RICS in Hungary – May update

We would like to take the opportunity to provide you with an update on our activities.

As most of you have noticed and as a result of the pandemic, most of our activities moved to online platforms and while the digital life certainly has its benefits, we were not entirely happy with the level of activities and engagement, and thus, with our overall visibility.

The pandemic had a huge impact on how we communicated and engaged not only with our members but also with other key participants of the markets we have presence in and these changes resulted in RICS rethinking the model of how we operate. You will probably have heard that RICS decided to close down a number of offices globally and a wide-spread reorganisation also took place to ensure our operation remains efficient and effective. One of the final stages of this process is the ongoing so-called Bichard review, which is an independent review into the Institution’s Purpose, Governance and Strategy. As part of the review process, members and staff members of RICS had the opportunity to communicate their opinions to Lord Bichard who is going to summarise his findings of the review in the next few weeks.

A special thank you to Noah Steinberg FRICS

At the same time, the second term of our chairman, Noah Steinberg FRICS, has ended and we would like to take the opportunity to thank him for his services and for the valuable contribution Noah has made to RICS during his period of appointment. It has been a real pleasure working with Noah in this capacity and his expertise and insights have been an essential contribution to our strategic discussions.

Going forward, as we navigate through the review process, we will not be launching a formal process to select a new chairman, but will continue working with the remaining members of the Advisory Board on an interim basis. You will hear more from us soon regarding our priorities for the coming period.

Finally, we would like to remind you to make good use of your free CPD package online, which is available to all members who have renewed their membership for 2022. We would love to see all of you on our WhatsApp Discussion Group and if you have difficulties joining it, do let us know.

The WhatsApp Discussion Group

• This group will enable you to get directly in touch with the local RICS members joining the group with a message.
• To access the group, it is really simple, you just need to scan the QR code with your mobile phone’s camera and you will join the group.
• Otherwise, you can also use this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GS8FlTMP2RoAPQCObQaeqT

Point of contact for members

If you have any questions in relation to your membership, please contact aemea@rics.org.

If you would like to explore how your company can work together with RICS and how we influence the market through our engagement with other like-minded key stakeholders, your main point of contact is Anna Orcsik on aorcsik@rics.org

If you’d like to be involved in building the community of RICS in Hungary – through events, news and local activities, do not hesitate to get in touch with Arianna Barboglio, Market Engagement Lead in the region – abarboglio2@rics.org

Author: Members of the Advisory Board of RICS in Hungary

• Gábor Décsi MRICS
• Krisztina Deutsch MRICS
• Ákos Fischl MRICS
• Zsolt Hintenberger MRICS
• Zsolt Jakab MRICS
• Anna Orcsik
• Gábor Soóki-Tóth MRICS
• Péter Würsching MRICS