Land and property valuer and auctioneer

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

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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• equivalent entry requirements
• guide to apprenticeships

You could start as a surveying technician and work your way up to a valuer or auctioneer role through further study.

You can study for relevant qualifications by distance learning through the University College of Estate Management.

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.

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

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

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.