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Estate Agents Authority Annual Report 2014/15
Promoting Compliance in the Trade
Over the years, the EAA has issued various practice
circulars for the trade to comply with. They serve to
heighten the estate agency trade’s vigilance against
non-compliances and enhance the trade’s professional
standard. To further improve the conduct and
compliance of the trade, the EAA conducted 1,159
compliance checks at first-sale sites and 1,809 at
estate agency shops in 2014/15. During these checks,
licensees were also educated on the new practice
circulars and the requirements relating to estate
agency practice. A total of 614 inspections of online
advertisements were also conducted during the year.
At the same time, the EAA reminded the trade to
comply with the new guidelines through organising
seminars under the Continuing Professional
Development (“CPD”) Scheme, issuing Letters to
Licensees, and holding regular meetings with the
trade.
Issuing Practice Circulars Timely and
Responsively
As the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Ordinance 2014 was
gazetted earlier in 2014, details of the revised Special
Stamp Duty (“SSD”) and Buyer’s Stamp Duty (“BSD”)
were at last finalised. Hence, in May 2014, a relevant
Practice Circular was updated and issued, reminding
estate agents that if it could be ascertained that the
sale and purchase of the residential property being
handled by them would be subject to SSD or BSD, they
should draw their clients’ attention to this fact before
entering into any provisional agreement for sale and
purchase (“PASP”) and advise their clients
appropriately.
推動業界守法循規
過去數年，監管局曾向業界發出多份
執業通告要求業界遵守。該等通告旨
在提高地產代理行業對違規情況的警
覺性，並長遠提升業界的專業水平。
為進一步讓業界守法循規，監管局於
2014/15
年度分別對一手樓盤銷售點
及地產代理商舖進行了
1,159
及
1,809
次巡查。巡查期間，監管局亦為持牌
人講解新執業通告內容及有關執業要
求。年內，監管局亦就網上廣告進行
了
614
次抽查，也透過舉辦持續專業
進修計劃講座、向持牌人發出信函，
以及與業界進行定期會議等，提醒他
們遵守新的指引。
適時發出執業通告
隨着《
2014
年印花稅（修訂）條例》於
2014
年初刊憲，經修訂的額外印花稅
和買家印花稅的詳情最終落實。因
此，監管局於
2014
年
5
月更新及發出
相關的執業通告，以提醒地產代理在
訂立任何臨時買賣協議前提醒客戶，
購買該物業有機會需繳付額外印花稅
或買家印花稅。
