Rics launches new qualification for letting agents

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Rics has launched a new qualification for letting agents and people seeking a career in the property industry.

Its new AssocRICS qualification will see letting agents and landlords who choose to undertake the course being trained in subjects ranging from providing a professional service to dealing with ethical difficulties.

To gain the qualification, which is assessed online, participants will have to show they have met Rics standards during relevant work experience.

Louis Armstrong, chief executive of Rics, stated that the new certification was part of a drive by his organisation to improve standards in the residential lettings sector.

"It will assist employers in recruiting and developing an appropriately skilled workforce and it will give consumers further confidence that they will be provided with a professional service," he said of the new qualification.

Earlier this month, Rics called on the government to properly regulate the industry after it was revealed that only half of letting agents were affiliated to a regulatory body.

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