RICS unveils Senedd election manifesto priorities

THE next Welsh Government needs to utilise the built and natural environment to drive economic growth and business confidence, says the RICS in its Senedd election manifesto.

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Ahead of May's election the membership body for chartered surveyors said the built environment in Wales contributes more than £17.2bn in economic activity and supports thousands of jobs.

Its manifesto calls for the administration in Cardiff Bay to develop a housing delivery strategy through cross-tenure targets and development ambitions and to ensure a truly functional planning system by embedding specialist skills in areas such as developer contributions and biodiversity net gain. It also says that it must protect residential leaseholders with modern, UK-aligned standards to replace the outdated, historic version currently in use in Wales.