Level 3 Award in Residential Letting & Property Management - England & Wales

This is the leading Level 3 qualification for lettings agents in the property industry and is taken by thousands of agents every year. Learners who register with Propertymark Qualifications will be guided through future requirements as Regulation progresses through legislation.

This qualification is accepted as training criteria for Rent Smart Wales.

This is an introductory qualification ideal for candidates wanting to gain or improve existing knowledge in the key areas related to residential letting and property management. 

What will be covered?

Examination questions are based on the Qualification Specification so please refer to this document when studying: 

Download Qualification Specification

Unit 1: Health and Safety, Security and General Law (COM1)
Understand the general concepts of law relevant to a property professional. It deals with the historical development of the law as well as current concepts, relevant statute and common law.

Unit 2: Legal Aspects of Letting and Management (RLPM2)
This covers the law specific to the letting and management of residential property, including law and legislation regarding granting, administration, financial management and termination of the various types of residential tenancies.

Unit 3: Residential Property Letting Practice (RLPM3)
You will learn how you should carry out the letting of a residential property, including one's actions when dealing with landlords & tenants, and the appropriate practices adopted for taking client's instructions, finding tenants and preparing appropriate documentation.

Unit 4: Residential Property Management Practice (RLPM4) 
This unit covers the management aspect of residential property, including dealing with repair & maintenance, appointing contractors related to residential properties, problems associated with managing residential properties and end of tenancy duties.

Click here to view common units between qualifications.

How long will it take?

Up to 12-18 months to complete, requiring approximately 120 hours of qualification study time in total.

You have 3 years from your date of registration to achieve all of the required units to complete the qualification. If you fail to pass all units within this 3 year timescale, you will need to re-register, but you will be able to carry over results of any previously achieved units which are still available for assessment at the time of re-registration.

How will I be assessed?

Each of the 4 units are assessed by a multiple-choice examination which is taken on a computer at a UK Pearson Vue test centre.

Each examination consists of 20 multiple-choice questions which must be answered within 30 minutes and a pass mark of 70% must be achieved (this equates to 14 out of 20 questions answered correctly). 

What will I get?

You will receive a nationally recognised qualification at a level broadly equivalent to A-Level.
This qualification is also recognised by ARLA Propertymark for their membership. 

HOW TO BEGIN

1 Read the Qualification Specification	2 Enrol and register for your qualification and pay the £50 registration fee  (only enrol if you are a new candidate)
3 Study towards your qualification	4 Book exams online or call Pearson Vue's booking line on 0161 8557 537

Methods of study

We know how important it is for study to fit into your busy life. Propertymark Qualifications are distance learning based, so you decide how to prepare for the exam. It's great because you can choose when and how you study. 

Sample questions 

These documents help show the type and level of difficulty of questions, similar to those that you will be asked during your examinations:

• Sample questions
• Sample questions with answers

Training resources and learning packages

Learn in a way that suits you. With a wide range of online, interactive and printed resources from experts, there are learning packages available that support the study of Propertymark Qualifications perfectly.

Are you thinking of becoming a Member?

Propertymark members receive a £100 discount on training options and learning packages. If you want to become a member, talk about membership options with the team by  clicking here.

While training courses can be attended whether you're a Propertymark member or not, membership allows you to book courses at a discounted rate andgives you access to exclusive member resources. Propertymark Qualifications have worked with colleagues at Propertymark to ensure that learners can access resources to support their study whether that's by attending a Propertymark training course or by becoming a member of a Propertymark professional body.

Choose a learning package for Level 3 that suits you

There are several ways to purchase resources depending on what works for you. Whether you like the idea of a printed book, or want access to online resources only - or both. Read the options below to find out more.

Propertymark courses

Propertymark Qualifications have worked with our colleagues at Propertymark to ensure that learners studying towards the Level 3 Award in Residential Letting & Property Management have access to resources to support your study including face-to-face courses and online training videos that can be accessed whether you are a member of the Propertymark professional bodies or not. In fact there are special packages available to those wishing to join either as a member or as a student member*.

• Official Level 3 Qualification Support Course
  This course is perfect for learners who already have some industry knowledge and experience and is best used as a revision tool to accompany your independent learning.
  
  The course is available as a two day classroom based course or as four online training videos with each video covering one unit from the Level 3 Award.

Download this leaflet to find other courses that may support your learning.

Recognised Centres and Apprenticeship providers

Private training providers deliver learning programmes and the Propertymark Qualifications exams directly to their own learners and apprentices. Each organisation who become a Recognised Centre meets stringent recognition criteria by Propertymark Qualifications and are subject to ongoing quality assurance.

A number of centres operate nationwide and are happy to take on individual learners and customers, although they may charge fees for these services in addition to those for your Propertymark Qualifications exams. Find a recognised centre.

Examinations

Examinations are held at UK Pearson Vue test centres and there are roughly 140 test centres across the country.

How much do they cost?

• £50 - when booking individually 

• £80 - when booking two units together that will be taken back to back on the same day by one candidate. Use promotional code TA_TWO_EXAMS16 when booking online.

• £100 - when booking three units together that will be taken back to back on the same day by one candidate. Use promotional code TA_THREE_EXAMS16 when booking online.

Visit our examinations page to learn more about our examinations as well as viewing a helpful guide that will give you tips on what you should do before your exam and what you can expect to happen during and after your exam. 

Results & certification

You will be issued with a results slip from Pearson Vue immediately after your examination. For failed examinations, the bottom of the slip will include a scoresheet, highlighting areas in which you have scored high/low in.

You will be issued with a passed letter once you have achieved all necessary units of the qualification. This letter will be posted to your registered postal address, typically the Monday after you have passed your final examination.

A qualification certificate will be posted to your registered postal address within three weeks of completing your final examination. You do not need to apply for the certificate or pay a further cost as the fee is included within the examination fees. 

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