What a year that was! Want to find out more? Spend just 5 minutes to read about all we've done.
What we have achieved at the RPSA over the last 12 months is nothing short of astounding.
But it has let us set in place the firm foundations that will support the next phase of the Association’s growth in 2022 and beyond.
In just 11 short years, the RPSA has become the leading professional association representing independent residential property surveyors. We support existing and new practitioners by providing a framework that helps members do what they do best, and that is to get on and deliver the best possible service and quality to their clients.
When we launched the Survey Inspection & Reporting Standards in 2020, the RPSA set a new benchmark in the residential surveying sector, with the highest standards ever introduced for surveyors. And that means that consumers, our clients, know that they can trust an RPSA surveyor.
But it doesn’t stop there. In 2021 our ambition was to deliver the fundamental foundations that support the membership structure that sits above. That will provide the firm base on which to extend our reach in 2022.
So let’s quickly look at what we launched, introduced and achieved in 2021:-
The most comprehensive package of benefits ever introduced by a surveyors Association
It includes:-
Bespoke Terms & Conditions created by the leading sector law firm for the protection of surveyors and consumers
Code of Conduct detailing the professional standards expected of RPSA members
Exemplar policies for:-
The Property Ombudsman redress scheme providing impartial complaints management
Bespoke PI policy offering competitive rates and comprehensive cover
All of these benefits are available to members as part of their standard membership package through the RPSA Member login area
In 2021 the RPSA ran not one, not two, but three conferences.
The main conference, Reach for the Stars, in Leicester in November was the biggest, boldest and most successful event in our history. Delegates responded that it wasn’t just the best RPSA conference ever, nor just the best surveyors conference ever, but it was the best conference of ANY type that they had ever attended.
If you want to re-live it, or find out what happened, you can watch the video here 2021 Conference review
And we’ve already set the date for our Driving the Future conference on 15th March 2023 at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire.
On top of that, we ran, for the first time ever, two student conferences that were created to help guide, motivate and educate new entrants to our industry.
More than 95% of those who attended said they would recommend the event to others in the future.
Helping consumers understand the benefits of using an RPSA surveyor can be difficult for individual members to convey, so we commissioned a video to get a clear and simple message across to our prospective clients.
And the result is available for every full member to embed on their own website, to reinforce that it is only RPSA surveyors that are guaranteed to do a full and thorough inspection on every single occasion. Watch the video here RPSA the Movie
A brand new RPSA website helping consumers, surveyors and other industry professionals quickly find the information they need.
RPSA are the first, and only, professional surveyors association ever to introduce standards for new-build snagging inspections.
The standards arise after a 2-year RPSA-led consultation working with the New Homes Quality Board, key industry stakeholders, Government, consumer groups and existing practitioners. In the near future, ALL new home buyers will have an absolute right to commission an RPSA member to carry out a Pre-Completion snagging inspection on their behalf and help ensure that the quality of their new home meets their expectations.
Click the link to download a copy of the new standards RPSA New-build Survey Inspection & Reporting Standards
In 2021 we resumed our Meet & Greet events, meeting members, non-members, students and random strangers(!) at a series of informal gatherings in Milton Keynes, Crawley, Exeter, Newcastle, and Warrington.
Getting out to meet members on their own doorstep is a vital way for the RPSA to be a relevant, inclusive and dynamic organisation that can really meet the needs of its members.
Watch out for more events being scheduled for 2022 by visiting RPSA Events
The RPSA Panel secures survey instructions on behalf of members, working with consumers, High St lenders, valuers, conveyancers and others. In 2021 we put more than £1 million of fees into RPSA members' pockets, and 2022 promises to be even bigger.
....will see the growth and development of the Association continue unabated. We're already working hard on plans to extend membership reach, expand the panel, and develop and introduce new products and services.
The value of a professional association is not just about badges, it's about actions and results. The RPSA will continue, in 2022, to work as hard as possible to support its members for the benefit of the residential surveying profession, our clients and our colleagues throughout the industry.
If you're a surveyor, or training to become one, and want to be part of this amazing transformation of our profession, you can join HERE or email chairman@rpsa.org.uk
