Client Money Protection (CMP)

CMP is a scheme that reimburses landlords and tenants should a letting agent misappropriate their rent, deposit or other client funds. It has long been a requirement for ARLA Propertymark members to have CMP and has been a legal requirement for all letting agents since 1 April 2019. Click here for more information.

Membership Eligibility

CMP is mandatory for every company that acts as an agency in property (including chattels auctioning) which handles client money or uses a third party to oversee client money. If this is the case, to become a member Principals, Partners and Directors (PPDs) have to take out CMP with Propertymark (unless they have CMP with Money Shield, RICS or the Law Society of Scotland). Click here to view our client money protection certificate