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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Legal firm says conveyancers’ concerns are ‘malicious, misleading and deceptive’ over its solution for real estate agents.
But conveyancing body wants to meet with Fair Trading to stop process of house deposits going to a third party.
Before Victorians head to the polls in November, Real Estate Institute of Victoria CEO Toby Balazs underlines the importance of the property sector to the state’s prosperity.
AML/CTF reform enrolments by conveyancers are behind schedule but with an extension to the deadline, AUSTRAC anticipates a rise as practitioners get their heads around the obligations.
We unpack what it takes to get started in conveyancing and why prior experience can make all the difference
AUSTRAC boss says ‘by taking part in this regime, you really are helping to strengthen our economy’.
Lawyer-client confidentiality brought into question as AUSTRAC advises to ‘err on the side of caution’.
While the focus has been on high-volume cash transactions in the anti-money laundering fight, dealers are now being told that assets such as gold and luxury watches should also be scrutinised.
The head of Australia’s financial intelligence agency has sounded the alarm on lagging sign-up for for sweeping new AML/CTF laws.
New Zealand issues 10 formal notices for companies who didn’t fulfil their AML/CTF obligations.
Hard work and savvy purchasing has taken Eddie Dilleen from a childhood in a housing commission property to a career as one of Austrakia’s most successful property investors.
The advantages of living in Tasmania are clear to REIT boss Russell Yaxley, but so are the challenges that lie ahead for its congested property market.