What the activities are.
WHAT FORMS EXIST
- Agency: representing buyers, sellers, landlords or tenants
- Letting and management: running property for owners
- Investment: holding property for income or appreciation
- Development: building or improving for sale or let
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WHY THE DISTINCTION MATTERS
Each requires different capital, skills, regulation and risk.
WHAT AGENCY REQUIRES
Relationships and market knowledge, more than capital.
WHAT MANAGEMENT REQUIRES
Systems and reliability.
WHAT INVESTMENT REQUIRES
Capital, patience and tolerance for illiquidity.
WHAT DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES
Substantial capital, technical capability and risk appetite.
WHAT ALL SHARE
Transactions of high value Documentation that determines everything Substantial fraud risk Long timelines
WHY FRAUD RISK DESERVES EMPHASIS
Property fraud is common, sophisticated and expensive.
WHAT THE COMMONEST FORMS ARE
Sale of land the seller does not own The same property sold to several buyers Forged documents Property under government acquisition presented as clear
WHAT PROTECTS AGAINST ALL OF THEM
Proper verification before any money moves.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH BEFORE ENTERING ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES
What verification you will do, and who does it.
WHAT TO TREAT THIS CATEGORY AS
Operational guidance, with legal steps taken by a qualified practitioner.
