Latest news Skip listen and sharing tools Listen Filter by category All News alerts Industry updates Legislation updates Media releases Public warnings Enforceable undertakings Court actions Showing articles tagged with 'Housing and accommodation' Tips to stay safe this winter - Media release Media releases 18 June 2018 As the weather gets colder around the country, Australian Consumer Law Regulators have launched a new campaign to help people avoid the dangers of many winter warmers that can cause burns, injury and even death. Tri Duc (Joseph) Ngo - Court outcome Court actions 15 March 2018 A former Glen Waverley estate agent has been sentenced to five years’ jail, after pleading guilty to 48 charges of misusing more than $6 million of his clients’ money, in breach of the Estate Agents Act 1980. Melbourne Deluxe Real Estate Pty Ltd (trading as Melbourne Deluxe) and Paul Wayne Pfeiffer - Court outcome Court actions 14 March 2018 An estate agent must repay $69,000 in compensation; been fined $25,000; and sentenced to a two-year community corrections order, after pleading guilty to charges including fraudulent conversion. Appointment to the Estate Agents Council - Position vacancy News alerts 27 February 2018 Consumer Affairs Victoria is seeking applicants from suitable people for appointment to the Estate Agents Council as a consumer representative member. Build Aware heading to Casey, Dandenong and Frankston - News alert News alerts 19 February 2018 Five Victorian building regulators working together on the Build Aware program will inspect building, construction and demolition sites in the Casey, Dandenong and Frankston regions this week to ensure operators are complying with the law. Robert Pedersen and Robert Pedersen Real Estate Pty Ltd - Commencement of action Court actions 16 February 2018 The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has applied to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) for inquiries into the matters of Robert Pedersen and Robert Pedersen Real Estate Pty Ltd. Email hacking scam warning for home buyers and estate agents - Media release Media releases 14 February 2018 A new hacking scam is targeting Victorian home buyers and real estate agents, with reported losses in excess of $200,000. Fletcher & Parker (Balwyn) Pty Ltd - Court outcome Court actions 14 December 2017 A real estate agency in Melbourne’s east will pay $880,000 after the Federal Court of Australia found it engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and making false or misleading representations about property sales. $160,000 penalty for underquoting agency - Media release Media releases 4 December 2017 The Federal Court of Australia has handed down a $160,000 penalty to a Melbourne real estate agency caught underquoting. New laws help home buyers decide if the price is right - News alert News alerts 6 November 2017 New underquoting laws introduced earlier this year mean agents must give prospective home buyers a clearer estimate of the price so they can have a fair go in an open and transparent property market. Go to:Page 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 1 of 14Next
Tips to stay safe this winter - Media release Media releases 18 June 2018 As the weather gets colder around the country, Australian Consumer Law Regulators have launched a new campaign to help people avoid the dangers of many winter warmers that can cause burns, injury and even death.
Tri Duc (Joseph) Ngo - Court outcome Court actions 15 March 2018 A former Glen Waverley estate agent has been sentenced to five years’ jail, after pleading guilty to 48 charges of misusing more than $6 million of his clients’ money, in breach of the Estate Agents Act 1980.
Melbourne Deluxe Real Estate Pty Ltd (trading as Melbourne Deluxe) and Paul Wayne Pfeiffer - Court outcome Court actions 14 March 2018 An estate agent must repay $69,000 in compensation; been fined $25,000; and sentenced to a two-year community corrections order, after pleading guilty to charges including fraudulent conversion.
Appointment to the Estate Agents Council - Position vacancy News alerts 27 February 2018 Consumer Affairs Victoria is seeking applicants from suitable people for appointment to the Estate Agents Council as a consumer representative member.
Build Aware heading to Casey, Dandenong and Frankston - News alert News alerts 19 February 2018 Five Victorian building regulators working together on the Build Aware program will inspect building, construction and demolition sites in the Casey, Dandenong and Frankston regions this week to ensure operators are complying with the law.
Robert Pedersen and Robert Pedersen Real Estate Pty Ltd - Commencement of action Court actions 16 February 2018 The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has applied to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) for inquiries into the matters of Robert Pedersen and Robert Pedersen Real Estate Pty Ltd.
Email hacking scam warning for home buyers and estate agents - Media release Media releases 14 February 2018 A new hacking scam is targeting Victorian home buyers and real estate agents, with reported losses in excess of $200,000.
Fletcher & Parker (Balwyn) Pty Ltd - Court outcome Court actions 14 December 2017 A real estate agency in Melbourne’s east will pay $880,000 after the Federal Court of Australia found it engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and making false or misleading representations about property sales.
$160,000 penalty for underquoting agency - Media release Media releases 4 December 2017 The Federal Court of Australia has handed down a $160,000 penalty to a Melbourne real estate agency caught underquoting.
New laws help home buyers decide if the price is right - News alert News alerts 6 November 2017 New underquoting laws introduced earlier this year mean agents must give prospective home buyers a clearer estimate of the price so they can have a fair go in an open and transparent property market.