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Warracknabeal home buyer finds home in filthy state after buying property online

Press coverage 4 May 2024 Summary of published coverage
Warracknabeal home buyer finds home in filthy state after buying property online

A buyer who purchased a Warracknabeal house online from Western Australia found it in a filthy and unliveable state on arrival, and the local council later advised it was a potential health hazard. The Real Estate Institute of Victoria and PIPA director Cate Bakos said buyers should arrange an independent in person inspection, and that agents had an ethical duty to disclose conditions likely to matter to a purchaser.

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Gillian Aeria, ABC News, 4 May 2024

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