Research & Policy Network

The Professional Land Reform Group (PLRG)

Mission Statement: “To debate and develop ideas and policies on land use and tax reform, among professionals of all kinds, in order to promote land value capture to finance infrastructure and the fair and efficient use of all natural resources on a sustainable basis.”

Co-founded by Dr Tony Vickers, the Professional Land Reform Group (PLRG) brings together chartered surveyors, town planners, economists, geospatial technologists, lawyers, and local government practitioners on a strictly cross-party, interdisciplinary basis.

Hosted for regular seminars at London South Bank University (LSBU), PLRG collaborates with academic departments, professional institutions (including RICS and AGI workshops), and international bodies such as the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI) and UN-HABITAT.

Founding Officers of the PLRG

• Dave Wetzel — Chair, PLRG (former Vice-Chair, Transport for London; pioneer of the Jubilee Line land-value uplift studies)
• Professor Munir Morad — Vice Chair, PLRG (Professor of Urban & Environmental Systems, London South Bank University)
• Dr Tony Vickers (PhD MScIS MRICS) — Honorary Secretary, PLRG
• John Pincham — Honorary Treasurer, PLRG