Without Prejudice
Property – October 2016 update
This is what happened to me when I was pressured into listing my property with Karen Murphy from Real Property Vibe, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia. This Real Estate Agency has only recently been established in the area.
PB refused to list our joint family property with anyone other than Karen Murphy. I wanted to list with a more established and experienced real estate agent. However, as the clock was ticking I was forced to list with her.
Ms Murphy emailed her listing agreement and told me to sign and send back. I was in the UK at the time. Her instructions were vague and the listing documents went ahead. Un-be-known to me my signature was required to be witnessed in accordance with the Queensland Government legislation, to legalise the document for use in Australia.
A few weeks later I was sent a contract of sale with a price I felt was too low for our property. This was unusual, properties in our area tend to take months to sell. I was then approached by PB’s family law solicitor, Mr Ross Hirst, who told me I had to sign in accordance with the Court Orders. I tried to negotiate with the buyers but Mr Hirst sent me an email telling me I was to accept the price or he would take me back to Court, and gave me little time to seek legal advice. He then arranged a valuer to value our property which came back as the price the buyers offered. This then meant that I had no option but to agree and sign the contract.
I later sought legal advice, which was that I didn’t have to accept the offer and I could have negotiated with the buyers.
One question I had was why is a family law solicitor involved in the sale of our property? He has done his job so what is he doing taking over from our conveyancing solicitor?
As his bullying became stronger by telling me he will take me back to Court and claim fees of $5000, I had no other choice but to sign. Again no one told me that my signature was required to be witnessed by an authorised entity.
As time went by I had to try to collect my personal possessions. PB had refused for me to collect them a number of times, in fact when I went to our property by Order of the Court, PB attacked me several times causing bruises, called the police, the two officers told me if I didn’t leave the property they would arrest me. I had a Court Order to collect my personal possessions, why would they arrest me?
PB told me that if sign the transfer documents he would let me have my possessions. He blackmailed me into signing a document I didn’t want to. I still do not have my possessions, which include my important documents and childhood items.
Both Karen Murphy and Ross Hirst would have know that the listing and contract of sale documents were not legalised for use in Australia, because my signature was required by the Queensland Government legislation to be witnessed by one of the following:
An Australian Consulate officer or authorised person, a notary, an Australian solicitor or New Zealand solicitor.
My signature on the listing document was not witnessed at all and on the contract of sale my signature was not witnessed by any of the above.
I was bullied into agreeing to an unfair settlement where fraud and theft was hidden from me. I was bullied into signing documents which meant our property was sold a very low price.
Because I am not a legal person, I have been duped by solicitors, real estate agents and banks. All of these professional persons had the knowledge that the documents were not legalised for use in Australia.
Was this kept hidden from me, so that PB wouldn’t be penalised for his fraud and our house sold at a price Mr Hirst bullied and blackmailed me into accepting.
I believe they are in breach of Queensland, Federal and International legislation.
Is the St George Bank Australia involved in this fraud and cover up?
This bullying behaviour from Mr Hirst made me realise that more was to be uncovered.
This was my home. I was blackmailed into selling it at a ridiculously low price, with invalid documents and our conveyancing solicitor Adam Prior, from Certus Legal, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, failed to inform me the documents were invalid. Adam Prior knew that I didn’t want to sign the documents, I put V.C infront of my signature, Adam Prior was shocked and asked if he was forcing me sign, I said it was Ross Hirst! Adam Prior was in a position of trust and should have explained the legislation to me, he didn’t! More deceit.
by this Brisbane Family Law solicitor Ross Hirst
and this Real Estate Agent Karen Murphy, from Real Property Vibe, Beenleigh. She was complicit in these actions.
This statement is true to my investigations and made without prejudice.
