Estate agents invited to join industry association

John Quemard heads up the Jersey Estate Agents' Association

Jersey estate agents are being asked to join an industry association to help protect islanders in the property market.

The Jersey Estate Agents' Association said it wanted all estate agents in the island to join.

It said every member was required to belong the Property Ombudsman Scheme, which allows complaints about an estate agent's service to be escalated if they are not satisfied with the handling of an issue.

President John Quemard said: "Buying a property is one of the biggest investments a person is likely to make and we want the people of Jersey to be protected and reassured."

Mr Quemard helped to introduce the Property Ombudsman Scheme into the Channel Islands more than a decade ago.

He said the association, which was established 60 years ago, would be writing to all non-members in the coming weeks encouraging them to sign up.