Handed
to Prime Minister, Ferdi Soyer
November 2005
Estate Agents
All businesses selling property in the TRNC should be closed down pending licensing and regulations being put in place.
A Government controlled Association of Estate Agents should be established to control such licences and regulations.
An annual licence fee of, say £5,000 could be
charged to all those perceived eligible to conduct such
business. This fee
could be utilised to run the Association.
Developers/Contractors/Builders
All developers, contractors and builders not
registered with and regulated by the Construction Association
should be removed from building sites.
The Construction Association should ensure that only
those with relevant qualifications are eligible to obtain
Certification from them.
All building sites should be inspected to ensure
that proper Planning Permission is in place and all those
building without such permissions should be fined and charged.
Lawyers
All Lawyers should be made take an Oath to uphold
the laws in a proper and impartial manner.
Regulated disciplinary action should be taken against any
lawyer who is charged with a breach of this Oath and should be
removed from practice pending the outcome of the Disciplinary
Council’s investigations.
Current Problems
·
In cases where the estate agent
is found to be in breach of the laws of the TRNC their assets
should be confiscated and used to reimburse, with interest, any
purchasers who have suffered financial loss as a result of
estate agent’s breach.
·
In cases where no Application
for Planning Permission has been submitted the contractors
assets should be confiscated and used to reimburse, with
interest, those who have purchased such properties.
·
An Arbitration Council should
be set up to mediate on behalf of all parties who are affected
by the current property situation.
·
The Koçans for all properties and land
should be “frozen” at the time Planning Permission is
submitted. These Koçans should be held in Trust
until such time as the transfer of property is complete.
·
All outstanding Permissions to
Purchase should be processed as a matter of urgency.
A special task force should be set up to deal with this
and the Government should issue a list of paperwork required
from applicants to ensure that the process is completed speedily
and correctly.