More easily codified than done

Maybe this is best understood in our part of Europe, but it is an industry joke after all, so perhaps it's worth printing it here. Laughing at our failings is not supposed to be one of the strong points of the Polish nation, and neither is our reputation for honesty. But this, as least, is one conclusion that could be drawn from the feature article of this issue, entitled 'No short cuts', which is on unethical practices on the property market. The 'code of best practice' concept is clearly one that we still have to get our heads around. However, it is easy to frame a code of conduct, but the real trick is to implement it in everyday life. To be fair, it has to be remembered that the Polish property market is literally just out of its teens, whereas Western European markets tend to have the advantage of having rather more experience under their belts in this regard. I also don't want to be too quick in passing judgements or condemning anybody (after all, to err is human), but this does not mean that we should not strive for perfection.