Vas the valuation panel management and valuation auditing business has joined the  Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

Established 10 years ago, Vas now facilitates more than 2,000 valuations a month for lenders and brokers via more than 200 third-party valuers through its VAS Panel division. It also provides valuation audits, desktop valuations and loan book monitoring through VAS Assurance.

Steven Todd, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Vas, will represent the platform at Imla events.

Imla executive director Kate Davies commented: “We are delighted to welcome Vas as the latest associate member of Imla. At present, Vas is the only valuation firm to join our ranks and we anticipate our discussions will benefit from the addition of a specialist from this sector, which is such an integral part of the mortgage industry.”