REINZ urges caution after ruling
The Real Estate Agents Authority's disciplinary tribunal has overturned earlier decisions and says agents can describe houses as being designed by an architect, even if the plans were drafted by someone not registered with the Registered Architects Board.
They just need to prove the designer has the necessary skills.
The tribunal's decision comes after an appeal by eight Barfoot & Thompson agents who had described houses as architect-designed.
The authority's complaints assessment committee had found the agents of guilty of unsatisfactory conduct, but the tribunal overturned the findings on appeal.
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