Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry at VCAT into estate agent Tsun Ngai Lee. Mr Lee, 60, of Caroline Springs, trades under the business name Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency.
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Tsun Ngai Lee - Commencement of action
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Zehar Saoud - Commencement of action
Consumer Affairs Victoria has started criminal action against Zehar Saoud, 32, of Truganina, for alleged breaches of the Motor Car Traders Act 1986.
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Colliers International (Victoria) Pty Ltd - Commencement of action
The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has started legal action against estate agency Colliers International (Victoria) Pty Ltd for alleged underquoting and making misleading representations about property sale prices.
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Hans Eric Richmond - Court outcome
A former conveyancer has been ordered to pay $5000 in fines and a further $73,000 restitution to the Victorian Property Fund after being found guilty of continuing to work as a conveyancer without a licence.
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Zhenhua Yang and Ausco Real Estate Pty Ltd - Commencement of action
The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has started criminal action against Zhenhua Yang and Ausco Real Estate Pty Ltd for alleged breaches of Victorian estate agent laws.
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Kylie Jane Campbell - Commencement of action
The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has started criminal action against Kylie Jane Campbell, Director of BSM Realty Melbourne Pty Ltd for alleged breaches of Victorian estate agent laws.
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Harold Simon Michaelis and Boston & Brighton Property Consultants Pty Ltd - Commencement of action
The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria has started criminal action against Harold Simon Michaelis and Boston & Brighton Property Consultants Pty Ltd, for alleged breaches of Victorian estate agent laws.
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Amit Miglani and SNM Properties (trading as MIG Real Estate) - Commencement of action
The Officer in Effective Control of a former western suburbs estate agency has been charged with diverting more than $150,000 from the trust accounts of his clients.
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Vic Solar Technologies and Sunny Srinivasan - Court outcome
A solar panel retailer which made misleading representations to consumers and engaged in unconscionable conduct, among other breaches of the Australian Consumer Law, has been fined $3 million in the Federal Court, and its Director ordered to pay $450,000.
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Waterdale property agent - Commencement of action
Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal action against a real estate agency which allegedly served Notices to vacate illegally under laws introduced to protect renters during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Thomas Aloysius - Court outcome
An estate agent’s representative has been given a criminal conviction and fined $8,000 after he asked a purchaser to pay some of their deposit to his personal bank account instead of to the agency’s trust account on behalf of the vendors who had engaged him to help sell their home.
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Drives (Aus) Pty Ltd - Commencement of action
A former licensed motor car trader which allegedly wound back odometers on cars it was selling, falsely recorded their details and misled potential buyers, will face court next month.
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Zehar Saoud - Court outcome
A trader has been convicted and fined $12,650 for selling cars while unlicensed.
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Amit Miglani and SNM Properties Pty Ltd (trading as MIG Real Estate) - Court outcome
The Officer in Effective Control of a former western suburbs estate agency has narrowly avoided an immediate jail term, after being convicted of misusing his clients’ money.
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Andreas Triantafyllos - Commencement of action
Consumer Affairs Victoria is taking Andreas Triantafyllos, 44, to court for failing to attend and give evidence in accordance with statutory notices. We issued those notices under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 as part of an investigation into luxury car hire services.
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Harald Simon Michaelis - Court outcome
A former real estate agent has received a two-year Community Corrections Order and must complete 100 hours of community service after being convicted of trust account offences.
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Drives (Aus) Pty Ltd - Court outcome
A former licensed motor car trader has been convicted and fined $28,000 for odometer tampering and other offences likely to deceive customers.
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Zhenhua Yang and Ausco Real Estate Pty Ltd - Court outcome
A former real estate agent has received an 18-month Community Corrections Order and must complete 300 hours of community service after being convicted of trust account offences.
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Michael Johnson - Commencement of action
Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal proceedings against Michael Johnson, 51, of Churchill, for alleged breaches of the Domestic Building Contracts Act (1995) (DBCA).
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Robert Pedersen and Robert Pedersen Real Estate Pty Ltd - Commencement of action
Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry into a Heidelberg Heights estate agency and its director, alleging that they breached Victoria’s estate agent laws.
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