Property improvers beware

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Some property owners are unwittingly breaking the law when undertaking home improvements. In Victoria building regulations state that if total works are greater than $16,000 there must either be a major domestic building contract in place between the property owner and a registered builder or the building owner must register as an owner builder. If…

New underquoting rules

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New legislation aimed at curbing underquoting is due to be passed later this year. Unfortunately the new laws are essentially a duplication of the current law. Currently the law says that an estimated selling range must be stated on the authority between the selling agent and vendor. The selling agent cannot advertise an estimated selling…