Perit Simone Vella Lenicker, President of the Kamra tal-Periti, has described the past twelve months as “extraordinary.”

She was speaking during the Annual General Meeting of the Kamra tal-Periti, adding that “despite the crisis suffered by the profession and the industry over the summer months, the Council had set itself an ambitious set of targets for 2019, which it had worked hard to achieve.”

“This was even after the collapse of a number of buildings, the subsequent halt of all demolition and excavation works, and the ensuing hasty introduction of new regulations which did not address the core problems that characterise the industry,” said Perit Simone Vella Lenicker

She outlined that substantial progress had been made on the draft amendments to the Periti Act, and that the Kamra’s proposals for a new Building and Construction Regulation Framework had been positively received by all the industry stakeholders.

Perit Vella Lenicker also referred to the various changes in the industry that the Kamra insisted upon over the past year, and which Government has committed to effect through a Letter of Commitment presented to the Kamra tal-Periti in August.

The Council will continue to work on these aspects over the coming months with a view towards achieving the much needed legislative changes in the shortest time possible, she said

Perit Vella Lenicker acknowledged that the challenges of the past year had a serious impact on the profession.

“The current political situation and the serious challenges which our industry will be facing in the coming months have thrown an even heavier shadow over us as individuals, as a profession and as an industry.”

Perit Vella Lenicker concluded by saying that “the Council is nevertheless committed, with the support of the profession, to strive “to achieve higher levels of service, and to pull the industry out of the throes of the mediocrity and greed which have engulfed it.”

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