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Don't Be A Party To Mortgage Fraud!
27 February 08 06:49 AM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Last week I received this email: "Tim, I was wondering if you could help me with a strange clause. A woman wants to purchase a property for $500,000. She wants to get Read More...

Filed under: Estate agent, Conveyancer, Lawyer, mortgage, mortgage fraud, fraud, mortgage broker

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: Conveyancing, Estate agent, Conveyancer, Lawyer, Contract, Consumer Affairs, conflict of interests

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: Conveyancing, Estate agent, Deposit, Conveyancer, Purchase, Lawyer, Deception, Finance, Sale, Agent, Residential, Valuation, Contract, finance condition, real estate, special condition, solicitor, legal advice

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: Conveyancing, Estate agent, Conveyancer, Commission, Agent, referral, richard wood, secret commissions, ethics

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: Conveyancing, Estate agent, Conveyancer, Commission, Agent, referral, richard wood, secret commissions, ethics

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: Conveyancing, Estate agent, Conveyancer, Lawyer, Commission, richard wood, secret commissions

Estate Agents Declared To Be Conveyancers!
11 May 07 04:45 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 At 3 p.m. on Wednesday 9 May, 2007 every real estate agent and estate agent representative in the State of Victoria was declared Read More...

Filed under: Estate agent, Conveyancer

$20,000 Commission - Money For Nothing
04 May 07 09:23 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

Let's call the real estate agency "Arrow-Maker Realty" (AMR), and their conveyancing company "Arrow-Maker Conveyancing" (AMC). Both operate under the "Arrow-Maker" banner, and clients of one are encouraged to utilise the services of the other. It sounds Read More...

Filed under: Estate agent, Conveyancer, Deception

Confessions Of An Over-priced Property Lender
03 May 07 11:29 AM | Peter Mericka | 0 Comments   

by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Over-priced property marketeers are still successfully using well-honed sales methods to scam, stitch-up and rip-off novice investors. A typical marketeering Read More...

Filed under: Estate agent, Conveyancer, Deception