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Brief information about FMN, the Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents.
The Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents (FMN) is the central administrative agency that
- examines applications for registration as an estate agent
- maintains a central register of estate agents
- exercises supervision of the registered estate agents
- provides information on codes of practice for estate agents
Organisation of the Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents
The Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents includes a Disciplinary Board, which consists of members appointed by the Government. The Disciplinary Board includes a chairman, a vice chairman as well as six other members and four substitutes. The chairman and vice chairman are lawyers and have experience as court judges. The chairman of the board is also the chief executive of the agency.
- Estate Agents Act ( fastighetsmäklarlagen)
- Estate Agents Ordinance (fastighetsmäklarförordningen)
- Act on Measures against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - non official translation (lagen om åtgärder mot penningtvätt och finansiering av terrorsim)
- The regulations of the Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents regarding measures against money laundering and terrorism financing (Fastighetsmäklarnämndens föreskrifter om åtgärder mot penningtvätt och finansiering av terrorism)
- The Board of Supervision of Estate Agents's Provisions on the Notification of Temporary Activities as Estate Agent - non official translation (Fastighetsmäklarnämndens föreskrifter om underrättelse om tillfällig verksamhet som fastighetsmäklare).
- Application for registration as an estate agent
Annual report
The Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents' most recent annual report is available as a PDF file via the link below. The annual report is only available in Swedish.
At the FMN you can
- find out whether a person is registered as an estate agent
- submit a complaint against an estate agent you consider has acted incorrectly
- receive information on various issues related to estate agent business
The FMN maintains a register of estate agents. This shows whether a person is registered as an estate agent and whether the supervisory board has issued a warning to the estate agent. The Board's preventive measures include the examination made when a person applies to be registered as an estate agent. This examination is aimed at preventing persons with insufficient knowledge or those who are otherwise unsuitable from working as estate agents.
With effect from 1 October 2003 there are two types of registration, fully registered and registered to lease property. An estate agent who is fully registered may mediate all types of property. An estate agent who is registered to lease property may only mediate rental properties.
The Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents' supervision entails ensuring that estate agents fulfil their obligations in accordance with the Estate Agents Act. A supervisory matter usually starts with a complaint being registered by a seller or buyer, or at the Board's own initiative. The FMN's supervision can lead to a decision that the estate agent should be removed from the register or that the estate agent should be issued with a warning. In most cases, however, a supervision matter is written off without any criticism of the estate agent. The FMN's practice in supervisory matters contributes to developing codes of conduct for estate agents.
At the FMN you can not
- have a dispute with an estate agent settled; financial claims against an estate agent must be tried by a district court or by the Swedish National Board for Consumer Complaints (Allmänna reklamationsnämnden, ARN)
The FMN issues fact sheets in a series entitled Useful information
This series, which is mainly aimed at consumers, includes the following fact sheets
- Mediating property
- Contract for mediating property (also available in German and English)
- Remuneration to the estate agent
- Bidding when selling property (also available in German and English)
- Complaints
- The estate agent and the size of the accommodation
- The estate agent and the condition of the property (also available in German and English)
- Leasing property
- The estate agent and the Act on Measures against Money Laundering
The FMN also issues fact sheets in a series entitled Useful information for estate agents
This series, which is mainly aimed at estate agents, includes the following fact sheets
- Registration
- The Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents' processing of supervisory matters
- Marketing your own estate agency services
- The Insurance Mediation Act (2005:405)
- Bidding when mediating property, land and tenant-owned apartments
The fact sheets can be ordered from the FMN or downloaded from the page Faktablad.
The FMN also issues fact sheets in a series entitled Useful information for estate agents established abroad
This series includes the following fact sheets
The FMN has published yearbooks since 2000 containing decisions on supervisory matters
The yearbooks can be ordered from the FMN or downloaded from the page Årsböcker.