MADAM – I’m writing regarding two of your most recent Soapbox opinion columns.
As to whether auctioneers should be qualified or not (ATG No 2298), there should be a form of apprenticeship where the person progresses from valuer to fully fledged auctioneer.
How this apprenticeship would be administered should be left to the trade bodies to determine, but it will bring a standard to the auction trade.