Recently, the Jianghai Police Station of the Fengxian Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau received a report from a citizen that the vacant house he was about to sell had been stolen, and that the old air conditioner and stove and other household appliances and furniture in the house had been stolen. After police investigation, Song, a housing agent suspected of committing a major crime, was locked up and arrested. It turned out that because Song owed 190,000 yuan in foreign debts, he took advantage of his position to learn that the owner often placed the key near the door of his house or handed it over to the intermediary for safekeeping in order to facilitate the customer's viewing. Song took this opportunity to learn about the situation in the house through the vacant house information released by the company's system and other intermediaries. After that, in the name of helping the owners dispose of old furniture and household appliances, he contacted home appliance recyclers to steal and sell the old household appliances and furniture in the house, and committed theft of a total of 6 listed houses, with a total profit of 9,080 yuan, and the proceeds were used for daily consumption and debt repayment. At present, Song has been criminally detained by the Fengxian police in accordance with the law on suspicion of theft.
The incident exposed some of the homeowners' loopholes in the management and custody of their homes. First of all, when the owner sells a vacant house, he should take good care of the house key and do not easily hand it over to the intermediary company or place it at the door; secondly, the intermediary company should strengthen the management and supervision of employees to avoid similar illegal and criminal acts. These vulnerabilities not only bring property damage to the owners, but also pose a certain threat to the safety of the citizens.
The problems reflected in this incident are not only at the level of individual cases, but also should arouse our attention to the safe custody of houses. Many owners will hand over the house keys to the agent for the convenience of customers to view the house, but there are certain risks in this way, and the owner should change this unsafe management Xi in time.
In addition to the improper management of the owners, there are also problems with the management and supervision of the intermediary company. As an intermediary party in housing transactions, intermediary companies should strengthen the training of employees, establish a standardized management system, strengthen the supervision of stores and employees, eliminate the bad factors of internal employees as much as possible, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of owners and customers.
More importantly, the incident also highlighted society's concern about personal debt, and Song was forced to take illegal actions to repay the huge foreign debt, which triggered people's thinking about social consumption pressure, credit market and legal protection. Government departments shall formulate relevant laws and regulations in a timely manner to regulate the conduct of intermediary companies, strengthen assistance and guidance to debtors, and avoid illegal and criminal acts caused by debt problems.
Finally, in the world, there are similar illegal acts of housing agents in some countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, and they are worth learning from in terms Xi of management regulations when formulating relevant laws. After concluding, we should pay more attention to the safe custody of the house, not only in the sale, but also in the daily management. At the same time, the government, enterprises and individuals need to work together to establish a more perfect legal and social management system to regulate and guide the healthy development of the housing market.
This incident is not only a case in the field of housing agency, but also highlights the shortcomings of our society in terms of housing management, debt problems and legal supervision, which should arouse our great concern and deep thought.