Real Estate Licensing Unit

The functions of the Real Estate Licensing Board (RELB):

• Issue regulations containing requirements to be fulfilled by persons acting as an intermediary in the process of negotiating and arranging transactions involving the acquiring or disposing or leasing of land, including those on an occasional basis. Such requirements may include rules, conditions and, or exemptions in relation to the carrying out of all activities envisaged under the Real Estate Agents, Property Brokers and Property Consultants Act.
• Determine whether an applicant satisfies the criteria of eligibility to be awarded a licence or authorisation.
• Authorise the exercise of activity of a property intermediary under any name.
• Determine whether to renew a licence.
• Set up and maintain a Register of Licencees.
• Determine and impose specific terms and conditions under which a license, registration or notification has been conferred.
• Review and authorise changes, if acceptable, pertaining to licenses and registrations.
• Suspend/Cancel licenses, registrations and notifications.
• Review and determine notifications from relevant persons undertaking either property transactions on an “occasional basis” or property transactions training on an “apprentice basis”.
• Supervision of the Property Intermediation Industry, together with enforcing the administrative measures set out in the Act, if required.
• Advise the Minister on matters related to property intermediation.