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.
Reported by
Gillian Aeria, ABC News, 4 May 2024
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