Land and property valuer and auctioneer

You'll usually need a degree or professional qualification approved by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 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.

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

More Information

• equivalent entry requirements|https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels
• student finance for fees and living costs|https://www.gov.uk/student-finance
• university courses and entry requirements|https://www.ucas.com/

You can apply to do a Chartered Surveyor Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship, which has a property option.

This takes around 5 years to complete. It combines workplace training and study for a RICS-accredited degree or postgraduate qualification, with an approved university.

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

More Information

• equivalent entry requirements|https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels
• guide to apprenticeships|https://www.gov.uk/apprenticeships-guide

You could start with an organisation as a surveying technician and work your way up to a valuer or auctioneer role through training and promotion.

If you have a degree, you may be able to join a company's graduate training scheme to become a land and property surveyor.

You can also study for surveying qualifications through online learning with the University of the Built Environment .

Registrations

you can register with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to become a chartered surveyor through the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) scheme

Further Information

You can learn more about a career as a land and property valuer and auctioneer from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors .

As a land and property valuer and auctioneer, you could:

• estimate the market value of land, buildings and commercial property
• research and write detailed reports for clients about their assets
• organise and promote auction sales
• manage the auction process
• carry out business and insurance valuations
• negotiate on behalf of clients in land and property legal disputes
• offer investment appraisals and advice
• keep up to date with regulations and market trends

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.