Land and property valuer and auctioneer
Valuers and auctioneers advise individuals and businesses that buy, sell and rent land and property.
Salary Range: £20,000 to £45,000
How to become a land and property valuer and auctioneer
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- specialist distance learning courses
University
You’ll usually need a degree or professional qualification approved by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to become a land and property valuer.
Relevant degrees include:
- real estate management
- property development and valuation
- building surveying
- quantity surveying and commercial management
If you have a non-accredited degree, for example economics, law or maths, you could take an accredited postgraduate qualification in surveying.
You could also do this through an employer’s graduate trainee scheme or by distance learning with the University College of Estate Management.
Entry requirements
You’ll usually need:
- 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
- a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course
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- equivalent entry requirements
- student finance for fees and living costs
- university courses and entry requirements
Apprenticeship
You can get into this job through a chartered surveyor degree apprenticeship.
Entry requirements
You’ll usually need:
- 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship
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Work
You could start as a surveying technician and work your way up to a valuer or auctioneer role through further study.
Other routes
You can study for relevant qualifications by distance learning through the University College of Estate Management.
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Registration
- you can register with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to become a chartered surveyor through the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) scheme
Further information
You can find out more about becoming a land and property valuer and auctioneer from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
What it takes
Skills and knowledge
You’ll need:
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- maths knowledge
- analytical thinking skills
- the ability to use your initiative
- knowledge of English language
- the ability to read English
- excellent verbal communication skills
- knowledge of building and construction
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
What you’ll do
Day-to-day tasks
Your day-to-day duties may include:
- estimating the market value of land, buildings and commercial property
- researching and writing detailed reports for clients about their assets
- organising auction sales
- marketing auction sales to attract potential bidders
- managing the auction process
- carrying out business and insurance valuations
- completing compensation assessments
- offering investment appraisals and advice
- keeping up to date with the market
Working environment
You could work at a client’s home, at a client’s business or in an office.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time and you’ll travel often.
Career path and progression
With experience, you could become a project manager, company partner or work as a freelance consultant.