United Kingdom & Europe - Real Estate Associations

United Kingdom & Europe - Property Associations

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British Institute of Facilities Management British Institute of Facilities Management 67 High Street Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1AA http://www.bifm.org.uk	BIFM�s objectives are to develop high standards of professional conduct in facility management; to support the practice of facility management with training, education, information and research and to generate awareness of the value of the effective use of facilities management.
Chambre des Experts Immobiliers de France FNAIM Chambre des Experts Immobiliers de France FNAIM 129 Rue de Faubourg St Honoré F-75407 Paris, Cedex 08 http://www.fnaim.fr	Created in 1946, as the Fédération Nationale de L�Immobilier, FNAIM represents and defends the real estate profession at national (parliament, government and administrative) and at a local (commune and regional) levels. FNAIM brings together over 7,000 firms and some 30,000 individuals drawn from property agents, property managers, developers and consultants. FNAIM provides insurance and legal advice to its members and promotes education and research.
Chartered Institute of Builders Chartered Institute of Builders Englemere, Kings Ride Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7TB http://www.ciob.org.uk/	The Chartered Institute of Building is the leading professional body worldwide for managers in the construction industry. For over 160 years the Institute has pioneered the way in establishing and promoting standards of excellence, and now sets the pace on a global scale for education and professionalism of those who manage the construction of the built environment. Its objectives, as defined in its charter, are (a) the Promotion for the public benefit of the science and practice of Building; and (b) the advancement of public education in the said science and practice, including all necessary research and publication of the results of all such research. The CIOB has almost 40,000 members drawn from the top ranks of the construction industry working in over 90 countries. These members have a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards in the industry. CIOB is an educational charity, governed by Royal Charter, that provides a multi–disciplinary technical management–based qualification.
Confédération des Immobiliers de Belgique Confédération des Immobiliers de Belgique Chaussée de Waterloo, 715, Bte. 40 Bruxelles, B-1180, Belgium http://www.cib.be	The Belgian Real Estate Confederation (CIB) has around 1,600 members. It is a professional body whose mission is to bring together real estate professionals from the following real estate sectors : brokerage, management and valuation. It offers services such as further education seminars and courses, real estate publications and consultancy and also organizes study groups to address real estate issues.
European Public Real Estate Association European Public Real Estate Association Schiphol Boulevard 283 1118 BH Schiphol Airport The Netherlands http://www.epra.com	EPRA aims to provide European public real estate companies with effective and continuous leadership in matters of common interest. EPRA encourages discussion of issues impacting the industry both within its membership and with appropriate Governmental and regulatory bodies. EPRA endeavours to develop policies concerning standards of reporting disclosure, ethics and industry practices. Although not a disciplinary body, EPRA actively encourages adherence to these policies. EPRA sponsors and publishes research and analysis for the benefit of its members.
European Real Estate Society European Real Estate Society http://www.eres.org	The European Real Estate Society (ERES) was established in 1994 to create a structured and permanent network between real estate academics and professionals across Europe. ERES provides an open forum for the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of research relevant to applied decision making in real estate finance, economics, appraisal, investment and asset management. The European Real Estate Society is dedicated to promoting and advancing the field of real estate research throughout Europe. Incorporating many national property research societies, academic researchers and real estate practitioners, our annual conference and regular publications provide a forum for information flow and debate on research issues. ERES is a non-profit organisation affiliated with the International Real Estate Society.
Fédération International des Géom�tres Fédération International des Géom�tres FIG at Lindevangs Alle 4 DK-2000 Frederiksberg Denmark http://www.fig.net/figtree	FIG was founded in 1878 in Paris. It is a federation of national associations and is the only international body that represents all surveying disciplines. It is a UN-recognized non government organisation (NGO) and its aim is to secure that the disciplines of surveying and all who practice them meet the needs of the markets and communities that they serve. Nearly 100 countries are represented in FIG by member associations, affiliates, sponsors and academic members.
