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Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Duties relating to real estate agency work - Business to be identified

121: Agent to display required name information

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"Real estate agents must display their name and licence information clearly."

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You need to know what a real estate agent's business is called. The business is the agent's work as a real estate agent. You must display certain information about the agent. You must show the agent's name and that they are licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act. If the agent's business has a different name, you must show that too. You must display this information in a prominent place at the agent's office or shop. You must also show this information on the agent's website and on notices, advertisements, and other material. This includes letters, accounts, and documents sent or given out by the agent. The information must be easy to read from outside the office or shop. You can compare this to s 53 for more information.

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Part 5Duties relating to real estate agency work
Business to be identified

121Agent to display required name information

  1. In this section,—

    business, in relation to an agent, means the agent's business as a real estate agent

      required name information, in relation to an agent, means—

      1. the name of the agent and the fact that the agent is licensed under this Act; and
        1. if the agent's business as a real estate agent is not carried on in the agent's name, the name or style under which that business is carried on.

        2. Every agent must ensure that the required name information is displayed in a prominent place—

        3. at each office or shop maintained by the agent for the purposes of the business; and
          1. on every website maintained by the agent for the purposes of the business; and
            1. on all notices, advertisements, and other material published by or on behalf of the agent in the course of the business; and
              1. on all letters, accounts, contractual documents, agreements, and other documents sent or handed out, entered into, or published by or on behalf of the agent in the course of the business.

                1. The required name information must be capable of being easily read from outside each office or shop maintained by the agent for the purposes of the business.

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