Hon Tim Clifford is requesting a detailed breakdown of consumer complaints against real estate agents in Western Australia for the 2024-25 financial year, excluding the four complaints already identified as relating to misleading pricing. The answer provides a breakdown of the types of complaints received.

AnsweredQoN 1187Legislative Council
Asked
24 February 2026
Portfolio
Commerce

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We've been informed by the Department that 683 complaints were made to Consumer Protection regarding real estate agents in the 2024-25 financial year. We've also been told that four of those complaints were about misleading pricing. Could we get a breakdown of the rest by type of complaint please?

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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Commerce
Response time
8 days
Type of Complaint
Number of complaints
Other
110
Audit Matters
98
Trust Account
96
Failure to act in the best interests of the principal
86
Contracts non-adherence to terms of contract
80
Unlicensed, unregistered
45
Material Facts not Disclosed
42
Contract pay out dispute, cancellation, interest rate
33
Landlord enquiry
30
Advertising and Marketing
26
Misleading/deceptive conduct
RE (Real Estate) or SE (Settlement) (industries) - Unprofessional Conduct
19
Strata Titles
14
Grand Total
679

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