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Matthew Jones has a replacement petrol Kia while he waits weeks for the repair of his EV5.

Finding someone to fix your EV is hard, and may be about to get harder

Australia is short at least 7000 electric vehicle technicians and industry leaders warn proposed occupational licensing could exacerbate the repair bottleneck.

September 2022

How to avoid dodgy developers

If you are nervous about where you’re investing your money, go with the developers who get the NSW building commissioner’s iCIRT stamp of approval.

June 2021

Under-quoting of properties for sale is a key area.

New commissioner to target sins of property omission

Is this new role a sign that things are really bad in NSW real estate, or actually comparatively good?

April 2020

NSW government is looking to codify regulation so compliance can be automated.

Stop caveman-style regulation: NSW

NSW is looking to automate business regulation and to reduce the compliance time for firms to cope better in the post-COVID world.

January 2020

The cycle is unlikely to last.

REINSW in training stoush ahead of new state licensing rules

Registered trainers accuse the Real Estate Institute of NSW of trying to ruin their businesses. The REINSW says its only trying to maintain high standards.

July 2019

Nicolette van Wijngaarden of Unique Estates.

Luxury real estate agent pleads guilty to fraud

In the largest fraud of its kind in NSW, Unique Estates founder Nicolette Van Wijngaarden admitted two charges of fraudulently misusing $3.6m.

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