The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) was established on 3 April 2012 pursuant to the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (the Act), and is the statutory body with responsibility for licensing and regulating the property services sector in Ireland.
The PSRA's remit includes:
• To operate a comprehensive licensing system covering all Property Services Providers;
• To administer a system of investigation and adjudication of complaints against Property Services Providers;
• To promote increased consumer protection and public awareness in the provision of property services;
• To maintain and administer a Compensation Fund; and
• To maintain three Public Registers – the Residential Property Price Register, the Commercial Lease Register and the Register of Licensed Property Services Providers.
I wish to advise that the Sale of Goods Act 1980 does not fall within the statutory remit of the PSRA.