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Luxury River-Front Property For Sale - Flooded Only Once (Or Twice) 01 February 12 06:54 AM | Peter Mericka | 3 Comments: OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au What do you do when a property you have contracted to sell is damaged (by flood, fire or whatever) before settlement? What do you do if you are the buyer of that Read More...

Filed under: brisbane, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Estate agent, flood, flood insurance, flooded, flooding, property, queensland, real estate, river
Three Tales of Deceitful Real Estate Agents Successfully Sued 13 January 12 06:56 AM | Peter Mericka | 11 Comments: OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Real estate agents are rarely prosecuted or sued. Sure, we regularly hear about misbehaviour in the real estate industry and occasionally a real estate agent appears Read More...

Filed under: Agent, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Deception, Lawyers Conveyancing, real estate
Investigation of a Good Samaritan Conveyancer 08 February 11 01:52 PM | Peter Mericka | 5 Comments: OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Marty Zelig was a former articled law clerk who, while continuing to study part-time for his law degree, became a project coordinator with a property development Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, Conveyancing
Conveyancing Consumer Forum - Questions & Answers 02 November 10 11:08 AM | Peter Mericka | 4 Comments: Lawyers Conveyancing Facebook Page Quality and Legal Best Practice In keeping with our commitments to client satisfaction and continuous improvement as a Best Practice - Quality Endorsed Law Firm , we have established this self-help facility as a means Read More...

Filed under: Consumer, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, facebook, Q&A
Conveyancer Fined Over Conflict of Interest 14 September 10 08:41 AM | Peter Mericka | 8 Comments: The Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (OCBA) is warning conveyancers of their legal duty to declare any relevant interests on properties they deal with, following successful disciplinary action in the District Court. Today Judge Wayne Chivell officially Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, Conveyancing, licensed conveyancer, south australia
Licensed Conveyancers Are Not Welcome in Queensland! (Or the A.C.T.) 08 September 10 05:00 PM | Peter Mericka | 19 Comments: OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au The Queensland Law Society has happily informed its solicitor members that the Queensland Government does not intend to allow licensed conveyancers to practise Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, conveyancers act, Conveyancing, harcourts
Victoria's Section 32 Statements - Tread Warily In This Conveyancing Minefield 20 May 08 05:41 AM | Peter Mericka | 5 Comments: by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Victoria’s solicitors have been informed by their Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee (“LPLC”) that their mishandling of property conveyancing is one of the most Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, Conveyancing, disclosure statement, sale of land act, section 32, vendor statement
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
Ho-Hum Bodies Corporate Up For An Overhaul 05 November 07 12:07 PM | Shannyn Hunter | 1 Comments: by Shannyn Hunter Conveyancer shannyn@lawyersconveyancing.com.au Lawyers Conveyancing The mundane life of large body corporates will be shaken up at the start of next year when the Owners Corporations Act 2006 takes effect. As reported by Wendy Mason Read More...

Filed under: Agent, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Purchase
Richard Wood Solicitors - Who Needs To Know? 20 September 07 08:24 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments: by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Conveyancer Consumer Advocate peter@lawyersconveyancing.com.au I have discussed the way in which payments to estate agents can become illegal secret commissions if they are not disclosed, and how the disclosure Read More...

Filed under: Agent, Commission, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Estate agent, ethics, referral, richard wood, secret commissions
Richard Wood Solicitors Letter – What If The Right Way Doesn’t Pay! 04 September 07 09:20 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments: by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Conveyancer Consumer Advocate peter@lawyersconveyancing.com.au In the absence of evidence to the contrary, we must assume that Richard Wood Solicitors and Barry Plant Real Estate have done everything the Read More...

Filed under: Agent, Commission, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Estate agent, ethics, referral, 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
Conveyancer Warning - Safety Is Still A Long Way Off! 30 April 07 12:03 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments: by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate Every adult in the State of Victoria is a Conveyancer. That's right, no qualifications or experience is needed for anyone to call themselves Read More...

Filed under: Conveyancer, Conveyancing
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

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