RICS are finally on-board about damp issues!
RICS blog - How to deal with damp ..
Some time back, the RICS published a load of stuff about dealing with damp. I was very critical of it.
I'm delighted to say that I was invited to meet up with some of the senior folk at RICS HQ - and that there are now some very fruitful and productive discussions taking place with a view to finding ways of better educating RICS members about understanding damp and its diagnosis. I have to say that I think there is a sea change going on - and the Conservation industry, together with other leading experts in the understanding of moisture issues, are finally getting together.
Lets hope that things continue to head in the right direction - and hats off to the RICS for taking the issue by the balls and dealing with it.
Update: November 2019: Finally, it happened - this is a link to the new Methodology Statement about dealing with moisture in buildings, and issued by the RICS