David Sandeman to address NAVA Annual Conference
Publish Date: 27 September 2018
By David Leary
Further reading
NAVA Propertymark Autumn Forum
25th October 2018, Cambridge Belfry
The NAVA Propertymark Autumn Forum is the UK’s primary event for professional valuers and auctioneers and continues to grow every year. For auctioneers of all disciplines, it is an essential opportunity to get up to date with important industry issues.
The Future of the Industry
Essential Information Group are one of the headline sponsors supporting this industry event, where a wide variety of relevant topics will be discussed.
EIG Managing Director, David Sandeman has been invited to deliver a state of the market report together with his views on the auction market going forward and how he sees it developing.
Budding Auctioneers!
David Sandeman is honoured to return as one of the Judges for the Novice Auctioneer of the Year 2018 competition which is held the night before the NAVA Forum.
NOVICE AUCTIONEER OF THE YEAR
24 October 2018 at the Cambridge Belfry
For all auctioneers and valuers starting their careers, the NAVA Propertymark Novice Auctioneer of the Year is the most important event in the calendar for budding auctioneers.
The competition involves a bidding sequence organised to demonstrate possible occurrences in the saleroom and to test the entrant’s skill, knowledge and presence on the rostrum. The premise makes for a highly anticipated and exciting event where budding auctioneers are whittled down to a final round which takes place at the Gala Dinner later that day.
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