Wednesday, March 14, 2012

CEA


COUNCIL OF ESTATE AGENCIES, SINGAPORE



  • ACRA Biz File Profile
  • Professional Indemnity Insurance






ESTATE AGENTS ACT
(CHAPTER 95A)
(Original Enactment: Act 25 of 2010)
REVISED EDITION 2011
(31st December 2011)



ESTATE AGENCY WORK REGULATIONS 2010

               No. S 644
ESTATE AGENTS ACT 2010
ESTATE AGENTS (ESTATE AGENCY WORK) REGULATIONS 2010

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS


THIRD SCHEDULE Estate Agents Act 2010  

PRESCRIBED ESTATE AGENCY AGREEMENT   Form 1 to 4 Form 5 to 8 ( Exclusive Agreements )



Regulation 10   

FORM 1      Estate Agency Agreement for the Sale of Residential Property   
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT

FORM 2       Estate Agency Agreement for the Purchase of Residential Property   
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT
                   
FORM 3      Estate Agency Agreement for the Lease of Residential Property by a Landlord
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT

FORM 4      Estate Agency Agreement for the Lease of Residential Property by a Tenant
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT



FORM 5      Exclusive Estate Agency Agreement for the Sale of Residential Property
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT

FORM 6      Exclusive Estate Agency Agreement for the Purchase of Residential Property
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT

FORM 7      Exclusive Estate Agency Agreement for the Lease of Residential Property by a Landlord
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT

FORM 8      Exclusive Estate Agency Agreement for the Lease of Residential Property by a Tenant
                      SCHEDULE 1   EXPLANATORY NOTES
                      SCHEDULE 2   DUTIES OF ESTATE AGENT


Practical Guildlines for the use of Form 1 to Form 8  
Page 1 / 2011
Page 2 / 2011

























https://www.cea.gov.sg/cea/content/aboutus/overview.html

Some Notes and Highlights in Estate Agents Act

CEA documents ( 3rd Schedule )
(the 8 forms, Prescribed Estate Agency Agreement )
are requested by
Singapore government statutory board, CEA,
under the Ministry of National Development,
for all Estate Agents in Singapore 
to procure Signatures from their respective clients
when agents are handling their Properties in Singapore 
for Seller / Landlord / Buyer / Tenant 

The parliament has passed thru the Act since 2010 Oct.  
[ refer to ESTATE AGENTS ACT 2010, THIRD SCHEDULE ]

Full Details please refer to
Estate Agents Act 2010 (ACT 25 of 2010)
Estate Agentcy Work Regulations 2010  ) 
as 3rd attachment above.

SOME  NOTES HIGHLIGHTED AND SUMMARY WITH THE FOLLOWING POINTS 

PART III , 7.  No holding of transaction monies ...

PART IV 10. PRESCRIBED Estate agency Agreements 10.(1),  ...

Page 11 FIRST SCHEDULE Duty to clients in relation to signing of documents 8 (1) ... 

Page 12 Obligations in respect of agreements 9(1) ,
9(2) Estate agents and salespersons shall also comply with the following requirements;
(a) they must procure signatures of all joint vendors / landlords for the sale or lease of property ... 


Page 14 FIRST SCHEDULE - continued
13(3) the estate agent or salesperson, ... ... must disclose in advance, and in writing, both the fact and quantum of such fee, reward, commission , rebate or other payment.


Page 18 SECOND SCHEDULE - continued
Retention of documents and records
7(1) For the purposes of the Act, an estate agent shall retain the originals ... ... at least 3 years;
(c) all estate agency agreements;
(d) all documents relating to property transactions, including ... ... Lease agreements, LOI  ... ... 
and all the eight prescribed forms are in THIRD SCHEDULE.

In THIRD SCHEDULE, Page 4 Point 12,

Note: The printed terms prescribed in this form of Agreement cannot be deleted or varied.


For full details, please refer to CEA.gov.sg



____________________________________


____________________________________ 




FOR THE FORMATION OF ESTATE AGENCIES AND REGISTRATION OF SALESPERSON

THE STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
ESTATE AGENTS ACT
(CHAPTER 95A)
Revised Edition 2011 (31st December 2011)


PART III

LICENSING OF ESTATE AGENTS AND REGISTRATION OF SALESPERSON
Section 28. ---- (1) Subject to this Act, no person shall  ... ... work as an estate agent; , act as an estate agent; or ... ... whether or not for payment or other remuneration ( whether monetary or otherwise ) , undertake as an estate agent,  unless he is a licensed estate agent.    FINE S$75,000/= or impresonment not exceeding 3 years, and S$not exceeding S$7,500/= per day for continuing offence.   No fee, commission or reward ... ... shall be recoverable in any action. ... ...

Eligibility of individuals to hold estate agent's licence
Section 30.   Subject to this act ... ... 

PART IV

DUTIES AND LIABILITY
Section 44.  ---(1)

Estate Agency Agreement require as regards certain proposals and undertakings
Section 44. --- (1) Subject to subsection (4)  ... ... prescribed estate agency agreement ( this refer to the 8 forms in 3rd schedule )



FOR THE CODE OF ETHIC AND CODE OF PRACTICER AND WORK REGULATIONS


S644/2010
==================================================================
First published in the Government Gazettte, Electronic Edition on 29th October 2010 at 5:00 pm


ESTATE AGENTS ACT 2010
(ACT 25 of 2010)

ESTATE AGENTS
(ESTATE AGENCY WORK)
REGULATIONS 2010

PART II

FIRST SCHEDULE        Code of Ethics and Professional Client Care     Regulation 3
SECOND SCHEDULE   Code of Practice for Estate Agents                    Regulationi 4

PART III

REGULATION OF AGENCY WORK

PART IV

THIRD SCHEDULE   Prescribed Estate Agency Agreements                  Regulation 10
Section 44 of the Act : the 8 forms in Third Schedule.