The Property Occupations Act comes into force on 1 December bringing with it an entirely new process for preparation and...
Gold Coast home seller caught on $22k marketing tab
Lilly Vivlios – wife of developer Jim Vivlios – has lost her case against agent Lucy Cole Prestige Properties of Broadbe...
PAMDA dying but not dead, unknowns ahead, answers still to be told
We have reported the pending demise of the PAMDA monster on dozens of occasions in these pages. Despite its wounds the b...
Agent hit $770k for PAMDA forms breaches, does punishment fit the crime?
The managing agent of a North Queensland resort has been ordered to hand over $770,000 in fines and restitution of overc...
Solicitors fail on appeal over Gold Coast off-the-plan PAMDA errors
Two law firms acting one after the other for a Mudgeeraba unit developer have failed in an appeal against a December rul...
Buyers walk on PAMDA conflict, reform remains distant
The Supreme Court last month ruled on the PAMDA derailment of a successful off-the-plan sales campaign by distressed Mud...
Bleijie’s PAMDA action: will it be enough?
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie is delivering on his post-election promise – first made in May in response to a radio in...
Airlie Beach contract crash: when can buyers waive PAMDA & LSA termination rights?
Until Queensland’s residential contract compliance nightmare is resolved, agents and lawyers will continue to expl...
Minister supports PAMDA slash but there’s no easy fix
Attorney-General Jarod Bleijie has promised to slash PAMDA red tape that is suffocating Queensland’s real estate and pro...