Well, well indeed 😞what a revelation from the U.K. Government via No. 10 led by Dr Tony Sewell CBE ..... irrespective of what label we are given #Black / #BME or #BAME - let us all be crystal 💎clear - as of today - 31/03/21 - and in the presence of the ‘official’ U.K. Government led report, duly endorsed by the Chair of the Race & Ethnic Disparities Commission – know that we have truly and unquestionably gone BACKWARDS, IN (NETT) / REAL TERMS, BY AT LEAST A QUARTER OF A CE

Credit: Buckminster Fuller Preamble September 2021, will for me, mark thirty (30) years of membership to the global leader, called RICS. Much has changed since 1991, but thankfully much has stayed the same. For one, our iconic building at Parliament Square, that represents the official (global) home of RICS is still serving members from across the globe, as well as providing access to the profession for the general public. However, so much has still not yet been confirmed, co

At DiverseCity Surveyors, we are taking this unique opportunity to conclude a week of global recognition for our female counterparts in Surveying roles, with a focus on a future leader. Empowered by her piercing smile, I was fortunate enough to have met and been introduced to Ms Shakirah Akinwale following a recent Advisory Committee meeting with our industry partner Building People. It was abundantly clear to me that 'Shax, as she is fondly known, had a passion for the Surve

For many years and as a longstanding industry professional; ever since I graduated in 1994, I have developed lots of personal goals over the years. One of those goals, apart from wanting to head up and lead an all-Black team and Supply-Chain, as a building contractor [which was successfully achieved for the first time back in 2006] was to work alongside an all-Black professional design team, as a PQS, delivering a significant Client instruction, in the UK. What I hadn't reali

It's not easy to find genuine partners who seek nothing more than to serve the needs of others. no fanfare, no greed, no jostling for position, no reinventing the wheel, no going for glory, no stepping on each others toes, and no pursuit of size over quality. After all it's about people, and here at DiverseCity Surveyors, we take things one life and career, at a time; slow and steady wins the race. We are of course talking about the team over at Building People, currently led