RICS congratulates new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) congratulates Steve Reed on their appointment as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Housing and the built environment are rightly central to the UK’s growth agenda, and it is essential that momentum for reform continues to unlock construction and give the sector confidence.

RICS continues to work with government to help it deliver 1.5 million new homes and to champion a built environment that is sustainable, safe, and fit for the future needs of people and the economy. The keys to achieving this is unlocking the planning system, raising investor confidence, and crucially, inspiring the next generation to enter the built environment professions.

-ENDS-

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We are RICS. Everything we do is designed to effect positive change in the built and natural environments. Through our respected global standards, leading professional progression and our trusted data and insight, we promote and enforce the highest professional standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.

Our work with others provides a foundation for confident markets, pioneers better places to live and work and is a force for positive social impact.

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Kris Hicks

Global Media Officer @ RICS

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