Chairmans Message

Well that was lively Summer then. Scorching heat or serious threat of Trench Foot with little in between, catastrophic floods in Pakistan another World Cup disappointment, Murray failing to win Wimbledon, Cricketers queuing up to get into Ladbrokes, oh and the small matter of “double dip” recession and the threat of Industrial relation meltdown for the next six months on road, rail, air and sea. It is tempting to pack up and become a hermit such is the relentless doom and gloom but you just know that your hermitic hovel would be taxed punitively as your second home.

However the SAS and its membership are made of sterner stuff. We can see an optimistic future and as my grandmother used to say “laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you wet your face”. This is not the time for morose introspection but a time to seize the opportunities out there and help ensure that you are networking and fulfilling your Professional obligations. As ever we are here to assist. We have had a busy six months since our inaugural issue of Insight and continue to grow and develop the activities and the services the Society can offer the members throughout the Country. In this edition we outline events and activities which may help and we look forward to hearing and seeing you. We always welcome contributions from our membership so please contact any members of the Committee listed below.

Speaking of the Committee we are delighted to welcome three new enthusiastic members to the Committee : Beth Struthers – BNP Paribas, Mark Segal – Brasier Freeth and Ben Tebbutt from Fisher Hargreaves Proctor.

We have a full programme until the end of the Year and I am delighted that our Christmas event is reverting back to a Black Tie event at a new venue for the SAS. It is still the only Industry Christmas event that combines dinner, dancing and entertainment. Once again we are raising money for Action Medical Research and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the night. Places are limited so please contact Louise Oliver.

As this is my last formal written correspondence with you before I end my period as Chairman, I would like to thank the SAS Committee on your behalf for all their effort and contributions and wish my successor Richard Mills of Douglas Stevens and Co well for his term in office.

Charles Palmer BSc MRICS
Charles Palmer Property
33 Great Portland Street, London W1W 8QG