1975 Estate Agents Act :List of Registered Estate Agents

Summary

A request was made for the 2020-21 Register of Estate Agents under the 1975 Estate Agents Act, citing a lack of recent publication by the Office of Fair Trading. The authority responded by disclosing the full list of registered agents, their qualifications, and business addresses.

Key Facts

• The Office of Fair Trading released the Estate Agents Register for 2020-21.
• The request was based on the 1975 Estate Agents Act requiring a public list of registered agents.
• The complainant noted that the last published register was in 2018 and publication was refused for 2020.
• The disclosed list includes names, registration numbers, qualifications, and addresses of agents.
• Agents are registered under various firms including Black Grace Cowley Limited, Chrystal Bros. Stott & Kerruish Limited, and Manxmove Limited.

Data Disclosed

• 1975
• 2018
• 2020
• 2020-21
• 2021-01-29
• 2021-02-24
• 1654845
• 3
• 2
• 1
• 3
• 33
• 42
• 49
• 68
• 70
• 76
• 82
• 86
• 90
• 91
• 92
• 93
• 94
• 95
• 96
• 99
• 101
• 102
• 104
• 106
• 109
• 110
• 111
• 112

Original Request

In accordance with the subject act a list should be available of Registered Estate Agents. The Estate Agent pays a fee to be on the list, he signs an acknowledgement on the document that "Some of the information will be included in the publicised Register of Estate Agents". The last publication was 2018 since then the OFT has not published and upon request refused to publish for 2020. This is not in the interests of the Consumer protection or industry engagement/regulation, it is also contrary to the legislation.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Name and Qual Reg No. Mr Charles Howard Keith Kerruish As Consultant at Chrystal Bros. Stott & Kerruish Limited 5 Market Hill Ramsey Isle of Man IM8 1JT 1 Mr Michael John Dewhurst Pearce Hyde Mannin Place Bay View Ramsey Isle of Man IM8 3EQ 3 Mr Michael Thomas Chapman Chapman & Company Limited 30 Athol Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1JB 33 Mr Geoffrey Paul Raineri Black Black Grace Cowley Limited 51 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LD 42 Mr David John Dean DeanWood Agencies Limited 37 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LF 49 Mr Mark Newall Grace Black Grace Cowley Limited 51 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LD 68 Mr Christopher Shane Magee Chrystal Bros. Stott & Kerruish Limited 31 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2SE 70 Mr Charles Carine Garside Deanwood (Management) Limited 37 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LF 76 Mr Christopher Raymond Blackburn GarforthGray Limited 27 Athol Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1LB 82 Mrs Helen Ainsworth Harmony Homes Limited 22 Church Road Port Erin Isle of Man IM9 6AQ 86 Mrs Lisa Dawn Quayle, CPEA, FNAEA T/A Quayles Online Estate Agency Glenlough Farm Ballahutchin Hill Union Mills Isle of Man IM4 4AT 90 Mr Timothy Groves, BA(Hons), MRICS Black Grace Cowley Limited 51 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LD 91 Mr Graham David Wilson Manxmove Limited The Old Bakery James Place Victoria Road Douglas IM2 4HD 92 Mrs Lorna Fairclough FNAEA, Dip REA, Assoc RICS Property Wise Limited 14b Village Walk Onchan Isle of Man IM3 4EB 94 Mr Ian Lloyd Manxmove Ltd The Old Bakery James Place Victoria Road Douglas IM2 4HD 93 Mr Neil Robert Taggart, MRICS Chrystal Bros. Stott & Kerruish Limited 31 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2SE 95 Mr Dafydd Lewis Chrystal Bros. Stott & Kerruish Limited 31 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2SE 96 Mr Ciaran Gray Grays Limitied 8 Glen Maye Park Glen Maye Isle of Man IM5 3AX 99 Mr Philip Roy Carter Carter Moon 55 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LA 101 Mr Nick Cooper Nick Cooper Consulting Hillsdene Quarterbridge Road Douglas Isle of Man IM2 3RF 102 Mr Noel Lander, MRICS Jones Lang Lasalle Limited 30 Warwick Street London W1B 5NH 104 Ms Joney Kerruish, MRICS Chrystal Bros. Stott & Kerruish Limited 31 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2SE 106 Mr David Thomas, MRICS, Msc (Hons) Dandara Head Office Isle of Man Business Park Cooil Road Braddan IM2 2SA 111 Mr William R S Ennett, MNAEA, BSc (Hons) DeanWood Agencies Limited 37 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LF 109 Mr Liam Perry, MRICS, MSc (Hons) Total Media Rentals Limited First Floor 1-5 Church Street Douglas IM1 2AG 110 Mr A Montgomery, MRICS Grenaby Farm Grenaby Road Bride Isle of Man IM7 4AN 112 Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading Oik Dellal Cair Ellan Vannin Estate Agents Register 2020-21 Address

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator Office of Fair Trading Thie Slieau Whallian Foxdale Road, St John's, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS Telephone: (01624) 685854 Fax: (01624) 686504 email: iomfairtrading@gov.im

Our ref: 1654845 24th February 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 29th January 2021 and which states:

"In accordance with the subject act a list should be available of Registered Estate Agents. The Estate Agent pays a fee to be on the list, he signs an acknowledgement on the document that "Some of the information will be included in the publicised Register of Estate Agents". The last publication was 2018 since then the OFT has not published and upon request refused to publish for 2020. This is not in the interests of the Consumer protection or industry engagement/regulation, it is also contrary to the legislation."

I have enclosed copies of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 1654845 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely