National Association of Estate Agents National Association of Estate Agents The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is a membership organisation for estate agents "(called real estate brokers in the US)". It is based in and covers the UK. It was founded in 1962 by estate agent Raymond Andrews. It is the UK's leading professional body for estate agents. Its members practice across all aspects of property both in the UK and overseas, including residential and commercial sales and letting, property management, business transfer, auctioneering and land. The NAEA has a licensing scheme that offers consumer protection The NAEA's aims are that it shall: The
Letting agent of their members. The English government also provides its own accrediting body for letting agents. This body is called NALS (National Assured Letting Scheme). See http://www.nalscheme.co.uk/whatis.htm In Scotland all landlords must be registered with the local authority. Whilst agents are not required to register, they are actively encouraged to do so. Letting agent A letting agent is a term for a facilitator through which an agreement is made between a landlord and tenant for the rental of a residential property. The term is common in countries using British English, including countries of the Commonwealth. In the UK, Australia and New