Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance (CPSP)

About the training programme

When the economy’s in flux, landlords and investors depend on solid advice from brokers.

So we’ve worked with the experts – the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) and Association of Short Term Mortgage Lenders (ASTL) – to devise training that will raise standards.

CPSP will consolidate and build your specialist property finance skills and knowledge, to help you work more effectively with brokers, lenders, solicitors and valuers.

You'll discover:

more about lender, broker and customer relationships
how to analyse lending propositions and structure suitable solutions and exit strategies
more about regulatory, compliance and fundamental business practices.

And once you’ve passed the exam, you’ll be awarded a digital badge so that you can easily demonstrate your professional expertise.

Developed in association with

Your studies will cover

Lending structures and different loans
Regulation including Consumer Duty
Bridging loans
Development finance
Commercial mortgages
Buy-to-let mortgages

How much does it cost?

£250

Who should consider CPSP?

This training programme will help you if you are:

new to the specialist property finance industry
joining a commercial lender with little or no experience in commercial property and bridging finance
experienced in commercial finance but would like to become a broker.

When to apply?

You can register to study CPSP throughout the year. You will be given access to the course material at the end of April 2023.

Number of modules

One unit

Average time to complete

Six months - but you have up to 12 months from when the course material goes live complete

Study type

Everything is online, you can study at a pace that suits you

Study material

As part of your fee, you’ll get:

core learning materials, including videos, quizzes and other interactive activities
online access to our student portal MyLIBF
online access to our virtual library KnowledgeBank
study planner
syllabus updates
digital specimen paper

You will be learning on our new VLE Brightspace, click on the logo to find out more.

Assessment type

Multiple-choice exam. See the assessment section for further details.

You can take your exam at a test centre or at home with remote invigilation.

View the training specification

Unit

CPSP has one unit which you will need to complete to get the certificate.

Specialist Property Finance

The unit analyses the market, its participants, process, associated costs and regulatory requirements in a largely unregulated sector.

It explores the processes required to manage the relationship between, lender, intermediary and consumer.

Through this, it will examine your understanding of the process of structuring and presenting proposals with due regard for best customer outcome.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed in a two-hour multiple-choice exam with:

a set of multiple choice questions (50 marks), and
four case studies, with five multiple-choice questions linked to each case study (20 marks).

You need to achieve at least 70% to pass and have 12 months from when you get access to the course material, to complete the unit and assessment.

You can take the exam when and where it suits you – either in your own home, place of work, or at any of the 150 Pearson VUE test centres across the UK. You can decide whether you want centre based delivery or remote invigilation when you register for the examination.

Exam and assessment information

Fees

How to register

Digital badge

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