Trying to get useful information from the internet is about as easy as getting a glass of water from a fire hydrant!  If you haven’t heard that expression before, you have now.  I heard that at a law conference last year.

I also heard a discussion on the radio about the ever-increasing need for professional advice due to the avalanche of information which people will be unable to properly decipher and use.

Why write about this?

I’ve just read an article published by a reputable national company involved with the real estate industry – not a real estate agency.

The topic was transfer duty (or stamp duty) – and it contained significant factual errors.

It’s a concern because when information is shared by a well-known brand in the industry, it’s likely that most of their readers will rely upon it and develop their plans based on the information.

Many smaller organisations may re-publish or share the information with their own readers – further adding to the spread of mis-information.