Backlash over fired directors prompted RICS to review its future, president admits

By Tom Lowe2021-02-01T06:00:00

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The backlash against the RICS over its handling of a damning report into its financial governance prompted the organisation to launch a review of its future purpose, its president has admitted.

The 152-year-old organisation has been rocked after news emerged last month that four non-executive directors were fired in November 2019 – with their departure kept secret by the RICS.

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