After years of demands associations Y professional collegesnext October 16 new R will take effectRegistration of Realtors The community will have to mandatory registration those who want to devote themselves to the business of buying and selling houses. The measure aims to encourage professionalization He put an end to the intrusiveness registered by this activity, which, according to its chairman, will increase the guarantees of the sector and buyers. Alicante API College, Marife Estesoone of the hardest fighting for the implementation of this record.
The registration was approved at the end of last year, but it was not until August 16, when the decree that definitively regulated its functioning was issued. In this way, according to Esteso, it will take effect on October 16 and from then on real estate agents it will be six months to show that they welcome Requirements and sign up. In the case of API College members, some conditions have already been met. In fact, this agency has offered to assist other professionals in the industry to comply with this new obligation.
One of the requirements for registration is liability insurance and one surety insurance, It is particularly relevant because the latter serves to guarantee the signals transmitted by customers. Also, it will be mandatory to have one. public organization – either such a real estate office or an office – and it should be education special.
On this last point, the decree also stipulates that professionals with certain years of experience can verify their profession. experience instead of this formation.
It is estimated that they are currently operating in the province. around 1,200 real estate agents, according to the head of Alicante APIs, who showed his satisfaction with this measure. For this reason, Marifé Esteso especially mandatory charactervoluntarily endorsed in other communities, it “does not achieve the consumer protection and professional activity organization objectives pursued by this initiative”.
They are making a preparation from school level It is tailored for all professionals who wish to receive the training required by regulations in addition to what is already taught at the University of Alicante, which COAPI also participates in. “We open the door to all professionals in the province so that they can meet all requirements and continue their professional activities with all assurances,” he says.