The Real Estate Association in Fiji is concerned with the number of illegal real estate agents that are operating in the country.
General Secretary Anand Goundar says this was one of the main issues raised at the association’s first Annual General Meeting yesterday.
He says members have called for closer collaboration with the Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority, Police, Real Estate Agents Licensing Board and the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit to address this serious issue.
He says they are also working with the government in the review of the Real Estate Act to ensure that both licensed real estate agents and consumers are protected.
Speaking at the Real Estate Association Annual General Meeting, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya also called on real estate agents to work within the ambit of the law.
New office bearers were also elected at the Real Estate Association Annual General Meeting.
The President is Vyas Deo Sharma.
