by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd Purchasers don’t expect to have to pay an estate agent’s commission, but what if the contract is booby-trapped with a special condition that requires the purchaser to indemnify the vendor? We were asked to advise on a contract prepared by Davis Lawyers of Melbourne, for a property being sold through Edward Letico Real Estate. It would appear that the...
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by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.BSolicitorConsumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Chief Justice of Queensland Paul de Jersey has warned my State’s lawyers, when they write letters of demand on behalf of clients, to be careful before resorting to any “even arguably threatening conduct”.New text here. More about “Get It Right, Or It May Come Back And Bite!”… Lawyers Conveyancing is proud to sponsor the REIC
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by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd At Lawyers Conveyancing we check a lot of real estate contracts as part of our pre-purchase legal advice service. Recently we have seen an increase in the number of contracts where the General Conditions have been changed so as to render them non-standard. An alarmingly common trend is to change the standard finance condition so that the purchaser...
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by Shannyn HunterConveyancer Lawyers Conveyancing At 3 p.m. on Wednesday 9 May, 2007 every real estate agent and estate agent representative in the State of Victoria was declared to be a conveyancer, free to conduct conveyancing transactions throughout the State. This is a sample of what will appearon a typical blog posting. More about “Get It Right, Or It May Come Back And Bite!”… Lawyers Conveyancing is proud to sponsor the REIC
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by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector 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 to be a conveyancer, free to conduct conveyancing transactions throughout the State. This is a sample of what will appearon a typical blog posting. More about “Get It Right, Or It May Come Back And...
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by Shannyn HunterConveyancer shannyn@lawyersconveyancing.com.au Lawyers Conveyancing The front page of The Age (29/05/07) may have had Victorian homeowners panicking. It seems 780 permits issued in Victoria between September 2005 and August 2006 could be void or incomplete, potentially affecting thousands of homeowners and sending the Building Commission into major damage control. The “exclusive” article by Andrea Petrie speculated on the fall-out of these irregular permits; “properties occupied illegally, not covered by insurance, and some bought...
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