Peter Savage has succeeded Sally Lawson aspresident of ARLA Propertymark, with Phil Keddie nowpresidentelect and Richard Selwyn becomingvicepresident with immediate effect.
Peter Savage has succeeded Sally Lawson aspresident of ARLA Propertymark, with Phil Keddie nowpresidentelect and Richard Selwyn becomingvicepresident with immediate effect.
Mark Bentley has succeeded Katie Griffin as president of NAEA Propertymark, with Lauren Scott now president elect and Ian Westerling becoming vice president.
David Cox, chief executive, ARLA Propertymark said:“Our thanks go to Sally Lawson, who, in a year of change for the lettings industry, has been steadfast in defending agents against constant critique from politicians and the media.
“We welcome Peter Savage to his second term as President and I look forward to working closely with him again as we help steer our members through the impending tenant fees ban.”
Mark Hayward, chief executive, NAEA Propertymark said:“As someone who is dedicated to raising standards within the industry, we thank Katie for her commitment during her time as President.
“Mark Bentley brings a wealth of experience to the role and prides himself on the service estate agents provide consumers – I look forward to working with him.”
With more than 30 years’ experience, Savage has worked across student lets, as well as diplomatic and premium leases. This is his second term aspresident and he is also the current chairman of Simplify Housing.
Since his last term in 2015/16 Savage has been actively involved in Propertymark operations, and has also been involved in launching a software tool to help with the government’s building information modelling (BIMs) initiative.
Betley became a member of NAEA Propertymark 36 years ago, and has 41 years of sector experience. In 1996, he joined Paul Carr Estate Agents as a director and for the last 22 years has helped expand the company in the West Midlands.