"Rules to Keep You Safe When Buying or Selling a House"
You want to know what this Act is for. It aims to help people who buy or sell houses. It wants to make sure people feel safe when working with real estate agents. The Act helps people by making rules for agents. You might wonder how it does this. It regulates the people who work in real estate. This means it sets rules for agents, branch managers, and salespersons. It also tries to improve the way the industry works. The Act does this by making sure people in the industry are accountable. This means they have to follow the rules and can get in trouble if they do not. The process for dealing with problems is independent, transparent, and effective.
"This law is about real estate agents in New Zealand."
Real Estate Agents Act 2008
Reprint as at:
2025-10-22
Assent:
2008-09-16
Commencement:
see section 2
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the
Ministry of Justice.