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Only yesterday I had the frustrating experience of having advised a client to delete a couple of unfair conditions from a contract, only to have the estate agent refusing to ''allow'' the purchaser to submit his offer the way he wanted to, and then after referring the matter to the vendor's lawyer (that's right a lawyer, not a conveyancer) the ...
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Hi Max,
Never, ever, let the estate agent touch the contract! You will find that estate agents do all sorts of things with legal documents, but they NEVER accept responsibility.
If ever an estate agent has a recommendation or ''advice'' in relation to legal documents, have the estate agent explain it in writing to your solicitor, and have ...
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I hope this helps other people who want to live the dream of buying a family home not have to go through the horrors of what me and my family have just endured. We entered into a contract with a vendor to purchase his property with the ''special condition'' that we had to sell our existing property by a set date, or go unconditional, also ...
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by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd
There are few things more dangerous for real estate consumers than estate agents who fancy themselves as ''wheelers and dealers''. They are usually the ones who cause the wheels to fall off real estate transactions, ...
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For a period of time, my friends and I were waiting with great interest regarding a particular land release/ development in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. So, we went onto their website and registered our interest with a view that we would be informed of the release and pricings. Subsequently, on the announcement of the ...
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Hi,
Most people who are buying or selling a home or property are usually a little nervous about doing so unless they have done it a few times.
Is there much in the way of a guidebook available on the internet for helping folks to know what the process is when buying and selling real estate in Australia. As I read your forum posts, it ...
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In most real estate contracts caveat emptor applies with regard to building defects, unless a special condition requires the vendor to remedy the defects. Did you have a special condition in the contract by which the vendor was required to attend to repairs, or was it simply a request that they should do so?
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