Real Estate Compliance Check

Get prepared. Be compliant. Speak to Bill Robertson from Kaplan Professional.

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Because your business could be contacted by your real estate governing body in your state or territory at any time, you need regular compliance checks. That’s where we can help.

This page contains:

• About Bill Robertson
• What you will get
• How long it takes
• Fees
• Bookings and Further Information

About Bill Robertson

In NSW alone, Bill Robertson has completed approximately 180 compliance checks for real estate companies and individual offices – whether sales, property management, project marketing or development of land. He knows the subject of compliance well and his job is to put simple office procedures into place so you can rest a little easier.

Bill can visit your office for a few hours, check various sectors of the business, (including sales, and property management files) to assess the office standing within the Legislation, concluding with an on-the-spot meeting outlining the results.

What we do:

Conduct a full 'Real Estate Compliance Check' - a business check as to compliance, under the various state and federal legislation, plus check compulsory procedures of the business as a corporation, partnership or sole-trader, as well as compliance with sales and property management procedures.

What you get:

• on-site visit
• check the structure of the business, plus individuals who are licensed agents or registered
• audit of business and management procedures
• audit of Sales Agency Agreements and sales files, selected at random
• audit of 'estimated selling price' compliance and sales procedures
• audit of Property Management Agreements and property management files, selected at random
• audit of property management compulsory documentation that must be on file
• clarification on how to correctly fill-up Sales and Management Agency Agreements
• on-site verbal overview of findings
• detailed report on findings with recommendations
• ready-to-use simple procedures and checklists to put into place

Within minutes of completing the compliance check, we:

• will meet with you, and other senior personnel, to discuss recommendations - based upon experience, many of the serious problems can be fixed on the spot
• at this meeting, we can work with your support staff to put into place the mandatory items

How long does this take:

The average time spent for a small to medium business varies between three to five hours for the compliance check plus the on-site meeting to report findings on the spot.

How much will it cost?

As we well know, some real estate businesses are somewhat small in size, others are medium with a few being large operations. Kaplan Professional has set a fee that is sensitive to this. The bigger firms do take longer to audit over the smaller firms due to the number of active individuals employed by the firm who are licensed agents or registered. The more active individuals employed by a firm who are licensed agents or registered, the higher the chance of serious breaches or illegal practices being undertaken by individuals without the knowledge of the firm.

Kaplan Professional can give you a set price based upon the number of active individuals employed by your firm who are licensed agents or registered. Kaplan reserves the right to verify the information given.

We can return to deliver follow-up coaching tailored to rectify problems uncovered:

This is normally a short sharp session to coach your agents and support-staff through their compulsory day-to-day duties, such as:

• filling out Sales or Property Management Agency Agreements correctly (mistakes can deem an agency agreement as invalid, leading to forfeiting commission) or
• helping your sales-staff learn which disclosure form to use and complete correctly

We come to you! We give you simple, friendly advice on-site, in your office, on what the legislation has made compulsory -  in other words - 'must have' documents in your sales and property management files.

Please note: Our compliance check service is available in NSW, ACT, QLD, SA and WA.

Booking and More Information

To book a Real Estate Compliance Check, click here.

For more information download the Compliance Check General Information brochure, email compliance@kaplan.edu.au or call us directly to discuss your needs.