Valuer Cautions PH Residents Against Unregistered Agents

An Estate Surveyor and
Valuer, Wilson Akomas, has urged residents of Port Harcourt and its environs to desist from patronising unregistered estate agents while searching for accommodation.
Akomas who was reacting to the various issues of irregularities and frauds reported at various times on how accommodation seekers were swindled, noted that many people had lost their hard-earned money in this process.
The estate professional who is a certified appraiser and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) explained that one of the dangers of patronising an unregistered agent was that the agent might disappear with their money.
He urged residents of the metropolis to patronise only estate agents that were registered with the regulatory body and were known to the NIESV, and urged agents and property service providers to comply with stipulated laws.
Akomas affirmed the resolve of the body towards checking the activities of unscrupulous estate agents who had bastardised the noble profession.
He said, “the major concern of the government was the need to provide affordable housing for the increasing population.
This informed the various strategies and steps being taken by government at various levels to encourage the private sector in participating in the housing provision stock, and as well as check activities of quacks in the real estate sector”.
The real estate expert also maintained that the authorities in the sector would exert their position as watch dog in the system and would create a sustainable climate for doing business in the real estate sector.

Corlins Walter