The Harris Debate 2025: Ethical Surveying During a Housing Crisis #218

Last week, we were delighted to host the return of the Harris Debate, this year asking the important questions about the surveyor’s duty of care during times of great housing demand.This episode of The RICS Podcast comes to you live from the event, moderated by Lord Bichard of Nailsworth KCB, and featuring a panel with Dr Wei Yang OBE, Faraz Baber FRICS, Charlotte Neal MRICS, Fiona Fletcher-Smith and Joey Aoun.With firsthand perspectives from industry experts and practical ideas for catalysing change, this episode offers an opportunity to engage with the issues shaping the future of housing, and the moral balance at the heart of the solution to the housing crisis.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:The ethical responsibilities of surveyors and built environment professionals in addressing the housing crisisConfronting the challenges of delivering affordable, high-quality housing amid financial, regulatory, and political pressuresThe importance of community engagement and local authority leadership in sustainable housing developmentInnovative financial strategies and public-private partnerships to unlock housing supply and investmentHighlighting solutions such as repurposing vacant homes and retrofitting existing stock for immediate impactDr Wei Yang OBE https://www.linkedin.com/in/wei-yang-obe-84771b26/Faraz Baber FRICShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/faraz-baber-frics-mrtpi-539ba518/Charlotte Neal MRICShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-neal-a9603a6/Fiona Fletcher-Smithhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-fletcher-smith-0b22302a1/Joey Aounhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-aoun-0a469aa3/Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors:https://www.rics.org/uk/RICS Podcast Pagehttps://www.rics.org/podcast/Kieran Halliwellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/