The British Columbia Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) has accepted consent order proposals from real estate licensees Ashley Doherty-Tullis, Tyler Willis and Brenda Crawford over professional misconduct involving conflicts of interest, disclosure failures and brokerage oversight. The orders impose more than CAD 126,000 in combined penalties and enforcement expenses, alongside remedial education requirements, following a 2023 property transaction in Tulameen, British Columbia. Willis and Doherty-Tullis initially acted as the sellers’ listing agents and had access to confidential seller information. They deregistered their real estate team, leaving Doherty-Tullis as the sole listing agent while Willis represented the buyers. Doherty-Tullis created a conflict by referring Willis to the buyers and advising the sellers to remove him from the listing contract without disclosing the conflict or fully explaining the risks of his change in role. She also breached confidentiality by telling the buyers that the sellers had received no offers. Her order requires a CAD 70,769.68 penalty, CAD 2,475 in enforcement expenses and remedial education. Willis failed to take reasonable steps to avoid a conflict when switching from representing the sellers to representing the buyers. He neither disclosed the conflict in writing nor obtained the required written agreement from all parties. His order requires a CAD 40,000 discipline penalty, an additional CAD 9,011.25 penalty representing his transaction remuneration, CAD 2,300 in enforcement expenses and remedial education. Crawford, the managing broker, admitted failing to ensure Willis obtained written conflict agreements from both sides and agreed to additional education and CAD 1,500 in enforcement expenses.
British Columbia Financial Services Authority accepts consent orders imposing more than CAD 126,000 in penalties and expenses for real estate misconduct
The British Columbia Financial Services Authority has accepted consent orders imposing more than CAD 126,000 in penalties and expenses on three real estate licensees over a 2023 property transaction. The findings concern an agent switching from representing sellers to buyers without the required conflict disclosure and written agreements, related disclosure and confidentiality breaches by the remaining listing agent, and inadequate managing broker oversight. All three licensees must complete additional education.