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Councils need someone independent to sign. That could be you.

A STRCAS auditor is appointed by a municipality to verify a compliance assessment and put their name to the finding. A higher bar than an assessor, far fewer positions — and you are never asked to review work from your own side.

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Council-appointed verification work that uses the standing you already hold. You test what an evidence pack claims, put your name to the determination, and are paid per finding — not per hour, and never by the applicant.

Watch this 2 minute video to see what an auditor signs and how appointment works

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Two minutes, before you register.

Register your interest

An auditor is the person who signs. A council appoints you to verify a compliance assessment somebody else prepared, and to put your name to the finding. Higher bar than an assessor, far fewer positions — and you are never asked to review work from your own side.

Who it's forSenior PPRA-registered property practitioners — Principal status, a substantial track record, and no advisory work in the area you would verify
What you doVerify an evidence pack against the framework, test what the documents claim, attend the property where the file needs it, and issue a determination with reasons.
Who appoints youThe council, not the applicant. You are accountable to the appointing authority, never to whoever paid for the assessment.
What you needA current PPRA Fidelity Fund Certificate at Principal level, professional indemnity cover, and demonstrable independence from advisory work in the same area.
First stepRegister your interest. Not a sign-up form and not a course you can buy — it starts as a conversation and we come back to you personally.
Why this comes first

Your name is on the finding.

Which means the only thing worth discussing before scope or fees is whether the position can be held with your professional standing intact.

Structural, not promised

No STRCAS auditor is allocated an application prepared by a STRCAS assessor. The allocation system blocks the match — it is not left to disclosure or goodwill.

You answer to the council

You are appointed by the authority, not by the applicant. Your rating comes from the appointing council on the quality and defensibility of your determinations — never from the party whose property you assessed.

Findings are yours

A failed requirement is recorded as failed. STRCAS has no commercial interest in the outcome of any determination and no mechanism to influence one.

Why the allocation rule exists: an audit is worth exactly what its independence is worth. No STRCAS auditor is ever allocated an application a STRCAS assessor prepared — enforced in software rather than in policy, and every attempt is logged. Read how the separation works.

A desk mid-review: an evidence pack open, a pen resting on the signature line.
The work

What an audit appointment involves.

  • Review the assessor's evidence pack against the applicable standard
  • Interrogate it for completeness, consistency and currency of certificates
  • Attend the property where the file or the standard requires it
  • Issue findings — pass or fail per requirement, with reasons and remediation notes
  • Sign the determination and stand behind it if it is challenged

Much of the work is done on the file rather than on site. Volume is lower than assessment work and the value per appointment is higher.

The bar

What you need to hold.

Higher than the assessor bar, and deliberately so — a council is relying on the signature.

Required

  • Current PPRA registration as a Principal property practitioner, with a valid Fidelity Fund Certificate
  • Professional indemnity cover appropriate to the determinations you sign
  • Demonstrable independence from compliance advisory work in the same area
  • Clear criminal record and verified identity

The pool we recruit from

  • Principal property practitioners running their own agency
  • Long-registered practitioners with a substantial letting or management portfolio
  • Practitioners already carrying professional indemnity cover
  • Experienced assessors progressing to the senior tier

You are not being asked to make technical judgements. The electrical, gas and fire findings already sit in certificates signed by the practitioners who issued them. Your job is to test that the pack is complete, current and matches the property.

The process

This starts as a conversation.

Not a sign-up form and not an online course you can buy your way through.

Step 1
I

Register interest

You tell us your PPRA registration, status and area. We come back to you directly.

Step 2
II

Conversation

A discussion about scope, independence, indemnity and how appointments would work for you.

Step 3
III

Verification

PPRA standing, indemnity, identity and record verified against the register.

Step 4
IV

Accreditation

Standard-specific accreditation covering the framework, the evidence bar and the determination format.

Register interest

Start the conversation.

We will come back to you personally. No automated sequence, no course to buy.

This does not necessarily disqualify you. It determines which appointments you could accept.

Handled under POPIA. Never shared with applicants or advisory businesses.

Different role

Looking for field work rather than sign-off authority?

Assessors attend properties and record what exists. Lower bar, higher volume, paid per assessment — and open to any PPRA-registered property practitioner.

Become an assessor See the training