I suspect not many. As has been pointed out a significant percentage of part-timers will be members with young families looking for a work/life balance, wouldn’t you have thought someone would have considered this ? In the words of Homer Simpson: Doh, it just gets worse and worse!
I have been a member of the RICS for 52 years but for how much longer ?
Duncan Cartlidge FRICS
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