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I have a real case happening on me that i received a ''Notice of rent increase to tenant/s'' for one year rent starting from August 2008 to August 2009 from a property agent (MI..). However, we want a half year rent so i went to the property agent to ask them to make a half year contact to me again and let me think about it. After that they didn't ...
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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 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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by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
After firing more than a few verbal bullets over recent months at Queensland’s Attorney-General (and Fair Trading Minister) Kerry Shine in The Courier Mail and Gold Coast Bulletin newspapers, on ABC radio and here in the Australian Real Estate Blog, I ...
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Hi,
Most people who are buying or selling a home or property are usually a little nervous about doing so unless they have done it a few times.
Is there much in the way of a guidebook available on the internet for helping folks to know what the process is when buying and selling real estate in Australia. As I read your forum posts, it ...
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If your purchase was made ''subject to the sale of'' your existing home, you should be able to end the contract. Of course, this is provided that the ''subject to sale'' clause was properly drafted, and there is still enough time for you to do this. It is not up to the estate agent to agree to the cancellation, as the purchaser ...
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by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
''Real Estate Agents Preying On Battlers'' is the title of an article appearing on the ABC news website. I invite visitors to read the item for themselves, but it is a comment to this item that I find ...
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by Shannyn HunterConveyancer shannyn@lawyersconveyancing.com.au Lawyers Conveyancing
On Monday morning purchasers can experience a real estate hangover. After a weekend of elation at finding their dream house and pressure from the agent to make an offer, with hesitation they sign on the dotted line and their concerns about legal ...
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by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
Continuing our theme on estate agents and their control over the contract stage of the sale transaction, the following is an extreme example of the way estate agents are empwered by their access to the contract, and ...
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by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
Since 1st July 2007, Queensland estate agents and their employees have been breaking a law with a maximum penalty for breach of $22,500 or two years imprisonment. On that date the rules relating to real estate contracts changed utterly when agents’ ...
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