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Council for Estate Agencies

Check if your property agent is registered

Find out how to check if your property agent is registered with CEA and view their past property transaction records.

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Last updated 4 September 2026

All property agents in Singapore must be registered with the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) through a licensed property agency. Each registered property agent has a unique CEA registration number, e.g., R123456A.

It is an offence for any individual to carry out estate agency work without valid registration. 

Sample of estate agent card

Sample of estate agent card

Note 

Under the Estate Agents Act, estate agency work includes:

  1. Referring or introducing a client who wishes to purchase property to a third party (or their salesperson) who wishes to dispose of property

  2. Introducing a client who wishes to sell/rent a property to a third party (or their salesperson) who wishes to purchase or take a lease of the property

  3. Negotiating a property transaction on behalf of a client.

Before engaging a property agent, you should visit the CEA Public Register (opens in new tab) to verify:

  • If the property agent has a valid registration

  • The residential property transactions they have faciliated in the last two years, and which parties they represented

  • The property agent’s industry accolades and awards

  • If the property agent has any disciplinary records

The information in the CEA Public Register (opens in new tab) can also help you verify the property agent’s details, which are required to be listed in their property advertisements:

  • Property agent’s name, CEA registration number, and phone number

  • Property agency’s name and CEA licence number

Note  

For newspaper classified advertisements and phone text advertising, only the property agent’s name (in full or abbreviated) and phone number are required to be stated. 

How to use the CEA Public Register 

Step 1: Go to the CEA Public Register (opens in new tab) and key in the phone number of the person you are dealing with, or the phone number advertised. 

Go to the CEA Public Register and key in the phone number of the person you are dealing with.

Step 2: If the search does not lead to a property agent’s profile page, it means that the phone number is not registered with CEA. It is likely a scam even though the property agent’s name and registration number can be found on the CEA Public Register (opens in new tab). 

If the search does not lead to a property agent’s profile page, the phone number is not registered with CEA.