It was found that in more than half of Seoul, which has newly been designated as a land transaction permit zone, and 12 areas in Gyeonggi Province, only one person is in charge of land transaction permit duties. With most of the responsible staff handling two or more concurrent tasks, confusion and work overload are feared in the early stage of the system's implementation.
On the 23rd, an analysis by the office of An Tae-jun of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee, of materials submitted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Korea Real Estate Board (KREB), the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and Gyeonggi Province found that among the 33 local governments where the land transaction permit system is newly implemented (21 in Seoul, 12 in Gyeonggi), 19 have only one staff member in charge of the system.
In the case of Seoul, they are seven districts: ▲ Gwangjin District ▲ Guro District ▲ Nowon District ▲ Dongdaemun District ▲ Mapo District ▲ Seodaemun District ▲ Seongdong District. In Gyeonggi Province, every local government newly designated as a land transaction permit zone has only one person in charge.
On top of that, the one person in charge is mostly handling two or more concurrent tasks besides the land transaction permit system. If land transaction permit work becomes overly concentrated, it could disrupt other duties.
Based on apartment transactions from January to July this year, the average number of cases expected to be processed per day by a single staff member in the newly designated local governments for the land transaction permit system is estimated at about 8.7. The local government with the highest number is Dongan District of Anyang, where one person would have to process 34.3 land transaction permit applications per day, foreshadowing excessive workload concentration.
An Tae-jun said, "Since this is the first time for a comprehensive implementation of the land transaction permit system like the Oct. 15 real estate measures, to minimize public confusion and ensure a stable settlement of the system in its early stage, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) should work closely with each local government to strengthen staffing, training for those in charge, and public outreach."