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Name of association for letting agents ??

Legacy_user
Legacy_user Posts: 0 Newbie
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi
Can someone give me the name of the association that a letting agent has to be a member of please. Or several :j

Thanks

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  • BitterAndTwisted
    BitterAndTwisted Posts: 22,492 Forumite
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    Who says that a letting-agent has to belong to a professional body? As far as I know you or I could set up in business tomorrow with no training, no specialist knowledge, nothing.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,362 Community Admin
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    There's a few that you can optionally belong to but there is one you have to register with but can't find which one it is
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  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    There is NO association that and agency HAS to belong to. ANYone can set up as an agent which is why there are so many agencies which know so little about landlord / tenant law.

    However the most accepted optional body is ARLA. There are others.
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  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,732 Forumite
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    re...
    the name of the association that a letting agent

    ... a shower of LAs? ... a corruption of LAs??... a cesspit of LAs???

    Sadly this government decided regulation of LAs (& thus having to belong to a body & observe standards.. ) was to be dropped. Go figure, as the merkins say.


    There are good LAs: I have one looking after one house..
  • tbs624
    tbs624 Posts: 10,816 Forumite
    edited 8 June 2011 at 3:59AM
    OP - are you asking as a LL, a T or someone who wants to "work" as an LA?

    Given that you don't need any qualifications, training or specific expertise to set up in business as an LA many folk prefer to avoid dealing with LAs at all and aim to deal direct with a self managing LL.

    However, see also NALs , NAEA, TPOS, RICS......


    Always worth checking whether your LA *is* actually a member

    http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/news/article/681/letting_agent_fined_for_making_false_claims
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