Second individual charged with being unregistered property agent 

A second property agent was charged in court yesterday for allegedly working as a property salesman without being registered with the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA).

Raymond Sim Soon Leong, 30, was also accused of not obtaining a written agreement with Savills Singapore for him to practise.

Despite being unauthorised and unregistered, Sim advertised two HDB flats for rental under his name while claiming to be a Savills sales director.

According to the CEA, Sim also conducted flat viewings, represented clients and negotiated property transactions directly.

“We wish to reiterate that we will not hesitate to take strong enforcement action against any person who performs estate agency work without registering with CEA,” said Purnima Shantilal, Director for Licensing and Investigations at CEA.

Sim faces four charges for not being registered with the CEA and another four charges for misrepresenting himself as a Savills agent.

For each offence, Sim could be fined up to S$25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 12 months, or both.

Yesterday, Sim appeared in court to hear the charges against him. He requested for an adjournment of four weeks. Court proceedings will resume on 17 November.

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will be charged in Court under the Estate Agents Act (EAA) 2010 for the following 8 charges:
(a) 4 charges for holding himself out as a salesperson without first being a registered salesperson of a licensed estate agent, under Section 29(1)(a) of the EAA 2010; and
(b) 4 charges for holding himself out as a salesperson of a licensed estate agent without first getting an authorisation by written agreement from the licensed estate agent, under Section 41(2) of the EAA 2010.
2. The punishment for each offence under Section 29(1)(a) and Section 41(2) of the EAA 2010 is a fine not exceeding $25,000/- or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.