The Scottish government won\u2019t be able to make a dent on supply unless it trains more housing professionals like surveyors, RICS said.<\/p>\n
The organisation argued that a lack of professionals are already constraining housing delivery, infrastructure investment, and large-scale decarbonisation.<\/p>\n
The \u2018RICS Manifesto\u2019 urged the Scottish government to provide fully-funded apprenticeship training for all SME-employed apprentices aged under 25 (aligning with the UK commitment).<\/p>\n
It also called for a review of building surveying and commercial valuation courses, as well as a review of Scottish government funding for higher education.<\/p>\n
Nick Maclean, president of RICS, said: \u201cThe manifesto offers a clear platform to inform party policies ahead of the budget and election, and we look forward to working with them to secure a fair, sustainable and prosperous future for Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n
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To deliver on climate ambitions, the manifesto called for a joined-up approach to retrofitting homes, including quality assurance frameworks to ensure work meets high standards, expert guidance and professional regulation for homeowners, and robust monitoring to prevent poor installations.<\/p>\n
RICS also urged the next government to establish a \u2018ministerial oversight group\u2019 on retrofit and to introduce legislation to measure and report embodied carbon.<\/p>\n
The group called for the government to create a Housing Land Agency, which could push modern methods of construction (prefab) for social housing and ensure local development plans are up to date.<\/p>\n
Robert Toomey, senior public affairs manager at RICS said: \u201cThe next government will govern at a pivotal moment for the built environment in Scotland, with the Budget playing a decisive role in what can realistically be delivered.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom tackling the housing emergency to delivering energy security through investment in vital infrastructure, funding decisions taken in the coming term will shape Scotland for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Scottish government won\u2019t be able to make a dent on supply unless it trains more housing professionals like surveyors, RICS said. The organisation argued that a lack of professionals are already constraining housing delivery, infrastructure investment, and large-scale decarbonisation. The \u2018RICS Manifesto\u2019 urged the Scottish government to provide fully-funded apprenticeship training for all SME-employed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7338,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-second-home"],"yoast_head":"\n