Roger Agha

PHOTO: Roger Agha. FILE

A high-profile Sydney real estate agent, Roger Agha, has been banned from the industry for at least a year after “sabotaging” his employer’s contact list before quitting to start his own competing business.

Mr Agha has denied he ‘sabotaged’ the contacts. Picture: Supplied

Mr Agha has denied he ‘sabotaged’ the contacts. Picture: Supplied

In 2019, the NSW Supreme Court found Agha altered more than 900 clients’ phone numbers in Devine Group’s contact database as part of a plan to siphon customers to his new employer, Belle Property. The court ruled that this act was a “systematic and repeated sabotage” aimed at harming his former employer’s business.

A promotional poster of Mr Agha at his former agency. Picture: Supplied

A promotional poster of Mr Agha at his former agency. Picture: Supplied

Although Agha denies the allegations, admitting only to taking clients with him when he left Devine in 2017, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) cancelled his real estate license, citing his improper use of confidential client information.

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This ongoing legal battle has taken a massive toll on Devine Group’s principal, Steven Devine, who says it led to the sale of his family home and the collapse of their decades-old business. The case returns to the NSW Supreme Court on October 21.

Mr Agha joined Devine in 2008 as a shareholder, director and employee. Picture: Supplied

Mr Agha joined Devine in 2008 as a shareholder, director and employee. Picture: Supplied

Agha has announced plans to appeal the decision.

SOURCE: NEWS.COM.AU

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