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OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
The old Contract Note was a very simple document. It contained no General Conditions (these were incorporated by reference) and so purchasers were not frightened of it. Estate agents were never asked difficult ...
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Only yesterday I had the frustrating experience of having advised a client to delete a couple of unfair conditions from a contract, only to have the estate agent refusing to ''allow'' the purchaser to submit his offer the way he wanted to, and then after referring the matter to the vendor's lawyer (that's right a lawyer, not a conveyancer) the ...
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OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
I have been very critical of the underhanded approach taken by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) in designing the new standard form Contract of Sale of Real Estate so as to create an even more ...
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OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
The new Contract of Sale of Real Estate prescribed by the Estate Agents (Contracts) Regulations 2008 was supposed to end the dodgy practice of estate agents withholding terms and conditions from purchasers, ...
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OPINIONby Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
When will governments put in place stronger legislative measures to protect real estate consumers not only from self-serving real estate agents, but also from their own trusting natures?
The story below from a school teacher client of mine, whilst ending ...
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Hi Max,
Never, ever, let the estate agent touch the contract! You will find that estate agents do all sorts of things with legal documents, but they NEVER accept responsibility.
If ever an estate agent has a recommendation or ''advice'' in relation to legal documents, have the estate agent explain it in writing to your solicitor, and have ...
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Pauline Ferguson, switched the contract my firm had prepared, and replaced it with a simple ''fill in the blanks'' Contract Note. Neither Pauline Ferguson nor her boss, Geoff Thompson, made any attempt to discuss the matter with me (probably because they knew they would be told reminded that it is illegal for them to tamper with contracts), and ...
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OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
Geoff Thompson is the Director of Barry Plant Real Estate in Croydon Victoria, and the Barry Plant Real Estate tag line is ''The red carpet experience''. I felt that the red carpet had been pulled out from ...
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Hi All,
I have been in the game of looking for a house now for about 2 months.
The latest agent (not the listing agent) for a house that we really like is being really pushy for a higher price and for us to sign a contract.
We have offered less than the advertised price and have worked our way towards the asking price, however, ever since ...
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OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
David Sowersby is the Director of Walshe & Whitelock Real Estate, Brunswick and an Associate of the Real Estate Institute of Australia. David Sowersby is also a ''contract switcher''. Some years ago I ...
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