Realty agent terminated after misconduct ruling

PHOTO: Goyal Lane in Pakuranga, Auckland. Photo / Doug Sherring

Auckland’s biggest realty firm has fired an agent and refunded two vendors’ commissions after an employee was found guilty of misconduct for “fundamental” breaches of his professional obligations.

Former Barfoot & Thompson Papatoetoe agent Deepak Goyal is now awaiting penalty and looking for a new job following a finding by the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal in connection with his 2015 purchase of neighbouring Pakuranga homes.