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Revealed: where property underquoting is rife in Australia – and when buyers are most likely to get stung

Our analysis suggests buyers are better off checking an automated price estimate than going by the real estate agent’s guide

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: criminals and unlicensed agents operating across Australia’s real estate sector

Revelations come amid federal government push for additional scrutiny of sector through counter-terror financing and money-laundering laws

The Guardian - AU

Rent-seekers targeted in background-check fee ban

Prospective tenants are pressured to pay for checks on legally dubious databases as technology is installed between tenants and owners in a bid for profits.

AAP

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Hunter real estate agent convicted over $900K trust fund conversion

A NSW Fair Trading investigation uncovered the offences.

Newcastle Herald

I bought a vehicle from a used car yard. More and more problems emerge with it. What can I do?

Australia has a widespread problem with lemon cars, writes consumer law and policy professional Kat George. But resolving your issues will be an uphill battle

The Guardian - AU

Residents fed up with 'copping it' from Airbnb noise

'You could hear the music five or six houses away.'

Newcastle Herald

Fugitive Jean Nassif gives up fight for builder licence

Fugitive Jean Nassif has withdrawn his bid to work as an Australian construction industry boss months after police accused him of a $150 million fraud.

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Victoria’s expanded rent bidding ban sparks concerns over enforcement and effectiveness

But Daniel Andrews tells Guardian Australia the plan closes ‘loophole’ being exploited amid housing crisis

The Guardian - AU

Real estate agent in 15-year battle to clear her name after fraud conviction

"She lost assets, she lost friends, she lost everything."

Newcastle Herald

Concreting company refused licence over insolvent trading fears

The owner started up a new firm two weeks before his concreting business went into liquidation owing $1.7 million.

Newcastle Herald

Builder of Sydney house that partially collapsed was reported over safety breaches at another site a day before incident

New South Wales building commissioner David Chandler reported a building site over safety concerns only a day before a completed home it had built collapsed on Good Friday.

ABC News

Hundreds of Sydney real estate agents on notice for breaching new rent bidding rules

Fair Trading officials will start attending open house inspections after hundreds of real estate agents were issued with warnings for breaching new rent bidding rules.

ABC News

No real estate agents fined for breaking NSW rent bidding rules, despite hundreds of warnings

Fair Trading says it is taking ‘an educative approach’ to new laws and planning for future audits and enforcement action

The Guardian - AU

Sydney developer Jean Nassif and Toplace win stays on decision to suspend building licences

Jean Nassif and his company Toplace win a temporary reprieve against decisions to suspend their building licences after arguing it put them at risk of breaching multimillion-dollar contracts.

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Footy fans warned, ticket reselling ripoff

As footy final time approaches, fans are being warned to avoid being ripped off by ticket reselling websites illegally selling them at exorbitant prices.

The Canberra Times

Fair trading warning: Roof business allegedly pocketed $94k for unfinished work

The company allegedly accepted deposits between $1,375 and $49,000 without providing the services promised.

Newcastle Herald

Licence revoked: electrician signs off 161 solar panel installations despite being interstate

"The man took advantage of the Commonwealth Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme and received tens of thousands in government rebates for installations that he did not install or inspect himself"

AAP

Crackdown on dodgy tattooists, removalists

Queensland's Office of Fair Trading is putting tattooists, removalists, car dealers and funeral parlours under its spotlight as part of a crackdown.

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Warning on builder Green Magic Homes

Anyone who has had problems with Green Magic Homes is being is urged to contact NSW Fair Trading after the building company's licence was cancelled.

The Guardian - AU

Youpla: how Aboriginal funeral fund evaded regulators despite 30 years of complaints

State and federal authorities raised concerns periodically, but fund continued to target vulnerable people until its final collapse in March

ABC News

Sydney news: Men arrested at gangland funeral to face court

MORNING BRIEFING: The men arrested at the funeral of gangland figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad will face court as those responsible for the murder remain at large.

ABC News

SafeWork NSW investigates how boy was left unrestrained on Sydney Royal Easter Show ride

The NSW Fair Trading Minister says she has ordered an investigation into whether the ride should be closed for the rest of the 2022 event.

ABC News

Investigation after images of Sydney home altered to include 'expansion joints' that were never there

NSW Fair Trading investigates allegations a prominent builder photoshopped images of a Sydney family's dream home to include a crucial structural aspect that was, in fact, not there.

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The Emails Jadé Tunchy Sent Travel Company Weekenda Have Been Leaked & The Tea Just Keeps Coming

Leaked emails between the two reportedly showed that Tunchy threatened to take Weekenda's CEO and founder Pete Smith to Fair Trading, despite that the terms and conditions clearly stated the small business doesn't do refunds on deposits.

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