Insurance is only good if you never have to claim. Right? Regrettably, this statement will soon prove true for many Quee...
Floods & storms: Can buyers terminate? Should buyer or seller pay repair costs?
As floodwaters swirl through many of the state’s regional centres and towns and threaten Brisbane, our thoughts an...
Agents’ sales training a factor in further Mirvac victory in off-the-plan termination attempt
A further chapter of the ‘Tales of Tennyson Reach’ was published in December, when the Supreme Court ruled o...
Agent climbs mountain but fails to reach peak: Verbal side-agreement prevails over signed 22A; commission stated as % only ok
Agent Gaile Huskins agreed to a discounted $5,500 commission per townhouse sold in a sole agency arrangement for a small...
Swimming pools and spas – just how much red tape can you have?
A public register, mandatory pre-contract notices, mandatory pre-settlement notices, recurring inspections, 90-day recti...
Tough times: Sellers get paid but zero commission to agents
Two recent cases in the District Court in Brisbane have highlighted how agents can lose out in situations where they wou...
Mirvac loses Tennyson Reach apartment sale on disclosure statement family security slip-up
In a decision that went against its impressive run of recent wins, Mirvac failed last week to successfully appeal a term...
No RPD in lease: “Impressive” agent gets rent-free period in damages for landlord
The District Court at Maroochydore last week decided* in favour of commercial landlords and their real estate agent who ...
New PAMDA: Confusion on cutover. What has really changed?
Contract and Forms provider ADL Software – who closely monitored the implementation of the new Queensland PAMDA processe...