Industry veterans query RICS appointing own bosses to lead review of group

By Tom Lowe2021-03-15T06:00:00

Paul Morrell and Richard Steer question independence of initiative

The UK’s former chief construction advisor has called the decision of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to ask its own bosses to chair a review into its future purpose a “disaster”, adding the organisation’s leadership should leave their posts.

Paul Morrell said the appointment of RICS president Kathleen Fontana and chief executive Sean Tompkins to chair its ‘Defining Our Future’ review, which was prompted by a member backlash against a governance scandal, was a “pathetic” attempt to “keep a lid on things”.

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