Fédération Internationales des Professions Immobili�res (FIABCI) Fédération Internationales des Professions Immobilières FIABCI � The International Real Estate Federation 23 Avenue Bosquet 75007 Paris, France http://www.fiabci.com	An association originally founded in Paris in 1951 under the title Fédération Internationales des Administrateurs de Biens, Conseils et Immobilièrs (FIABCI) and now the largest international association of companies and persons practicing the real estate profession. The association is now called the Fédération Internationale des Professions Immobilièrs (more commonly FIABCI for short) or the International Real Estate Federation. In 1999 FIABCI embraced more than 50 member countries and has over 5,000 members. The Federation’s objectives are "1. Primarily, the study of all aspects of major problems with which the real estate profession is concerned in each country, and of any general solution the Federation can recommend. 2. The pooling and circulation of general and technical information to facilitate professional and public action. 3. The protection of members’ interests, and assistance to members whenever the rules of the real estate profession are called into question. 4. Vocational training for the young and extension of their knowledge through international exchange of trainees. 5. Lastly, though very important, guidance of the efforts of the profession to promote the unification and development of real estate policy through out the world, publicity and communication techniques, town planning and new social patterns." FIABCI has an association with over 100 other professional bodies.
Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation 41 Doughty Street London WC1N http://www.irrv.net	The Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation was founded in London in 1882, originally as the Metropolitan Rate Collectors’ Association. Today the Institute is the pre-eminent professional body in the UK concerned with local taxation and property valuation, with nearly 6,000 members. The Institute’s mission is to be the leading professional body in the field of local authority revenues, including associated valuation and benefit areas. This mission is expressed through the Institute’s policy work and research; the advice it gives to governmental and other agencies; its educational initiatives and promotion of standards of lifelong learning and teaching; and its national and international conferences, seminars and training programmes. The IRRV’s mission is international and the Institute welcomes many individual members across the world, as well working in close partnership with international partners.
International Real Estate Federation International Real Estate Federation American Chapter, International Real Estate Federation 2000 North 15th Street, Suite 101 Arlington, VA 22201 www.fiabci-usa.com"target="_blank">www.fiabci-usa.com	Fédération Internationales des Professions Immobilières (FIABCI)
Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute http://www.iavi.ir	The Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute (IAVI) is the leading real estate body in Ireland, and is the country’s largest and most important professional institute representing the vast majority of qualified auctioneers, estate agents, valuers and other property professionals. Founded in 1922, it now has over 1,600 individual and associate members and more than 500 Member Firms including all the national agencies. Members are spread throughout the 32 counties in small and large practices, as well as in in–house property positions with some 67 state and semi state bodies, financial, educational and many other institutions. Members are multi-disciplined, providing the public with a full range of expertise in all aspects of property–related matters to the highest standards.
National Association of Estate Agents National Association of Estate Agents Arbon House, 21 Jury Street Warwick CV34 4EH http://www.naea.co.uk	The National Association of Estate Agents is the largest professional organization in United Kingdom dedicated to estate agents involved in sales and letting. The Association has over 9,500 members. The aim of the Association is to promote unity and understanding among estate agents and to protect the general public against fraud, misrepresentation and malpractice; safeguard its membership and the public against restrictive practices within the profession; encourage a high ethical standard of competitive practice combined with commercial practice; provide an organisation for land and estate agents and managers, surveyors, auctioneers and valuers for the protection of their collective interests; and do such things as may be necessary or expedient to sustain or raise the status of such professionals and particularly the members of the Association. Members of the NAEA benefit from the Association’s HomeLink, which is a national referral system with international connections and has over 900 members.
Ordre des Géom Ordre des Géomètres-Experts 40 Avenue Hoche 75008 Paris http://www.geometre-expert.fr	The official organisation of *géomètres-experts* (land surveyors) in France. The profession of géomètres-expert was established in 1946 (Law of 7 May 1946). The activities of the géomètres-expert involve topographical surveying, bornage (establishing legal boundaries), land planning, land measurement and evaluation, the establishment of documents in connection with copropriété (co-ownership), cadastral plans and other surveying roles. The Ordre des Géomètres-Experts is associated with other European associations, in particular the Comité de Liaison des Géomètres-Experts Européens.
