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SRA Handbook
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Property Selling Rules
Rules [1-6]
Purpose [1]
Application and interpretation [2]
Standards of property selling services [3]
Statement of agreement [4]
Transactions in which you have a personal interest [5]
Waivers [6]
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History: Standards of property selling services
Version 7: Standards of property selling services
Release notes
Published:
1 April 2013
Period:
1 April 2013
to
present
Status:
In force
Changes from version
6
:
No
Version 6: Standards of property selling services
Release notes
Published:
1 January 2013
Period:
1 January 2013
to
1 April 2013
Status:
Superseded
Changes from version
5
:
No
Version 5: Standards of property selling services
Release notes
Published:
1 October 2012
Period:
1 October 2012
to
31 December 2012
Status:
Superseded
Changes from version
4
:
No
Version 4: Standards of property selling services
Release notes
Published:
21 June 2012
Period:
21 June 2012
to
30 September 2012
Status:
Superseded
Changes from version
3
:
No
Version 3: Standards of property selling services
Release notes
Published:
20 April 2012
Period:
18 April 2012
to
20 June 2012
Status:
Superseded
Changes from version
2
:
No
Version 2: Standards of property selling services
Release notes
Published:
23 December 2011
Period:
23 December 2011
to
17 April 2012
Status:
Superseded
Changes from version
1
:
No
Version 1: Standards of property selling services
Release notes
Published:
16 September 2011
Period:
6 October 2011
to
22 December 2011
Status:
Superseded
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