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Estate Agent Referrals - Punishment & Corruption
27 October 08 10:32 AM | Peter Mericka | 9 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd I have previously written about estate agents who refer clients to "pet" solicitors and conveyancers in return for payment, Read More...

Filed under: carnegie, Conveyancer, Lawyer, matthew hurlston, ray white, referral, sid jackson

Don't Be A Party To Mortgage Fraud!
27 February 08 06:49 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Last week I received this email: "Tim, I was wondering if you could help me with a strange clause. A woman wants to purchase a property for $500,000. She wants to get Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, Estate agent, fraud, Lawyer, mortgage, mortgage broker, mortgage fraud

Real Estate Agents Preying On Battlers
28 January 08 06:42 PM | Peter Mericka | 3 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director 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 More...

Filed under: conflict of interests, Consumer Affairs, Contract, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Estate agent, Lawyer

The "Oh", "Really?" and "I Wish I Had Known That!" of Making an Offer and Organising Finance
24 January 08 09:55 AM | Shannyn Hunter | 7 Comments   

by Shannyn Hunter Conveyancer 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, Read More...

Filed under: Agent, Contract, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Deception, Deposit, Estate agent, Finance, finance condition, Lawyer, legal advice, Purchase, real estate, Residential, Sale, solicitor, special condition, Valuation

Richard Wood Solicitors Letter - A Lawyer Responds
29 August 07 12:31 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd This is a comment submitted in response to the previous posting on this site. While I cannot help but be annoyed about the apparent Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, ethics, Lawyer, richard wood, secret commissions

Richard Wood Solicitors Letter – An Estate Agent Attacks
27 August 07 06:52 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd On 3 August, 2007 I published a posting titled " Richard Wood Solicitors – Gifts To Agents For Client Referrals ". On 13 August, Read More...

Filed under: Commission, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Estate agent, Lawyer, richard wood, secret commissions

Don't Trust Agents' Pet Solicitors Or Conveyancers
04 May 07 02:52 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer Solicitor* A solicitor, recently discharged from bankruptcy, has given an enforceable undertaking to Queensland’s Office of Fair Trading after consistently failing to comply properly with a consumer protection law. He is not the first. Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, Lawyer

Beware Of Property Fraudsters
28 April 07 11:13 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au A while ago Australian Property Investor magazine reported on the fraudulent and illegal practices of "jacked" real estate contracts and secret "rebates" Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Deception, Lawyer