The Ways That A Couple Can Own Property
The Ways That A Couple Can Own Property by Jacqui Brauman There are a number of ways that a couple can be registered on a Certificate of Title, as the owners of real estate. A lot of [...]
Getting A Deposit Released To You Early
Getting a deposit released to you early by Jacqui Brauman This blog is about getting the deposit released to you early if you are selling a property. Generally, a purchaser will pay 10% of the purchase [...]
Financing Your Property Purchase And The Hidden Costs You Need To Know
Financing Your Property Purchase And The Hidden Costs You Need To Know by Bridie Gavaghan The first step is to assess your financial situation and really think about your desired standard of living when deciding how [...]
What to Tell Your Conveyancer When You’re Preparing to Sell Your Property
What to Tell Your Conveyancer When You're Preparing to Sell Your Property The process of buying or selling property is called conveyancing. So the person who is doing that process to buy or sell a property for [...]
Case study: subdivision to create residential land
Case study: subdivision to create residential land We have recently completed a large subdivision in the local area, whereby some developers were able to turn a large, 100 acre property, previously used to farm sheep, into [...]
Commercial Leases and the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020
Commercial Leases and the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 By Rochelle Manderson As we are sure all of our clients would be aware of, there is a current worldwide pandemic due to the outbreak and spread of [...]
Updates to the Sale of Land Act- what they are and what they mean for you
Updates to the Sale of Land Act- what they are and what they mean for you by Sarah Coombs On 1 March 2020 amendments to the Sale of Land Act came into effect. These changes were [...]
Case study: Scams target real estate transactions
Case study: Scams target real estate transactions Online scammers are everywhere, and they are getting more and more sneaky. There have been a number of online scammers who have targeted law firms - they only target the [...]
The Importance of having a Solicitor for your conveyancing, and what is a Section 32?
The Importance of having a Solicitor for your conveyancing, and what is a Section 32? by Melitta Hill Conveyancing is a necessary process in buying or selling property. A professional conveyancer or conveyancing solicitor helps with the settlement and title transfer process [...]
Statutory Demands and Debt – Section 459E and the Corporation’s Act
Statutory Demands and Debt – Section 459E and the Corporation’s Act by Rochelle Manderson What is a Statutory Demand? A Statutory demand is a legal device that can be used in certain circumstances where a debtor [...]