neubie 2 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Now can search the public register for the housing agent you are dealing with.... http://www.cea.gov.sg/cea/app/newimplpubli...icregister.jspa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therat 18 Report post Posted January 10, 2011 Just for sharing, HWZ has ppl spot an agent has jail before still practice under new CEA rule Agent name: S Abdullah Alhamid His case (http://www.asiaone.com/Business/My%2BMoney/Property/Story/A1Story20080421-60917.html) Fake documents Seven property agents are jailed for helping flat buyers get bank loans with fake employment documents. The scam involves shell companies 'employing' the buyers, with money being deposited into their Central Provident Fund accounts to give the semblance of a regular income. The seven agents are Tan Boon Yok, Hamidah Yunnan, Syed Abdullah Alhamid, Mohammed Rusli Abdul Rahman, Tumirah Rahman, Zainon Aran and Richard Yan Hwee Oon. They were jailed between one and nine months each. The agent with the highest profile - ERA Singapore stalwart Syed Abdullah Alhamid, 63 - has since returned to his firm and is now a division director with 150 agents under his wing. Last sat, I still can find his advertisement on Bedok HDB section. Search "S Abdullah Alhamid" under the CEA link. Found this Reg No:R025989Z Estate Agents Name: ERA REALTY NETWORK PTE LTD Salesperson: SYED ABDULLAH BIN AHMAD ALHAMID (S ABDULLAH ALHAMID) CEA press release ANNEX A - FIT AND PROPER CRITERIA Fit and Proper Criteria A person is not fit and proper if the Council after considering any relevant facts or matters is of the view that he is not such a person and unless the Council otherwise determines, he shall not be a fit and proper person if i. he has been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud; ii. he has had a judgment entered against him in civil proceedings that involved a finding of fraud, dishonesty or breach of fiduciary duties on his part; iii. he has been convicted of any offence under the Estate Agents Act; or iv. he is an un-discharged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forgotten 1 Report post Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Therat has sharp eagle eyes. CEA should headhunt her lol~ Edited January 10, 2011 by forgotten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therat 18 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 CEA reply on S Abdullah Alhamid Applicants with past criminal convictions are considered for registration on a case-by-case basis. We have evaluated the conviction records of Mr Syed Abdullah Alhamid previously and decided to registered him. Please e-mail me if you have other queries. Regards, Yeap Soon Teck Deputy Director (Licensing) DID: 6643 2561 Double standard. Like that also can Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therat 18 Report post Posted January 16, 2011 http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_624266.html Jan 15, 2011 CEA not up to the task I READ with concern about how the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) is treating application forms for its licence ("125 estate agents' application forms missing"; Monday). It has managed to lose 125 application forms, tarry on 813 forms for which it has given "provisional approval", and sit on 923 forms from applicants who did not disclose past antecedents. Each application form represents the livelihood of an individual who may be a family's sole breadwinner. Not granting the licence or not granting it on time will have an impact on all the family members. It makes one wonder if the CEA is up to undertaking the task it has assumed. Was it too ambitious to set up the agency in October last year and expect things to be sorted out by the end of last year? How does the CEA explain to the households affected that it is overloaded with work and under-staffed? Was this not foreseeable? Couldn't early steps have been taken to alleviate its manpower shortage? As for those agents with criminal track records, was the guideline properly drawn up as to who might be accepted and who will not? If an agent had committed a crime 10 years ago but has been successfully practising as an agent for the last 10 years without any complaints from the public, will he still be prohibited from practising as an agent? Is the CEA guideline made known beforehand so that all those who are affected might know where they stand and may not incur expenses and time in taking the requisite examinations? Dealing with each application on a case-by-case basis, with no proper guidelines or training and with inadequate staff, points to more delays. The CEA is clearly unprepared and inadequately equipped to deal with the applications. Chan Chow Seng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therat 18 Report post Posted January 16, 2011 http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/...ory_624327.html Jan 15, 2011 PROPERTY BROKING REGULATOR'S DEBUT A tangled web of confusion MONDAY'S report ('125 estate agents' application forms missing') shows how ill-prepared the Council of Estate Agencies (CEA) is to take on the role of regulator. The convenient explanation is to blame teething problems and human error, as the council did. But the more pertinent question is if the council's systems - such as its technology, human resources and administration - were not ready, why start? Apart from misplacing application forms, there are inconsistencies and confusion over some of the council's rules and procedures. For example, some agencies and agents received licences with validity periods of two years while other agencies and agents were granted three years. No rationale or explanation was cited for the difference. The council's application form certainly did not contain the information. Confusion has also arisen from council stipulations on the goods and services tax (GST) and the payment of commission in the Estate Agency Agreement for the Sale of Residential Property. Some rules appear contradictory. For example, one rule (6b) on co-broking allows agents the option to co-broke, which means that if agents reject such an option, they will then represent both buyer and seller. However another rule 5(1) insists that no salesman or estate agent can act for both the buyer and seller. If the council insists on barring an agent from representing the buyer and seller and that agents representing buyers and tenants should receive commission from the buyers and tenants, it should educate the public about the rules. Koh Wee Leng (Ms) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neubie 2 Report post Posted February 24, 2011 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1112727/1/.html CEA public registry to display photos of salespersons online SINGAPORE: Consumers will be able to view photographs of registered salespersons online from March 1. This is in addition to the information already available on the Council of Estate Agencies' public register, which includes the saleperson's name, company and registration number. The council advised consumers to access its register to verify a saleperson's information before engaging his or her services. It added that consumers should also report to the council when they encounter any person not listed on the register and carrying out estate agency work illegally. All salespersons will also be required to display their estate agent card when carrying out their work on March 1. The card includes information such as the name and registration number of the salesperson, a recent photograph and validity period. Anyone caught operating without a licence can be fined up to S$10,000, jailed up to six months or both. - CNA/fa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
