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Should your managing agent be qualified?
Government thinks so. Here is how to check any agent.
Reviewed by Mark Cunningham AssocRICS MTPI MIFSM, Leasehold Director. Last reviewed 3 October 2026.
Government has proposed that leasehold block managers should hold a qualification at Level 4, broadly the level of a first-year degree. Its response to the consultation is still awaited.
What the letters mean
- ATPI: The Property Institute's Level 3 Associate qualification.
- MTPI: The Property Institute's Level 4 Member qualification.
- AssocRICS, MRICS, FRICS: RICS membership grades.
- ARLA and NAEA Propertymark: professional membership for letting and estate agents.
How to check
Use the public registers of RICS, The Property Institute and Propertymark. Our own team's qualifications are listed, with links, on our qualifications page.
How we can help
Full block managementChanging your agentWe provide block management across Southport, Churchtown and Kew, Birkdale and Ainsdale, Formby, Ormskirk and Aughton, Crosby and Maghull, Bootle and Litherland, Liverpool, Hesketh Bank and Tarleton and Preston, Penwortham and Longton. For the law in brief, see Know the law.General information about the law in England, not advice on a particular building.