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$200k fines: NSW agents caught mishandling consumer money

Consumer Affairs alleges this agent is guilty of underquoting. He’s still showing homes

Victoria’s consumer watchdog has taken a major real estate firm and three agents to court over alleged breaches relating to 11 properties.

B.C. real estate agent fined $200K for buying, renting out affordable housing unit

Jason Leslie admitted he never intended to live in the Victoria condo as required, despite signing documents agreeing to make it his primary residence, according to a BCFSA decisio...

Norfolk estate agent admits £50,000 client fraud

A Norfolk-based estate agent has pleaded guilty to defrauding landlords and tenants of nearly £50,000 over a seven-year period. Victoria Steele, 51, admitted to 19 counts of fraud...

First sanction: WA short-term rental provider fined $2k after registration failure

Western Australia’s consumer affairs watchdog has issued its first fine under the state’s short-term rental laws after a provider allegedly failed to display a registration number...

Victorian tradie cops $20k fine over unfinished projects 

A Victorian tradie who took thousands of dollars from customers for building work he never completed has been convicted and fined $20,000.

Estate agent ordered to pay £790 over undisclosed buyer

The Property Ombudsman has ordered an estate agent to compensate buyers £790 after failing to disclose the existence of a competing purchaser during a property transaction. The cas...

Agency collects NT$81m in fines from illegal hotels

Hundreds of millions in suspected fraudulent home loans exposed

Australia’s mortgage sector has been rocked by suspected fraud, with a regulator potentially finding hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent home loans.

Two women charged over alleged $5m property fraud scheme

The Serious Fraud Office alleges a criminal syndicate used stolen identities and forged documents to obtain mortgages against properties without the owners’ knowledge.

Unlicensed Qld builder fined $8k over dodgy work 

A dodgy Queensland builder has been fined $8,000 and ordered to pay additional compensation after carrying out work on a home without a licence.

Letting agents face £40,000 penalties as licensing rules expand

Property licensing burden grows as penalties hit £40,000

Crown Sydney, Star Sydney Fined $2.25m Over Minor Access

Crown Sydney and The Star Sydney have received combined penalties of $2.25 million after a 16-year-old repeatedly entered both casinos using a fraudulent driver’s licence in 2025....

NSW strata giant faces criminal proceedings over alleged undisclosed benefits

One of NSW’s biggest strata management companies has been taken to court over its alleged failure to properly disclose conflicts of interest and financial benefits.

Inland Revenue fines careless taxpayers $16.5m as penalties double

One taxpayer wiped out $3.8m in potential fines simply by making a voluntary disclosure before audit activity began

UBS Hit with $125M Fine for Anti-Money Laundering Violations

FinCEN, FINRA and CFTC fined the bank’s wealth management division for allegedly failing to fix problems with foreign-currency wire monitoring and customer due diligence from 2019...

Letting agent accused of withholding deposits from more than 100 tenants

Tenants and landlords left out of pocket

Landlord and property firm fined £63,000 for unsafe HMO

A landlord and his property management company have been ordered to pay £63,000 in fines and costs following prosecution for operating an unlicensed HMO with serious safety failing...

Estate agent admits £50,000 client fraud

The estate agent will be sentenced on 1 September

Builder hit with $30k fine over defective Melbourne town house build 

A Victorian builder has been hit with a $30,000 fine after using non-compliant framing and prematurely taking payment from a town house owner in Melbourne’s east.

Agent told buyer roof was five years old – it was more than 25

A Hamilton real estate agent has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 to a home buyer after telling her a roof was about five years old when it was actually more than 25 years old...

Estate agencies face £45,000 annual AML compliance costs

Estate agencies in the UK may need to allocate approximately £45,000 annually for a dedicated compliance officer to meet anti-money laundering obligations, according to analysis by...

Estate agency staff arrested amid fraud investigation

A 58-year-old man has been arrested following a police investigation into alleged fraud and money laundering at PS&B Estate Management Limited. The South of England estate agen...

Estate agents named and shamed for paying below minimum wage

More than 600 employers were ordered to repay money owed to staff