25 May 2007
ARLA has signed the formal agreement that will
bring the Association under the banner of the National Federation of
Property Professionals, NFPP, along with the NAEA, it was announced
today (May 25).
The amalgamation will take effect on July 2, when ARLA will become
the Residential Lettings and Management Division of the National
Federation, with the NAEA as the Estate Agency Division. As of that
date, the process will begin of combining the back office functions
and membership support services of the two divisions.
Welcoming the signing, Robert Jordan, President of ARLA, and Charles
Smailes, President of the NAEA, paid tribute to the Chief Executives
and their teams from both organisations for the completion of the
complex task of putting the agreement together. Both Presidents said
that they look forward to the confident and dynamic role the new
Federation will be able to perform to the benefit of the whole
property industry