Real estate agent refused to return the deposit cases increased

Municipal Consumer Council issued second-hand housing trading funds supervision and security prompts Nanfang Daily News (reporter/Zhang Wei correspondent/Li Lijuan Chen Zhaohui) recently Shenzhen Consumer Council received the real estate intermediary deposit or private deduction part of the first paragraph of the complaint is a significant rise.　　Yesterday, the release of the "second-hand housing trading capital supervision and security tips" to remind consumers, the supervision of second-hand housing transactions by banks relatively high safety factor, and even if the two parties agree to the intermediary supervision of funds, there should be restrictive conditions. According to the statistics of the Municipal Consumer Council, the number of complaints against housing in 2008 and 2009 was 71, and the figure has reached 67 so far this year. Among them, on the real estate intermediary deposit or private buckle part of the first paragraph of the complaint rose significantly. "On the one hand, this is due to the State policy adjustment led to the transaction can not be completed, and the intermediary is unwilling to give up the expected profit factors caused by, on the other hand, consumer risk prevention awareness is not high."　　"The relevant person in charge said. In view of this situation, the municipal Consumer Council will send consumer tips. "Consumers choose to be supervised by the Bank of second-hand housing sales deposit and transaction safety factor relatively high." The council said that relatively, the bank's credibility is higher, the operation is also more normative.　　The choice of bank supervision can be more effective to prevent the transaction, the intermediary private deduction of the dispute. At the same time, Shenzhen four state-owned banks and major commercial banks have financial supervision services, the buyer and seller must hold the contract text to the bank.　　The Municipal Consumer Council advises consumers to try their best to make a third party capital supervision to ensure the security of the transaction funds. And even if both parties agree to be regulated by intermediaries, it will emphasize that there must also be restrictions. "The regulation of the Shenzhen real estate market, which began on September 1 this year, stipulates that without the written consent of the parties to the transaction, the real estate brokerage institution shall not collect or supervise the transaction payments made by the parties to the transaction." Upon the written consent of the parties to the transaction, the real estate brokerage institution may collect or supervise the transaction amount not exceeding 5% of the total transaction price. The city council said.