Won Hee-ryong “zero-tolerance punishment for charter fraud brokers”… I’ll come up with a plan next month

On the morning of the 29th, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong met with Kim Tae-woo, head of Gangseo-gu, and officials from the Korea Licensed Realtors Association in relation to the recent villa king charter fraud case at a licensed brokerage office in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. yunhap news
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong emphasized that he would investigate all brokers suspected of charter fraud and punish them according to the zero-tolerance principle.

On the morning of the 29th, Minister Won visited the office of a certified real estate agent in Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul and said, “I heard the shocking news that the brokerage agency that arranged the chartered houses is still attracting common people tenants through illegal activities such as charter brokerage and brokerage assistant real estate consulting that are higher than the market price. met,” he said.

Minister Won said, “We will conduct a full investigation on brokers suspected of participating in charter fraud, and we will definitely uncover malicious brokers.” said.

He also urged real estate agents to make self-reflection efforts at the industry level so as not to lead to distrust in the industry as a whole.

On this day, Gangseo-gu Office Manager Kim Hyung-chan, Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG) Acting President Lee Byeong-hoon, and Korea Realtor Association President Lee Jong-hyuk attended and discussed measures to prevent charter fraud with Minister Won.

Minister Won said to the head of Gangseo-gu at this meeting, “Leasing companies promote the fact that signing up for guarantees is an obligation to attract tenants, but in reality, there are many cases of not signing up for guarantees and abusing them for charter fraud.” As we receive benefits, we ask that local governments thoroughly manage whether they are fulfilling their public duties and take firm administrative measures.”

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong visits a brokerage office in Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 29th and speaks about ways to eradicate charter fraud. yunhap news
Regarding this, Hyung-chan Kim, head of Gangseo-gu, said, “There is a great deal of difficulty in management because information related to realtors or registered rental operators involved in charter fraud or guarantee accidents is not provided.” is needed,” he suggested.

Lee Jong-hyeok, president of the Korea Realtors Association, said, “The association has no right to disqualify its members or suspend its business. In order to prevent dangerous goods contracts in advance during the brokerage process, it is necessary to improve the system so that brokers can provide information related to landlords.” suggested.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will announce a government-wide comprehensive plan to prevent charter fraud next month at the earliest. Comprehensive measures will include measures to improve institutional weaknesses in the entire rental contract process, such as crackdown on charter fraud, support measures, and legislative and judicial measures.