Category: agents representative

Reduce the risk to your staff.

Worksafe has an excellent handout that all staff should receive. It focuses on inspection safety and the correct procedures to protect you and your staff from unwarrented and unwanted personal attention. The website is www.worksafe.vic.gov.au Go to “Search” on the top navigation bar and type in ‘ real estate’. The document to download is ‘Property [...]

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New regulations for Estate Agents when buying a listed property.

Buying a listed property (Section 55) – estate agent obligations Estate agents, their employees and family members are generally prohibited from purchasing any property or business which the agency is commissioned to sell. Under section 55 of the Estate Agents Act 1980, it is an offence for an estate agent or agent’s representative to obtain [...]

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Competency v incompetentcy based training

An article in The Age newspaper stated that a large Melbourne based registered training organisation (RTO) recently told teachers to “dumb down” the tests and assessments so that students could pass easily and would become “competent quicker”. As well, “The standard of English language required for courses was lowered to pass students who would otherwise [...]

Agents representative requirements in Victoria

Agents’ Representative An agent’s representative is an employee of a licensed estate agent who performs any of an estate agent’s functions, for example a sales person or property manager, under the authority of that estate agent. While an agents representative may be a sales person,buyers agent or a property manager, they  CANNOT operate a real [...]