Several agents have been honoured for their performance since receiving the Level 2, 3 and 4 Propertymark qualifications in the past year.
The winners of seven awards were announced at a Propertymark Qualifications ceremony in the Cholmondeley Room in the House of Lords.
Nominations for the ceremony, hosted by Lord Best, were invited from across the sector for those who have achieved top marks in their property-related qualification during the past year and have put their learning into practice.
The winners were selected by a judging panel comprising Peter Savage, president of ARLA Propertymark, Lauren Scott, president-elect of NAEA Propertymark, James Emson, president of NAVA Propertymark, Melfyn Williams, Propertymark qualifications chair, Mike Smith, head of Propertymark Qualifications, and Paul Jager from the event sponsor MOL Learn.
Seven winners won awards across sales, lettings and auctioneering:
Sales Candidate of the Year – Elizabeth Anderson from Quantum Sales & Lettings.
Lettings Candidate of the Year – Sarah Howard of Howard and Co
Auctioneering Candidate of the Year – Andrew Everett
Rising Star Award recipient – Katie Vale of Knight Frank
Employer Champion of the Year – Lorraine Robb of The Property Store
Learner of the Year – Nina Chambers – Student
Lifelong Achievement – NAEA Propertymark fellow and former president, Melfyn Williams, co-founder and a director of Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd. Williams was the youngest ever president.
Smith said: “We want to wish all the winners and runners up of this year’s qualification awards our warmest congratulations.
“It has been fantastic to be able to bring our ceremony to the House of Lords at a time when the Government are deciding which route to take to build better professional standards.
“These awards demonstrate the dedication and commitment of employees, employers, new entrants to the industry and those who are more experienced, who are willingly developing their knowledge and skills to improve overall quality and professionalism in the industry.
“However, the sector’s reputation will not improve until we eliminate rogue agents and bad practice completely.”
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“However, the sector’s reputation will not improve until we eliminate rogue agents and bad practice completely.”
Some might think that it must be a right bu99er of embarrassment when some of these potential “rogue agents” that are carrying out what some would describe as “bad practice” are doing so while paying NAEA/ARLA Membership subs…
Bang On!
Had it this week an NAEA member trying some really shady stuff in the way they ‘win’ business. Full of lies and potentially putting the client in a very expensive situation.
I would suggest they get their own house in order before trying to take the moral high ground, many of us have still not forgot the channel four documentary regarding the money laundering Russian with the NAEA sweeping it under the carpet. Looking after themselves.
As for the qualifications they qualify you for nothing! – I saw a poor neg at another company on facebook last week looking for secondhand study material as it is too expensive through propertymark.
Believe me this will be the norm if we become a regulated industry.