Showing articles tagged with 'Buying and selling property'
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A dedicated taskforce will target unfair practices in the property market, including underquoting, ensuring Victorians have fair and easier access to purchasing property.
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An estate agent with a history of unprofessional conduct, including mishandling clients’ money, is facing the prospect of being banned from holding an estate agent’s licence.
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Christopher Michael and Australian Property Management Solutions (APMS) Pty Ltd (ACN 602 464 700), allegedly accepted payment from 12 people for $30,000 worth of completed work orders within a 12-month period, in return for a $2,035 fee for registering with the company as a contractor.
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Consumer Affairs Victoria is taking action against the director of a Port Melbourne estate agency. Joshua Allison, 41, of Port Melbourne, is the sole director and officer in effective control of Josh Allison Enterprises Pty Ltd (ACN: 168 306 312).
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Consumer Affairs Victoria is taking action against estate agent Saowanee Howell, 61, allegedly failed her responsibilities to act fairly and honestly, conducted herself in a way detrimental to the industry and failed to have her trust accounts audited for a decade.
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Consumer Affairs Victoria is taking former real estate agent Justin Scavo, 38, to court for allegedly causing more than $180,000 in trust account deficiencies, and converting that amount to his own use.
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A review into Victoria’s property market will examine consumer protections for those looking to purchase property, including laws relating to underquoting, off-the-plan sales, and estate agent conduct.
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Consumer Affairs Victoria is taking former real estate agent Richard Michael Hayden, 51, to court for allegedly causing nearly $1.6 million in trust account deficiencies.
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Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry into a Heidelberg Heights estate agency and its director, alleging that they breached Victoria’s estate agent laws.
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The director of former western suburbs estate agency The Sarain Pty Ltd, Surinder Sarain, has agreed to an undertaking after admitting to breaches of Victoria’s estate agent laws.