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We have received many calls about alternative investments over the last year and, in response, are delighted to provide an AIPP seminar, which aims to explain their value as a business opportunity and whether they are an option our members should consider. The last seminar was hugely popular ... Read More

6THANNUAL CONSUMER GUIDE The 6thannual consumer guide (2012) and member directory from the AIPP is now available in hardcopy and on-line, the latest on “How to Buy Overseas Property Safely” is a free publication aimed solely at helping consumers protect themselves through the purc... Read More

AIPP Establishes New Satellite Office in Portugal The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP), the leading organisation in the international property market, is establishing a new satellite office in Portugal and has appointed Simon Perks as the executive officer. The ... Read More

Mark Sharp, CEO of the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP), is seeking clarification from the UK government over where international property fits into regulation surrounding collective investments. In a letter to Business Secretary Vince Cable, Sharp asks for clarific... Read More

“NAEA International (incorporating FOPDAC) and The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) have today announced that they are currently in talks to explore how the two organisations can better serve their members and the public by working more closely together. P... Read More

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) is launching a range of insurance services for consumers and companies in the industry to help eradicate common concerns of the industry and make it safer for people to buy property overseas. Since its inception five years ago, th... Read More

For the 4th year running The Property Investor Show and OPP Live will play host to the "AIPP Zone", a dedicated exhibition area for members of the industry body. This unique trade and investor event will be held at London's ExCel 13-15 October 2011. "This is the i... Read More

Advertising space can now be booked in 2012’s ‘How to Buy Overseas Property Safely’ – the AIPP’s unique and highly successful annual publication for UK buyers of international property. This essential guide provides the independent guidance and advice needed whe... Read More

Preparations are underway for the first European Fractional Ownership Awareness Day of 2011, organised by The Registry Collection, the world’s largest luxury exchange programme. The event, which is part of a series of roadshows across Europe, takes place at the Hotel Puente Romano in Ma... Read More

The AIPP marked its 5th anniversary with the Association’s AGM on 30th March and welcomed two new faces to its Board: Peter Esders from Chebsey & Co and Andrew Figiel from Landmark Properties International. Sue Ash was appointed as Chair of the Association for 2011/12. The AIPP Board an... Read More

Free delegate places for first 3 AIPP members! AIPP is lending its support to the “Investing in Sustainability: Maximising the Opportunities of a Sustainably Built Future” conference to be held at the Barbican Centre in London on Thursday, 26th May 2011. This full day ... Read More

AIPP announced the winners of its 2011 awards on Friday 11th March at A Place in the Sun Live, London. The 11 awards for excellence in customer service were presented by A Place in the Sun: Home or Away’s Jonnie Irwin on the exhibition’s main stage, in front of a packed audience made ... Read More

AIPP Awards 2011 – Sponsored by     AIPP announces the shortlist for the AIPP Awards 2011, ahead of the presentation ceremony at A Place in the Sun Live on Friday 11th March where the winners’ names will be revealed. Judging of the Awards took place on Thu... Read More

AIPP is pleased to confirm that the AIPP Awards 2011 will be presented by Jonnie Irwin, presenter of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away?, ensuring maximum consumer interest in the live presentation ceremony on Friday 11 March at A Place in the Sun Live Earls Court, London. "We're delig... Read More

…AIPP sets out to rebuild confidence in international property market and strengthen appeal of AIPP members to potential purchasers… The leading association in the international property market, the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP), is introducing a ne... Read More

The AIPP today announced full details of its annual awards programme, concluding on Friday 11th March 2011 when the winners will be revealed in front of a consumer audience at A Place in the Sun Live, Earls Court London. "We're thrilled to be confirming that the AIPP Awards wil... Read More

From time to time, the AIPP finds its logo being used by property companies who are not members of AIPP. We’d like to assure members and consumers that this happens relatively infrequently, however it is important to draw attention to this when such instances occur. The AIPP member badg... Read More

“GOOD NEWS FROM AIPP” is our regular newsletter bringing AIPP members updates from their Association, and on the more positive news stories from the industry this month. This month's edition included: AIPP Consumer Guide launched: “H... Read More

In response to the government spending cuts announced last week, AIPP’s Chief Executive Mark Sharp comments: “In general terms I agree that the consolidation of the amount of borrowing needed to be curbed, however this needs to be balanced by investment in innovation and research. Lon... Read More

