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IRPM are proud to be sponsoring an 11 week course 'Taking Care of Older Buildings 2- Best Practice in Maintenance' brought to you by Friends of Glasgow West. These sessions have been specifically deisgned for Property Managers and at £190 for the full 11 weeks it is extremely good value for money. Please click here for a booking form.

NEWS ON SCOTTISH LEGISLATION

Property Factors Bill

For the first time in history we now have a parliamentary bill to regulate property managers. This has been introduced by the Scottish Parliament as a private members bill of Patricia Ferguson SMP.

The Bill passed it's third reading on 3^rd March 2011 and now looks set become legislation during the next Scottish parliamentary session. The full text of the bill (as passed) is available at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/bills/51-PropertyFactors/b51bs3-aspassed.pdf

This bill is fully spported by Consumer Focus Scotland and their views on the bill is available at:

http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/scotland/publications/consumer-focus-scotland's-written-evidence-on-the-property-factors-scotland-bill

This article features in Aprils' issue of the RPM. Please click here to read it. 

Quality in Common

In May 2010 the Scottish Government issued a consultation paper on a voluntary accreditation scheme for property managers and factors, entitle Quality in Common. The consultation paper is available at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/05/06171828/0

You can read the IRPM response to this consultation here. In summary, we made the point that any accreditation scheme should be under pinned by requirements for qualifications, membership of recognised professional bodies and on-going professional development.

The Scottish Government are currently reviewing all responses received and we are continuing to make representations, along with Asset Skills (Scotland) and RICS, in line with our response (above).

Details of all the responses to the consultation paper are also available at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/11/02091432

The responses of Consumer Focus Scotland should be of particular interest to all those workng within the property management profession and that can be accessed (in full) at:

http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/scotland/publications/consumer-focus-scotland-response-to-the-scottish-government-consultation-quality-in-common

How regulation and accreditation will sit together has not currently been worked out by the Scottish Government.

Land Management Companies

Consumer Focus Scotland have also recently published research into consumer experience of land management companies in Scotland. This makes interesting reading for all those working within the property management / factoring profession. It can be accessed at:

http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/scotland/publications/consumer-views-of-quality-in-common-research-report

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