Rare honor to Ajith Ferando

A.R. Ajith Fernando has obtained the full corporate membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on successful completion of his Assessment of Professional Competence in July 2012 .

RICS is the world's leading qualification when it comes to standards in land, property and construction.

This professional membership had entitled him to use the designation MRICS, an internationally recognized and respected mark of excellence and integrity.

His carrier in the valuation profession commenced in 1975 on successful completion of his Diploma in Valuation at Ceylon Technical College Colombo. Having worked as a Valuation Inspector for 2 years in the Government Valuation Department, in 1978 he proceeded to United Kingdom to read for the B. Sc. Degree in Estate Management at South Bank University.

On successful completion of the above degree he returned to Sri Lanka in 1982.

Since then he was managing two leading Property Development Companies in Sri Lanka.

Subsequently he commenced his own company (The Property Co.) which was involved in property development.

He has been a Valuation surveyor, Property Consultant and Property Manager for the past 30 years and has now attained the leading qualification in valuation and land and property consultation.

He now practices as a Valuation Surveyor and Property Consultant with his internationally recognized designation MRICS.

Currently he serves as panel valuer for many leading banks and financial institutions in Sri Lanka:

As a Chartered Valuation Surveyor his keen interest is to promote and upgrade the valuation profession in Sri Lanka.

His son Rukmal Fernando has also completed his second year in B. Sc. Estate Management in United Kingdom and is looking forward to complete the degree next year and proceed with his APC to obtain his MRICS and join the father in the same profession.