The RICS is to present a dossier to the Government, based on what its member agents believe would boost the housing market.
It is to ask members for their ideas on a number of issues, including how to increase home ownership, improve the private rented sector, create new ways of building homes, improving consumer information in the home-buying process and address the shortage of affordable housing.
The feedback received from members will be used to create a Plan for Action which will be presented to the Government early next year.
David Dalby, RICS residential director, said: “The financial crisis has served to highlight that the UK housing market is operating unsustainably.
“A fresh approach is needed to meet this challenge and to deliver a housing market that operates in everyone’s interest at every stage of the process.
“RICS members are uniquely involved in every aspect of the UK residential market and are best placed to tell Government and the sector what needs to be done.”
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Brit1234 Have you any outside interests other than your continual “bore” you post ?? Actually, you becoming very funny now, Fun Boy mullered you on another story, even better!
Whilst you may well be a jerk, every time price is mentioned its not compulsory for you to jerk of a rant? When you are as interesting or can compose something 50% as clever as a FBA, post, otherwise shhhhh!
@IO,
Yay!
New dossier needed for Gov't.
Dossier on how to implement dossier.
Get on it me ole mucker, it could be the making of you.
Just one quick thought. Another vested interest group NLA or wehatever they now call themselves and admittedly with a far greater vested interest than RICS has just presented this to Govt.
Why another dossier dodgy or otherwise?
Everyone knows what the solutions are it is the inability or unwillingness to implement them that is the problem
Higher interest rates and lower prices, stop propping the bubble.
Giving help to FTB's in the new market place only is crass beyond words.
Everyone knows there are more properties in the rest of the market in the first time buyer range and to push the prospects into the new market only is going to do zip for the main part of the market.
Schapps should wake up to reality and look to the bulk and not to just a small portion of the market.
Might just as well say the help will only be available to everyone who lives in Rutland. Or the Isle of White at high tide!
I like the cut of their jib. I may look these 'RICS' people up and give them some money.
Build more houses, lower prices.
Thanks
RICS
Start by building 500,000 council houses. This will put builders back to work and provide housing for dole bludgers.
Get the standard of 95% LTV loans available with all banks, as long as strict credit criteria met. That will stimulate the market from the bottom up.
Stamp duty for over £250k only. That will encorage sensible pricing also.
There, start with those 3 ideas. I woll come up with 3 more in April
Well done to the RICS for doing something positive.