STATUTORY REAL ESTATE REGULATION & AGENCY GUIDE
Hong Kong EAA Licensed Estate Agencies Statutory Due Diligence Guide
Authoritative statutory guidance grounded in the Estate Agents Ordinance (Cap. 511).
01.
Statutory Licensing Framework & Corporate C-Licence Standards (Cap. 511)
#EAA
#Estate Agency
#C-Licence
#Property Broker
#Cap 511
Under Section 15 of the Estate Agents Ordinance (Cap. 511), no corporation shall carry on the business of doing estate agency work without a valid Estate Agent's (Company) Licence (commonly known as a C-Licence). Practising without a licence is a criminal offence punishable by a fine of HK$500,000 and 2 years imprisonment. 86hc.com verifies corporate licence numbers, licence expiry dates, and registered agency names directly against EAA registers.
02.
Managers, Directors & Individual Estate Agent Qualification Requirements
#Manager
#Estate Agent
#Individual Licence
#EAA Qualifications
Pursuant to Cap. 511 Section 38, every licensed estate agency company must appoint at least one individual licensed estate agent as a director and designate a licensed manager in effective control of each place of business. If an agency loses its licensed manager, it must notify the Authority within 31 days or risk licence suspension. 86hc.com tracks management profiles and filing histories.
03.
EAA Disciplinary Committee Sanctions, Misleading Advertisements & Suspensions
#Disciplinary Committee
#EAA Sanctions
#Fines
#Suspension
#Misrepresentation
Under Part IV of Cap. 511, the EAA Disciplinary Committee investigates consumer complaints, unlicensed sub-broking, and misrepresentations regarding property titles and encumbrances. Sanctions range from reprimands and fines up to HK$300,000 to licence suspension or revocation. 86hc.com synchronizes official disciplinary records to expose regulatory breaches.
04.
Companies Registry Official Filing Retrieval (Form NAR1 / ND2A Director Filings)
#Company Search
#NAR1
#ND2A
#Annual Return
#CR Filings
#Shareholders
The corporate governance and beneficial ownership of a licensed estate agency are recorded with the Hong Kong Companies Registry. 86hc.com provides expedited 15–30 minute retrieval of official registry filings (Form NAR1 detailing shareholders and registered capital, Form NNC1, Form ND2A) bearing official receipt stamps and ICRIS anti-counterfeiting barcodes.
05.
Commercial Leasing, Property Conveyancing & Practising CPA CTC Certification
#Commercial Leasing
#Property Conveyancing
#Certified True Copy
#CTC
#Bank Due Diligence
Large-scale commercial leases, freehold acquisitions, and institutional conveyancing require certified corporate records. 86hc.com coordinates with Hong Kong Practising CPAs to issue Certified True Copies (CTC) acceptable to banks, solicitors, and institutional developers.