ESTATE AGENTS PRACTICE (GENERAL DUTIES AND HONG KONG RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES) REGULATION
Gazette Number:
L.N. 190 of 1999
Section:
11
Heading:
Conduct of negotiation
Version Date:
01/11/1999
A licensee shall-
(a) not cause or permit a claim to be made of the existence of an offer from a purchaser unless the offer exists;
(b) where information and comparables on residential property prices and rentals have been supplied to a client for reference or comparison, ensure that the information or comparables supplied do not misrepresent the value of the residential property concerned;
(c) not exercise any undue influence on a vendor or a purchaser for the purpose of inducing him to enter into an agreement for sale and purchase or a lease;
(d) keep a written record of all offers in respect of a residential property;
(e) present an offer to a client for acceptance as soon as is practicable after receiving it;
(f) subject to section 13(2)(b), inform a client of all offers received in the order he receives them and present them in an objective and unbiased manner.