Brief History and Role
The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) was established in 1971 as a representative professional body for qualified, licensed auctioneers, property services providers, valuers and estate agents throughout Ireland. IPAV currently represents over 1,400 members. IPAV has a national Council which consists of 20 elected members representing all four provinces.
Principal Activities
Provision of training and education, continuous professional development, representation, guidance, advice and lobbying on behalf of estate agents and valuers.
The objectives for which IPAV was founded:
a) To provide an organisation for Auctioneers, Valuers and Estate Agents to protect, advance and promote the professional standards of Auctioneers, Valuers and Estate Agents and the promotion in the public interest of the professional competence and to protect the interest of Members as between themselves and as between Members, non Members and the General Public.
b) To establish and operate a Deposit Protection Fund to relieve or mitigate losses sustained by their clients in consequence of dishonesty of Members of the Institute.
c) To promote personal and friendly relations among the Members of the Company, to hold meetings for the delivery of lectures, discussions, conferences and to encourage the best professional methods of conducting the business of its Members.
d) To act as a means of communication between Members or others seeking engagements as Auctioneers, Valuers and Estate Agents and employers desirous of employing them.
e) To form a library for the use of Members.
f) To apply, petition for or promote in the Republic of Ireland any Act of the Oireachtas or other legal measure or order or elsewhere any Act of Parliament, Royal Charter or other authority, legal measure or order with a view to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.
g) To watch over, promote and protect the mutual interests of the Members, to promote honourable practice, to suppress malpractice and to decide all questions of professional use or courtesy between or among Members.
h) To provide a system of professional education to achieve the aforesaid objects.
i) To establish a disciplinary committee consisting of five internal and two external professionals.
Principal Areas of Policy
To uphold professional standards, promote best practice in the industry with a view to providing the optimum service to clients.
Membership
See IPAV Membership section of the attached IPAV Profile Document.
Publications
* The Property Professional Magazine which is issued quarterly.
* Regular briefing documents on legislation and developments in the Real Estate Business in Ireland and Europe.
* IPAV Members can access IPAV's digital library by signing into the IPAV's member area here .