Following the success of the "Understanding SIPPs and Fractional" seminar in London in September, AIPP is hosting this event again in the Manchester area on 17th November. The objectives of the event are to offer an insight into the SIPP market and evaluate the benefi... Read More

AIPP’s latest consumer guide and members directory is now available in hardcopy and online, following its launch with the latest edition of A Place in the Sun magazine. “How to Buy Overseas Property Safely: the consumer guide from the industry body” is a free publication aimed s... Read More

The AIPP Zone will be a prominent feature at next week's Property Investor Show and OPP Live. Now in its 3rd year, the Zone provides the opportunity for members of the AIPP to be showcased within their own dedicated exhibition area. "AIPP members have made a voluntary commitment to p... Read More

AIPP hosted a highly successful member event on Thursday, attended by 40 industry professionals. “Understanding SIPPs and Fractional” was an afternoon seminar presented by experts in their field, Guy Tolhurst of Intelligent Partnership and Nick Turner of The Registry Collection, provi... Read More

AIPP will be at A Place in the Sun Live, Birmingham NEC, 1st-3rd October. Visit us on stand F37 to find out more about AIPP, the benefits of membership, and to pick up our latest consumer guide and members directory, "How to Buy Overseas Property Safely: The Consumer Guide from the Indu... Read More

Launched as a bagged supplement with A Place in the Sun magazine, AIPP’s 5th annual consumer guide and members directory will be available from 30 September 2010. Available in both hardcopy and digital format, the AIPP's guide is full of useful advice for buyers of international rea... Read More

AIPP's forthcoming industry event on 23rd September has a handful of places remaining. "Understanding SIPPs and Fractional" is an educational afternoon providing insight and advice on diversifying your business with SIPP and/or fractional products. In these tougher mar... Read More

AIPP is pleased to announce a programme of industry events and marketing incentives over the coming months. To get involved with any of these events contact us now on +44 (0)20 3207 9095.   JULY   Thurs 8th  ... Read More

The AIPP has moved to firm up its current policy on members selling in the region of northern Cyprus.   Following a member consultation process, and the recent ruling in the Orams case, the AIPP Board has decided to regularise its policy for existing m... Read More

AIPP announces new Chief Executive, and increase in consumer awareness The Association of International Property Professionals today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive.   Professor Mark Sharp joins the AIPP from outside the indu... Read More

AIPP announced its Award winners on Friday, during the first day of A Place in the Sun Live at Earls Court London.   The 11 winners of the 2010 Awards took the stage in front of a trade and consumer audience to receive their award from AIPP Board Membe... Read More

AIPP announces the shortlist for the AIPP Awards 2010, ahead of the presentation ceremony at A Place in the Sun Live on 26th March.   Judging of the AIPP Awards 2010 took place on Thursday with a panel of 10 judges drawn from both the overseas and UK p... Read More

AIPP Members voluntarily agree to follow our Code of Conduct. If anyone feels that a Member has not followed the Code, they are free to complain to us.    In many cases, a mediated settlement is reached between complainant and Member company. Howe... Read More

Handling complaints about Members is one of the hardest tasks any trade body faces. As AIPP nears four years since inception, it’s an area of which the AIPP Board is particularly proud. It’s also an area that goes largely unnoticed by the outside world.   AIPP Board Member ... Read More

The AIPP Awards will once again be judged by industry experts and respected outsiders.    We are delighted to announce the judging panel for this year to be chaired by The Property Ombudsman Christopher Hamer, whose role is to ensure the independe... Read More

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has started its search for a new Chief Executive as Paul Owen will be leaving to take up a new post.    Chair of AIPP, Lindsay Hopkins, said, “Every company has to be ready to re... Read More

The AIPP Awards Winners will be revealed in front of a consumer audience for the first time this year at A Place in the Sun Live in London on Friday March 26th.    Judged by industry experts and respected outsiders (and chaired by The Prop... Read More

The number of consumers reassured by AIPP membership has seen a large increase, the results of a recent survey reveal.   The independent survey undertaken at A Place in the Sun Live showed 88% of people feel more reassured if a company is an AIPP Membe... Read More

The AIPP announces today the details for its annual awards programme which concludes on Friday 26th March 2010 when the names of 11 winning companies will be announced at the awards ceremony in London.    In a significant change this year, entry t... Read More

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has released the 4th edition of its annual guide, ‘Buying Overseas Property Safely – The Consumer Guide from the Industry Body’.    As the step-by-step manual... Read More

