Entire RICS standards and regulation board quits en masse

Follows resignation of chair

All members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors standards and regulation board (SRB) have tendered their resignation, including chair Janet Paraskeva.

In a statement on Tuesday (27 June), RICS president and chair of the governing council Ann Gray said the organisation had accepted Paraskeva's resignation and that all members of the board have since also opted to step down. Gray said Paraskeva and the board members will work a short notice period to ensure a "smooth transition" for their successors. RICS' activities remain in "full operation" with no break in the continuity of regulatory functions. Interim appointments will be made to the SRB "as a priority" while a permanent board is recruited.  RICS gives all clear for property sec...