Becoming a Member (excl.Trainees)

nara represents it's members in liaising with Government on a number of issues of concern.

In addition, all Fellow, Associate & Honorary nara members receive the following benefits:

  • Access to exclusive nara Guidance Notes Library  published on the NARA website.
  • E-Mail notification, where possible, of relevant changes in legislation and other items of interest to members.
  • Access to exclusive Breaking News articles when published on the website.
  • Listings in the nara directory - the ONLY definitive directory of fixed charge receivers - mailed regularly to Appointors.
  • Details on 'Practitioner Locator' - the Website search facility for Appointors looking for a local LPA Receiver (Fellows only)
  • Use of nara logo and designatory letters (FNARA) on stationery (Fellows only).
  • Access to Website helpline for professional support and guidance.
  • Access to Telephone helpline for professional support and guidance.
  • Entitlement to attend nara training days at Membership rates.
  • Regular mailings of NARATOR – the nara Newsletter aimed at providing a balance of news about NARA, practical comment and professional advice.
  • Entitlement to attend functions arranged by nara as networking opportunities for members.
  • Entitlement to attend and speak at nara General Meetings.
  • Eligibility to become a member of the nara Council.

Member Categories

There are four nara membership categories:  Fellows, Associates, Affiliates and Trainees. The criteria for each category are as follows.

Registered Property Receiver (RPR) Fellowship:
Applicants are required to pass the two-part examination, including a peer review to achieve Fellowship status.  See below for further details of this exam and contact details for the RPR scheme.  Membership of NARA is mandatory for Registered Property Receivers, and it is recommended that applicants join NARA as 'Trainee' members prior to their exam in order to have access to Guidance Notes etc.

Associate membership is for persons who, whilst not Registered Property Receivers (RPR's), have nevertheless undertaken LPA fixed charge receivership work for a minimum of 75 hours within the past 3 years. This might also include lawyers and others working within fixed charge receivership

Affiliate membership is open to appointors of property receivers, who will usually be employed by banks and other lending institutions

Trainee membership is for persons in training, whose curriculum includes that of the role of a Property or Fixed Charge receiver and who propose to become an RPR at some stage in the future.  There will usually be a time limit of 3 years for trainee membership, after which trainees would be expected to have passed the RPR exam, or change their membership type to Associate.

Each Membership Application form (available as a download from the link below) must be completed and signed by the applicant and counter-signed by a Proposer and Seconder who are themselves Fellows.

In addition, the completed Application Form should be accompanied by supporting documentation (e.g. copy of letter of appointment, confirmation of hours worked or expectation in a letter signed by a senior Manager / Partner).

NARA Council reserves the right to alter the above membership criteria without notice.

The RPR (Registered Property Receiver) exam is held annually and comprises a written multi-choice and essay question paper followed some two or three months later by a 45 minute peer interview. The peer interview involves a presentation by the applicant on an actual LPA fixed charge case on which the applicant has worked. Questions will be asked on the efficacy of the actions taken on the case and the basis on which decisions were made.  Candidates will then be required to apply for RPR Fellowship of NARA if they are not already members.

Click Here to download MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA and  NARA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

Click Here for a GUIDE TO THE RPR EXAM

Click Here for contact details to enquire about RPR SCHEME

The Membership Application Form is in PDF format: If you do not already have Acrobat Reader to read .pdf files, it can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe site.  Please click here.