Three employees of top Leeds property firm, CB Richard Ellis, have successfully completed the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) on their first attempt to become full members of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Edward Noble, Surveyor in the Office Agency team, Daniel Austin, Surveyor, Asset Management and Mark Bagshaw, Surveyor Residential Development are now fully chartered.

Three employees of top Leeds property firm, CB Richard Ellis, have successfully completed the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) on their first attempt to become full members of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Edward Noble, Surveyor in the Office Agency team, Daniel Austin, Surveyor, Asset Management and Mark Bagshaw, Surveyor Residential Development are now fully chartered.

After completing a relevant degree, the APC is the practical training and experience undertaken to ensure competent practise as a Chartered Surveyor. The qualification can be undertaken in a minimum of 24 months, involving professional development, assessments, written submissions and a final interview and presentation.

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Charlie Wardroper, managing director of CBRE’s Leeds office, said: “We’re delighted at the success of all three CBRE candidates. The APC is not an easy qualification to undertake, especially as it is completed in conjunction with full-time employment so to pass first time is definitely an acheivement.

“CBRE is keen to support staff wishing to complete professional qualifications to meet the necessary criteria of the RICS and provide a high level of expertise for our clients.”

Originally from Cheltenham, Ed Noble, 25, completed the course in the minimum time of 24 months. He joined CBRE in 2006 from Sanderson Weatherall, where he worked in insolvency and coporate recovery for 12 months, after receiving a BA hons in property development and planning from the University of West England in Bristol in 2005.

Ed will be contributing to the development of the Leeds office agency team, which is the fastest growth area for the regional office.

His colleague, Mark Bagshaw, 35, joined CBRE in 2007 from GVA Grimley LLP in Leeds where he was assistant surveyor in residential land and development. Prior to this he worked as a graduate surveyor at Lampton Smith Hampton, having moved to Leeds and surveying five years ago after a three year spell in the IT industry in London during the dot com boom.

Originally from Buxton, Derbyshire, Mark completed a BSc (Hons) in estate management at Sheffield Hallam University. His role at CBRE currently involves assisting with the acquisition, disposal, valuation and development of residential land in Yorkshire and the North East.
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Daniel Austin, 28, of Barlbrough, Derbyshire, has been at CBRE for 18 months working in industrial, retail and office asset management, having joined the firm from Whybrow surveyors in Colchester, Essex. He attended Nottingham Trent University, obtaining a BSc (Hons) degree in planning property development, having spent a sandwich year at Bedfordshire District Council.