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 'Buying and selling property' Amit Miglani and SNM Properties Pty Ltd (trading as MIG Real Estate) - Court outcome Court actions 4 August 2021 The Officer in Effective Control of a former western suburbs estate agency has narrowly avoided an immediate jail term, after being convicted of misusing his clients’ money. Protecting homebuyers from underquoting News alerts 20 July 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has been conducting a range of compliance and educational activities to help ensure homebuyers don’t experience the illegal practice of underquoting. Thomas Aloysius - Court outcome Court actions 16 July 2021 An estate agent’s representative has been given a criminal conviction and fined $8,000 after he asked a purchaser to pay some of their deposit to his personal bank account instead of to the agency’s trust account on behalf of the vendors who had engaged him to help sell their home. Targeting trust account audits - News alert News alerts 31 May 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has issued 117 infringement notices amounting to $120,000 and official warnings to estate agents who failed to lodge their trust account audit reports for last year. Hans Eric Richmond - Court outcome Court actions 17 November 2020 A former conveyancer has been ordered to pay $5000 in fines and a further $73,000 restitution to the Victorian Property Fund after being found guilty of continuing to work as a conveyancer without a licence. Colliers International (Victoria) Pty Ltd - Commencement of action Court actions 9 July 2020 The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has started legal action against estate agency Colliers International (Victoria) Pty Ltd for alleged underquoting and making misleading representations about property sale prices. Tsun Ngai Lee - Commencement of action Court actions 22 April 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry at VCAT into estate agent Tsun Ngai Lee. Mr Lee, 60, of Caroline Springs, trades under the business name Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency. Know your rights as Victoria adapts to coronavirus (COVID-19) - News alert News alerts 26 March 2020 In response to increased enquiries, Consumer Affairs Victoria has compiled information about how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affects areas we regulate. Thomas Henry Albert Aloysius - Commencement of action Court actions 23 March 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal action against Thomas Henry Albert Aloysius, 47, of Hallam, for alleged breaches of the Estate Agents Act 1980 and its Regulations. Sale of land changes in effect from 1 March - Legislation update Legislation updates 1 March 2020 From 1 March 2020, vendors and agents cannot knowingly conceal any material facts about a property when selling land. Go to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Page 1 of 8 Next
Amit Miglani and SNM Properties Pty Ltd (trading as MIG Real Estate) - Court outcome Court actions 4 August 2021 The Officer in Effective Control of a former western suburbs estate agency has narrowly avoided an immediate jail term, after being convicted of misusing his clients’ money.
Protecting homebuyers from underquoting News alerts 20 July 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has been conducting a range of compliance and educational activities to help ensure homebuyers don’t experience the illegal practice of underquoting.
Thomas Aloysius - Court outcome Court actions 16 July 2021 An estate agent’s representative has been given a criminal conviction and fined $8,000 after he asked a purchaser to pay some of their deposit to his personal bank account instead of to the agency’s trust account on behalf of the vendors who had engaged him to help sell their home.
Targeting trust account audits - News alert News alerts 31 May 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has issued 117 infringement notices amounting to $120,000 and official warnings to estate agents who failed to lodge their trust account audit reports for last year.
Hans Eric Richmond - Court outcome Court actions 17 November 2020 A former conveyancer has been ordered to pay $5000 in fines and a further $73,000 restitution to the Victorian Property Fund after being found guilty of continuing to work as a conveyancer without a licence.
Colliers International (Victoria) Pty Ltd - Commencement of action Court actions 9 July 2020 The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has started legal action against estate agency Colliers International (Victoria) Pty Ltd for alleged underquoting and making misleading representations about property sale prices.
Tsun Ngai Lee - Commencement of action Court actions 22 April 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry at VCAT into estate agent Tsun Ngai Lee. Mr Lee, 60, of Caroline Springs, trades under the business name Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency.
Know your rights as Victoria adapts to coronavirus (COVID-19) - News alert News alerts 26 March 2020 In response to increased enquiries, Consumer Affairs Victoria has compiled information about how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affects areas we regulate.
Thomas Henry Albert Aloysius - Commencement of action Court actions 23 March 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal action against Thomas Henry Albert Aloysius, 47, of Hallam, for alleged breaches of the Estate Agents Act 1980 and its Regulations.
Sale of land changes in effect from 1 March - Legislation update Legislation updates 1 March 2020 From 1 March 2020, vendors and agents cannot knowingly conceal any material facts about a property when selling land.