[P101S0561] Estate Agents Act & Regulations – Core Concerns & Challenges (EAACC)

CPD Category: Professional (2 CPD credits awarded)

Course Duration: 3.0 hours

Course Synopsis

  • The Estate Agents Act.
  • The Council for Estate Agencies.
  • The Estate Agents Regulations.
  • Code of Ethics and Professional Client Care.
  • Discussions on current practices, core concerns and challenges.
  • Case studies.

Course Objective(s):
An in-depth appreciation of the Estate Agents Act and the Regulations there-under is essential to guide and uphold the professional standard of the estate agent and salesperson and the team they may be leading.


Expected Learning Outcome(s):
Participants to appreciate the purpose and coverage of the Estate Agents Act and regulations thereunder. Participants to appreciate the core concerns and challenges currently faced and be able to address them confidently and professionally.


About the Trainer

Benjamin Yeo, Consultant, Keystone Law Corporation

Benjamin graduated from the National University of Singapore (Honours) in 1979 and served in the Singapore Government Legal Service from 1979 – 1983. His main areas of practice include Conveyancing, Real Property, Commercial and Corporate Law. He served as the Deputy Registrar of Land Titles and Deputy Controller of Residential Property before joining the private sector in 1983. Benjamin has extensive experience in both simple and complex transactions, such as franchises, joint ventures, corporate mergers, property development and collective land sales.

He has worked with an extensive clientele including multinational corporations, banks, government agencies, property developers and retail chains. In 1993, Benjamin co-founded M/s Yeo Wu & Thian and headed the Admin & Personnel and Conveyancing Departments. In 2001, he also co-founded Infinitus Law Corporation, heading its Admin & Personnel and Conveyancing Departments. He was a tutor for Conveyancing and Real Property in the Post-graduate Practice Law Course for graduate lawyers from 1986 to 1992. He was also a Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public from 1996 to 2002. Benjamin’s practice covers overseas countries such as China, Malaysia and Indonesia. He also advises on project start-ups, international transactions, business strategies and corporate planning and management.