The conveyancing industry is in a continued state of change these days, say AIC Victoria vice-president Linda Cameron. But there is at least one constant amidst the evolution … the highly experienced practitioner’s passion for passing on her knowledge.
Australia’s competition watchdog will not get directly involved in a stalemate that threatens to delay opening up the eConveyancing platform to competitors, as it’s not the relevant regulator.
The Federal Assistant Minister for Competition wants states to impose deadlines and penalties to ensure the reform of the lucrative electronic conveyancing industry stays on track. The call comes after the interoperability regulator stopped its decade-long work on the change that would dismantle the monopoly help by the publicly-listed PEXA.
For the past decade, conveyancers have used digital provider, PEXA to settle properties on behalf of home buyers and sellers. PEXA operates as a monopoly. A regulator has been established to promote a competitive environment that drives efficiencies, cost-savings and innovation in the e-settlement space.
The federal government’s target to build 1.2 million homes in five years is too ambitious, conveyancers around the country believe. George Sourris, from Brisbane conveyancing firm Empire Legal, thinks the federal plan is a stretch “unless some major fires get lit under some people in government fast”. “I don’t know…
The population of Marsden Park – Shanes Park has boomed. The population in 2017 was just 2837, but within six years soared to 23,778, ABS figures show. The NSW government planned the suburb as part of a priority growth area on the north west urban edge. “Planning for the development…
Living with the status quo, is not a condition Melissa Warbrick is comfortable with. There is so much to achieve by challenging yourself and others, she explains.
Successful businesses by people first – inside the organisation and the customers they serve. Katina Romano lives by this philosophy.
The rise to the top of one of the country’s leading conveyancing firms has not stopped Felicity McAllan commitment to growth and learning.
Michelle Kent is a passionate advocate for conveyancers, a mantle that saw her rise to the president of the industry’s peak body. Her good work continues today as AIC’s Policy and Advocacy officer.
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