RICS North West Blog

Is land ownership a privilege or a responsibility?

pcoles — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:54:00 GMT

By Geoff White, Head of Public Policy and Communications, RICS North A conference organised by the Newcastle-based Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (Relu) asked a very interesting question for all RICS members this month… ‘Who should run the countryside?’...(read more)

Property professionals have a big role to play in North West recovery

gwhite — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:48:00 GMT

By Geoff White, Head of Public Policy and Communications, RICS North The economy, Local Enterprise Partnerships and the role to be played by property professionals in the recovery, led discussions when 60-plus members attended the RICS North West CPD...(read more)

RICS North on twitter

pcoles — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:56:00 GMT

RICS North is now on twitter at @RICSNorth. The advantage of twitter is that it tells you what is happening right now; it delivers news to you in very brief updates; it drives traffic to your website, and it is a great way to communicate with a large...(read more)

NPPF submission includes North West voice

gwhite — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:31:00 GMT

By Geoff White, Head of Public Policy and Communications, RICS North RICS has delivered a substantial consultation submission on the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to the Department of Communities and Local Government. The framework has...(read more)

RICS North backs Manchester Regeneration Summit

gwhite — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:51:00 GMT

By Geoff White, Head of Public Policy and Communications, RICS North The Northern Regeneration Summit 2011 that took place in Manchester this week was a cut down version of the annual think-fest put on for property professionals by Regeneration &...(read more)