Realtor market under Shulyak’s control? 18 deputies registered an alternative bill

Realtor market under Shulyak’s control? 18 deputies registered an alternative bill

An alternative bill on the regulation of realtor services has appeared in the Verkhovna Rada. The document proposes a different approach to the real estate market amid criticism of the initiative, one of the authors of which is Olena Shuliak.

This is stated in the information about the registration of bill No. 16145-1 dated 27 October.

Among the authors of the alternative document are Roman Lozynskyi, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, Solomiia Bobrovska, and Anton Yatsenko. In total, the initiative was supported by 18 people's deputies. Bill No. 16145-1 became an alternative to draft No. 16145, registered on 13 October. Among its authors are Olena Shuliak, Oleksandr Kachura, and Halyna Tretiakova.

What Shuliak’s bill proposes

The main bill provides for the creation of a single self-regulatory organization of realtors. It would oversee the certification of specialists, accreditation, maintenance of a professional registry, and the application of disciplinary procedures.

The document also envisages mandatory membership in this organization and the payment of dues.

The Association of Real Estate Professionals, whose representatives participated in preparing the bill, warned of risks of market monopolization and possible corruption factors. According to the association, its comments on the document were not taken into account.

Both bills are to be reviewed by the relevant parliamentary committee, which is chaired by Olena Shuliak.