049 Alan Milstein from the Residential Property Surveyors Association
In this episode, Phil Parnham, the director of Bluebox Partners, is interviewing Alan Milstein, the Chairman of the Residential Property Surveyors Association, which is focused on supporting the interests of independent residential surveyors and making surveys more attractive to homebuyers.
Although a practicing surveyor, Alan spends most of his time lobbying with the government and industry stakeholders to promote the importance of surveys and the skills of the independent practitioner.
What Is Covered:
- What is RPSA and its growth during the pandemic
- Surveyors as facilitators of home buying, not dream killers
- Why only 20% of home buyers commission a home survey
- How the RPSA Panel works and what products it offers
- How to change the perception of residential surveyors in the public
Connect with Alan Milstein: 

Connect with RPSA:
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Website http://www.rpsa.org.uk/index.php
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rpsassoc/
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/residential-property-surveyors-association
- Twitter https://twitter.com/the_rpsa
Connect with Phil Parnham: 

- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/philparnham/
- Twitter https://twitter.com/philparnham
- https://www.blueboxpartners.com/
Resources:
- Skyline Surveying http://skylinesurveying.co.uk/index.html
- Surveyors PI: Hart v Large – surveying and valuing residential property https://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2020/06/surveyors-pi-hart-v-large-surveying-and-valuing-residential-property/
- SAVA Home Condition Survey https://sava.co.uk/home-condition-survey/
- The Surveyor Hub Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.bluebox.partners