Property Consultants Society Property Consultants Society Basement Office 1 Surrey Street Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9DP http://www.p-c-s.org.uk	A society whose principal objects are to provide a central organisation for quantity surveyors, architects, valuers, auctioneers, land and estate agents, master builders, and constructional engineers, who practice as consultants in their branches of the profession and including legal members specialising in real estate matters. The society has the aim of helping to raise the professional standing and status of members.
Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Institute of British Architects 66 Portland Place London W1N 4AD http://www.riba.ne	The principal body of architects in Britain and the most famous architectural institute in the world. Founded in 1834 to promote "the general advancement of Civil Architecture and for promoting and facilitating the acquirement of the knowledge of various Arts and Sciences connected therewith". The RIBA has over 30,000 members worldwide, who share the same knowledge base and the same concern for the built environment. Professional Designations: Associate of the Royal Institution of British Architects (ARIBA) Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA)
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 12 Great George Street Parliament Square London SW1P 3AD http://www.rics.org	The RICS was founded in 1868 and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1881 as The Surveyors Institution. Its name was changed to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1947. The RICS is the world’s largest professional society of surveyors with over 85,000 members. Chartered surveyors are the leading source of professional advice on land, property and construction throughout the world. Membership of the Institution consists of four classes, namely Fellows, Professional Associates, Associates and Honorary Members; and there are classes of Probationers and Students attached to but not Members of the Institution. Fellows and Professional Members may use after their name the initials FRICS or ARICS and the designation ‘Chartered Surveyor’. Associates and Honorary Members are appointed to assist with the profession, its professional knowledge and objects; the former are not surveyors by profession and the latter are not engaged in practice as a surveyor in Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. All Members of the Institution are subject to the Bye–Laws of the Institution. Professional Designations: Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (ARICS) Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)
Royal Town Planning Institute Royal Town Planning Institute 26 Portland Place London W1N 4BE http://www.rtpi.org.uk	The Royal Town Planning Institute is responsible for members of the town planning professional in the United Kingdom. Its membership exceeds 18,000. The Institute is independent of government and its object is to advance the science and art of town planning for the benefit of the public. The RTPI maintains high standards of education, training, competence and conduct within the profession, promotes the role of planning and presents the professions views on current planning issues and policies. The Institute offers guidance to its members and the public on matters of professional practice, and helps run a nationwide network of free, voluntary planning aid services. Professional Designations: Member (MRTPI) Fellow (FRTPI) Legal Member (RPTPI) (now replaced by Legal Associate) Technical Member (TechRTPI) Retired Member (MRTPI (Rtd), FRTPI (Rtd) or LMRTPI (Rtd))
Society of Chartered Surveyors (Ireland) Society of Chartered Surveyors (Ireland) 5 Wilton Place Dublin 2 http://www.scs.ie	The Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS) is the professional body for Chartered Surveyors practicing in the Republic of Ireland. The Society has over 1,250 qualified members practising in all areas of the Property and Construction Industry. The Society regulates the profession in the public interest and oversees all aspects of the profession, from education through to qualification and the continuing maintenance of the highest professional standards. The Society requires that its members carry professional indemnity insurance. The Society was a member of >The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) until 1993, when it became an independent body granting its own qualifications of Associate (ASCS) or Fellow (FSCS). However, it retains strong links with the RICS and members of the Society are entitled to reciprocal membership of the RICS as Member, (MRICS) or Fellow (FRICS). The Society is a founder member of the European Society of Chartered Surveyors (ESCS) with headquarters in Brussels and with fourteen other member associations of Chartered Surveyors throughout Europe. In addition to the ESCS, the Society also represents Irish construction and property interests on many other European organisations. The Society is also a founder member of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and is also a member of the Forum for the Construction Industry.