Our annual guide out soon!   Each year, we produce a guide for consumers: ‘Buying Overseas Property Safely – the Consumer Guide from the Industry Body’. A 64-page guide, available in hard copy and online digital format (for th... Read More

Take advice. Ask questions. Get ready for the show.    For 3 days in early October, the international property market comes to Birmingham as A Place in the Sun Live takes place at NEC.   The AIPP has a stand at the sho... Read More

Get independent advice from the industry body   Last year saw the launch of the AIPP Zone at the Property Investor Show at London’s Excel exhibition centre. This year’s show, run in conjunction with OPP Live 09, sees the return of the Zone,... Read More

Property portal Rightmove Overseas has become a Member of the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP).    ‘It’s a real boost to have the support of the UK’s largest property website and another important intern... Read More

After a very successful launch in 2008, the AIPP Awards have been under scrutiny by the AIPP Board as they consider how best to build on that for future events. A change of plan was submitted to the Board at the beginning of the year and it has recently been adopted.  ... Read More

AIPP's AGM on Thursday 19th March saw the election of 4 new faces onto the AIPP Board and the re-election of 5 ‘old’ faces (existing Board Members who had reached the end of their elected 2 or 3 years and stood for re-election).    ... Read More

The AIPP is happy to hear from anybody who has an enquiry about our work, the work of our Members, or any general enquiry about buying overseas.    Whether you are a client looking to purchase property overseas or in the process of buying, or some... Read More

On Friday 27th February, the Malta Property Expo ’09 opens at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre (MFCC), Malta’s largest international conference and exhibition venue.    Organised by AIPP Member Duplex Real Estate Branding, the eve... Read More

Consumer enquiries to the Association of International Property Professionals hit a new high following an overseas property feature on the BBC’s consumer affairs show Watchdog.    The half hour programme at 7.30pm primetime on Monday 9th&nbs... Read More

At the first AIPP Member event of 2009 on the evening of Thursday 29th January, there will be two presentations to Members and invited guests, each offering a view on changes to be seen this year in the international property market.      ... Read More

AIPP Members voluntarily agree to follow our Code of Conduct. If anyone feels that a Member has not followed the Code, they are free to complain to us.      In many cases, a mediated settlement is reached between complai... Read More

The winners of the inaugural AIPP Awards were announced on Friday 3rd October.      Launched this year, the AIPP Awards aim to improve the overseas property industry as a whole, and ultimately raise the standards of cust... Read More

A new market initiative is launched at the Property Investor Show this weekend – The AIPP Zone.    An area at the front of the Property Investor Show is dedicated only to AIPP Members, a first for the international property market. All visit... Read More

The International Law Partnership Conference in association with The AIPP Awards 2008, Friday 3 October   THE CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE AT THE OFFICES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW PARTNERSHIP, THE VAULTS, 193-197 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON WC1V 7BD (TEL NO &nb... Read More

The AIPP has announced the 25 shortlisted entries for the inaugural AIPP Awards. The winners will be announced at the Awards Night on Friday 3rd October in London.    ‘There will only be 9 winners of an AIPP Award 2008,’ explained Paul... Read More

The AIPP has announced its panel of independent judges for the inaugural AIPP Awards, due to be presented on Friday 3rd October.    ‘We had a small list of target judges for our independent panel,’ explained Chief Executive Paul Owen. ... Read More

Entry is now open for the AIPP Awards 2008. The 11 winners will be announced at a black tie Awards ceremony on Friday 3 October.    The Awards focus purely on excellence in customer service, with entry exclusive to AIPP Members. This is your chanc... Read More

On 19th-21st September, the Property Investor Show at ExCeL in London will play host to the first ever AIPP Zone at an exhibition. The Zone will be an area within the show where only AIPP Members will be able to exhibit. It will be advertised by the organisers in advance as ... Read More

We asked our Members to send us their thoughts on the benefits of AIPP membership - here's what they said.   We have memberships to all the well known property associations, but AIPP is key to our international sales operation. AIPP is rapidly gain... Read More

Where did British people buy in 2007? How much did they spend? AIPP's report provides some answers.    Where did the British people buy in 2007? Despite some people doubting its future in the international property market and some ... Read More

Last week at the Member networking event on the eve of A Place in the Sun Live in Manchester, we announced to Members that The AIPP Awards 2008 will take place later this year.    Summary of The AIPP Awards 2008   &mid... Read More

