Buying property links and contacts
Office of Fair Trading
Fair Trading Centres
Tel: 13 32 20
Property Services Licence check
You should always check that the agent, salesperson or manager you wish to deal with holds a current licence or certificate of registration appropriate to the type of work which is being done.
The Licence Check allows you to do a licence or certificate of registration check online. You should always do a check before dealing with an agent, on-site residential property manager, salesperson or registered manager.
Buying a home
Tel: 13 32 20
Credit problems
Tel: 9895 0297
Outside Sydney Tel: 1800 625 963
Tenancy information
Tel: 13 32 20
Rental bond enquiries
Tel: 13 32 20
Retirement villages
Tel: 13 32 20
Property Services Licences
Tel: 9619 8733
Consumer, Tenancy and Trader Tribunal
Tel: 1300 135 399
Other services
Home Purchase Advisory Service
Tel: 1800 806 653
www.housing.nsw.gov.au/hpaa/hpas.htm
Australian Institute of Conveyancers
Tel: 9633 1355
www.aicnsw.com.au
The Law Society of NSW
Tel: 9926 0333
www.lawsociety.com.au
Credit and Debt Hotline
Tel: 1800 808 488
www.wesleymission.org.au/homepage.asp
Financial Counsellors Association of NSW
Tel: 0500888079 (President)
www.financialcounsellors.asn.au
Do-it-yourself conveyancing kits are available from:
Law Consumers’ Association
Tel: 9564 6933
Australian Property Law Kits
Tel: 1800 252 808
