About Us
What is AARPI?
AARPI is a not-for-profit organisation whose members are closely
involved with real property in the United States and the United
Kingdom. It is organised for the purposes of:
- Bringing together a membership of the most knowledgeable and
best qualified real estate professionals (and some users) from the
two countries, and potentially elsewhere, limited in numbers so as
to:
- assure active participation by all members and the development
of professional and personal relationships;
- broaden the knowledge and understanding of its members;
and
- foster full and frank discussion of issues of common
concern;
- Presenting informative and provocative programs (broadly
defined in an era of globalization) on matters of current and long
term concern to real estate professionals; and,/
- Promoting discussion and analysis of the causes of and
potential answers to identified problems involving ownership, use
and development of land, and land transactions, in the two
countries with a view to finding and advancing practical
solutions.
Membership is by invitation and is limited to fifty from each
country, together with Senior Members who have retired from active
business but have elected to retain their membership, or who remain
active beyond the normal retirement age. AARPI is managed by
Governors elected from among the members and has no employees or
premises.
The Governors meet annually in the Spring (although the UK
Governors meet more often) to prepare for the Annual General
Meeting of all members in September each year, at which members
from each country present papers on a topic of current interest or
concern to the real estate community, drawing attention to the
differences, or similarities, of the law and practice in the two
countries. From time to time, research papers are prepared by
members, or commissioned from outside sources, and made available
publicly.