Budget 2015: RICS chief’ makes ‘party politics’ jibe after Osborne statement

THE policy chief of national surveyors’ organisation the RICS has taken a swipe at George Osborne’s Budget for being “more of a party political broadcast with insufficient focus on land and construction as drivers of growth”.

Head of policy of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Jeremy Blackburn also said the review of inheritance tax deeds of variation was a lacklustre measure and, combined with annuity cash releases, were likely to encourage baby boomers to downsize and bring new supply to the... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...

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