The beginning of a new era

On 14 June, after several weeks of voting for board and presidential roles, Propertymark’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) revealed who will be taking us forward into the coming year.

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NAEA Propertymark

Lauren Scott, Managing Director of Trading Places in Whitley Bay which she took over at the age of 23, was welcomed in as the newest President of NAEA Propertmark, succeeding Mark Bentleywith Kirsty Finney now President Elect. Sure to be a formidable leader, Lauren has a wealth of experience in the industry.

Lauren gave her speech as new president and said that she joined the industry as a Saturday staffer while studying equine science, as her first love has always been horses.

She also said that she took quickly to the profession and embraced her vocation, always staying in her home region of the North East, observing the changing fortunes and regeneration of her hometown Whitley Bay and has always been supported by her professional and the training and information that she sought from NAEA Propertymark helped her on her career journey.

Lauren wants to continue the charitable support started by her predecessors, Mark Bentley, Kate Griffin and David Mackie and thanks to the support of Martyn Baum, one of the trustees at the Arbon Trust, she is organising a sleepout on 14 November to raise money to support charities who are working with homeless people.

Lauren delivered some stark statistics from the Red Cross on homelessness:

If you have food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of the world. If you have money in the bank, your wallet and some spare change you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.

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Lauren Scott President | NAEA Propertymark

We thank Mark for his work during his time as President, and welcome Lauren to the role. She’s a young entrepreneur and will bring a fresh perspective to the team and I look forward to working closely with her throughout the year ahead.

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Mark Hayward Chief Executive | NAEA Propertymark

ARLA Propertymark

Phil Keddie, Consultant at Expert Property Lettings at Sunshine succeeds Peter Savage as President of ARLA Propertymark, with Richard Selwyn now President Elect and Maxine Fothergill becoming Vice President.

Phil has a wealth of experience in the industry with over 37 years’ experience under his belt and is sure to be a formidable leader.

My vision and hope for the coming year is to bring this Gold Standard to the High Street and let the public see property agents at their best, providing a service that exemplifies professionalism and creates a long term relationship based on trust.

We will need to go further. Do more. Be seen and be known for going that extramile for our clients. Make ourselves indispensable, and at the heart of that keep both our landlords and tenants safe.

My drive to become President has always been to make sure that members are notjust getting value for money but added value for money.

I want members to recognise the reasons why they belong to the largest professional lettings association in the UK, with over 10,000 members.  We have frozen our membership fees, yet our services and offerings to members have increased substantially over recent years.

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Phil Keddie President | ARLA Propertymark

The lettings industry has been hugely impacted by changes to legislation over the past year, and our thanks go to Peter Savage who has helped members prepare for these changes. We welcome Phil Keddie, who has extensive experience in the industry, to the role and I look forward to working closely with him as we tackle the first year of the tenant fees ban.

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David Cox Chief Executive | ARLA Propertymark

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