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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
Lousy Advice Can Be Costly 01 May 07 03:41 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments: Consumers are again warned about "throw away" legal advice from estate agents. A client of ours has just called to ask whether the estate agent was correct in advising him to sign a Contract Note, even though the date for payment of the deposit expired Read More...

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Cunning Commission Clause 01 May 07 02:57 PM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments: by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Buyers default, seller still "liable" to agent. A young home-seller had to change solicitors when a problem arose on his sale. Apart from the same solicitor Read More...

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Estate Agent's Finance Clause 30 April 07 11:41 AM | Peter Mericka | 2 Comments: by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer and Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Lawyers Real Estate Consumers should take care if they find that this estate agent's "Conditional On Finance" clause has been inserted into the real estate contract. Read More...

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