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  • Estate Agents Should NEVER Conduct Inspections

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   When unknown visitors rummage through children's clothes during a property inspection it can give rise to all sorts of fears and concerns. It is now well known that theft and ''snooping trauma'' are common ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on February 23, 2009
  • Open For Inspection - Open For Theft!

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Some time ago I wrote a posting about thefts during property inspections, and noted that some estate agents were including clauses in their sale agreements with vendors that indemnify the estate agent against theft ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on November 10, 2008
  • Re: Escorted inspections and Estate Agents et al.

    Hi Lawrie, I think you've answered your own question ''Would you like me to organise a meeting for this type of scum to visit your property when your wife and kid’s are at home, without me being present or qualifying them first before they arrive?'' No Lawrie, I would not want you to bring such a person to my house.  If I rely on an estate ...
    Posted to This is what happened to me... (Forum) by Peter Mericka on October 31, 2008
  • Re: How safe is an open house??

    Yes, while a tenant has to allow the vendor (which includes the estate agent) to show prospective purchasers through the property it has never been a requirement that the tenant be absent for the inspection.  For some further discussion on the absurdity of trusting the estate agent during inspections, take a look at some material I wrote on ...
    Posted to This is what happened to me... (Forum) by Peter Mericka on June 6, 2008
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