Our Annual General Meeting takes place on 19th March. All AIPP Members are invited to the AGM and all are encouraged to attend if possible. This is your Association and will benefit from each Member playing a part.    Notice of the AIPP’s AG... Read More

Issued by the AIPP on 20th February 2008    To date, the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has received 79 formal complaints about its Members.   It has been agreed by the Board that the names ... Read More

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has received the opinion they sought from a senior barrister in London regarding the sale of properties in northern Cyprus. The opinion was discussed at the January Board meeting.    T... Read More

A company using the names Salma Homes, CBA Properties, Torton Properties, and ABP Properties is using an AIPP Founder Member logo on their website. Please beware: these companies are not Members of the AIPP.    They have copied (without au... Read More

Superior Group files Petition for Administration. On Friday 18th January, the AIPP received the following message from the Chief Operating Officer of The Superior Real Estate Group Ltd.    MESSAGE RECEIVED BY AIPP, 18 JAN 08 ... Read More

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has conducted a consumer survey on behalf of its Members. The survey asked buyers in the UK and Ireland what they are looking for, what their fears are, and how they would like to buy overseas property in an idea... Read More

The AIPP passed the 300 Member mark at its most recent Board meeting.    ‘With 314 Members now live, we already have more than double the number of Members we had at the end of 2006,’ said AIPP’s Membership Manager, Lisa Charlesw... Read More

The AIPP had 137 Members on 10 October 2006; by 10 October 2007, the Association had 291 Members with more than 5,500 people working under its Code of Conduct.    ‘We were quite clear when we started that we had to make things happen, and ma... Read More

The Autumn 2007 exhibition season kicked off with the Property Investor Show at London’s Excel. On the AIPP stand, staff reported that about half of all visitors to whom they spoke were already aware of AIPP and had some understanding of the benefits of buying with a M... Read More

Martin Roberts of BBC TV’s ‘Homes under the Hammer’ was the guest interviewer on the AIPP stand at the weekend’s exhibition in Birmingham.    The AIPP wanted to hear the views of international property buyers: what are thei... Read More

On Thursday 27th September, the second edition of the AIPP Members Directory was released to the buying public in both the UK and Ireland. A consumer guide to buying safely overseas, it also contains a full list of AIPP Members.    In both countri... Read More

This Autumn, the AIPP is launching a significant campaign to heighten consumer awareness of their work and the benefit of buying overseas with their Members.    Targeted on buyers in the UK and Ireland, the Association wants to make sure that pros... Read More

At the recent AIPP Board meeting on Wednesday 25th July, a record 48 membership applications were submitted; 41 were accepted as full Members.    ‘Only once did we have more than this and that was our first Board meeting in March 2006,&rsquo... Read More

Board applauds AIPP team as record number of membership applications is submitted to June's Board meeting.   AIPP’s Chief Executive Paul Owen said recently that the level of interest in membership was at its highest level since the Associatio... Read More

A relatively new market for UK and Irish buyers, Brazil is fast-becoming one of the property world's talking points. AIPP was invited to Brazil to talk to agents, developers and government officials about working with the buyers in the UK and Ireland.    ... Read More

AIPP's Chief Executive was a guest speaker at Turkey's first trade show for international property, run by the Arena Group in Antalya. There was a very high level of interest in membership of the Association.    From 19 - 22 April in Antal... Read More

‘In 2006, Britons spent nearly £20 billion on overseas property yet most of the figures produced about the market are made up by companies trying to sell property,’ said Paul Owen, chief executive of the Association of International Property Professionals (... Read More

Next week, the Association of International Property Professionals will release its second survey of the year, potentially the most comprehensive ever released in the international property market.   ‘There are few, if any, reliable figures... Read More

With the publication of AIPP’s first Members Directory, thousands more buyers are now aware of the AIPP   Many Members are reporting increased consumer confidence in their work thanks to their AIPP membership. With the publication of AIPP... Read More

'Good, informative, important and necessary,' was the view of Simon James from Property Frontiers. 'The course was very good and should be used by anyone in sales,' said Robert Nixon, MD of Nirvana International, 'I will use the material in to... Read More

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has produced a 64-page Consumer Handbook and Members Directory to guide overseas property buyers through the purchasing process and to introduce them to the Association's Members. The publication is available... Read More