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Regulation
Conveyancing conundrum: Selling out or staying put
Industry expert says ‘we need government and other peak bodies to listen to what we have to say and the solutions we can provide’.
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Regulation
Parliamentary report is simply ‘spinning the wheel’
Inquiry urges recommitment to interoperability but industry says report ‘confirmed what was already widely known’.
Regulation
Home buyers deserve ‘a fair go’ with stamp duty
AICNSW boss says ‘consumers purchasing houses are disadvantaged because they cannot know with certainty how much tax is due’.
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Regulation
People’s life savings ‘must be protected’
Industry experts are united in their concerns over the controversial practice of deposit flicking.
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Regulation
Deposit flicking: Real estate agents urged to cease and desist
Real Estate Institute NSW issues alert to agents, saying ‘we are recommending that members not engage with the model’.
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Regulation
‘Contentious settlement solution’ under the microscope
Victorian conveyancing body says transparency around customer transactions must be paramount.
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Regulation
Practice raises ‘serious contractual and legislative concerns’
Real Estate Institute of NSW backs calls for deposit flicking to have ‘closer scrutiny’ from authorities.
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Regulation
Agency Settlements slams ‘deposit flicking’ petition
Legal firm says conveyancers’ concerns are ‘malicious, misleading and deceptive’ over its solution for real estate agents.
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Regulation
No escaping accountability despite ‘deposit flicking’
But conveyancing body wants to meet with Fair Trading to stop process of house deposits going to a third party.
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Regulation
Conveyancers back bid to regulate e-platform
PEXA comes under microscope of IPART in a move which could see a $70 million hit to revenue.
Economy
Do it all again: Conveyancers hit as banks reassess investor loans
Conveyancers continue to grapple with the fallout of the federal budget as its proposed tax changes prompt banks to reassess investor loans.
Market
Conveyancers slam ‘ridiculous’ tax changes
Australia’s conveyancing industry has hit out at last week’s Budget, taking aim at changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax.
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Regulation
Government should stop ‘risks’ of monopoly
ARNECC says there is no need for further review into e-conveyancing but others say there is still much more to be done.
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Practice
A nod to conveyancing women who ‘give’
As International Women’s Day approaches in March, The Australian Conveyancer calls on the industry to recognise the contribution peers have made.
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Market
Hmmm … no job, no income but $35m cash to buy a house?
Anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing law reforms introduced next July aim to weed out the dodgy behaviours in the Australian property market. AUSTRAC overseeing the changes highlights extreme real-life examples.
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Practice
The ‘accidental conveyancer’ makes her way to the top
Jennie Tonner humbly describes her journey to the top of the profession as an accident. But 38 years of grinding, hard work has earned her the respect of her peers statewide. She now the face of the industry in NSW.