19/10/2025
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๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐:
When a seller chooses an estate agent to sell his/her property, a mandate must be given by the seller to the estate agent. The code of conduct of the Property Practitioners Act (hereinafter the โPPAโ), specifically Regulation 34.3, states that an estate agent shall not offer to sell or let a property without a mandate given by the seller or lessor.
The mandate can be in the form of a sole, exclusive, dual or multiple agent (open) mandate. Any changes that either party wants to bring to the mandate must be done in writing and attached to the original mandate.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐:
Section 67 of the PPA stipulates that:
67. (1) ๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ตโ
(๐ฎ) ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ; ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ
(b) provide a copy of the completed mandatory disclosure form to a prospective purchaser or lessee who intends to make an offer for the purchase or lease of a property.
(2) The completed mandatory disclosure form signed by all relevant parties must be attached to any agreement for the sale or lease of a property, and forms an integral part of that agreement, but if such a disclosure form was not completed, signed or attached, the agreement must be interpreted as if no defects or deficiencies of the property were disclosed to the purchaser.
(๐ฏ) ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ญ) ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents the Authority from taking action against a property practitioner or imposing an appropriate sanction.
(5) Nothing in this section prevents a consumer, for his or her own account, from undertaking a property inspection to confirm the state of the property before finalising the transaction.
It is therefore crucial that an agent provides the purchaser with a completed and signed IPCR in the prescribed form to avoid any potential disputes and personal liability.
Sellers and agents should ensure that an IPCR is completed, signed and provided to the purchaser. Purchasers should ensure that a thorough inspection is completed to ensure that all defects he/she wants repaired are written into the sale agreement to be enforceable.
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