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These amendments are aimed at encouraging greater tenant participation in the management of strata schemes in NSW.

Whether or not a property is considered ’residential premises’ for GST purposes is an important question for both sellers and buyers alike. The full Federal Court recently overturned the decision in the Sunchen case, removing a degree of uncertainty for taxpayers who are party to residential property transactions.

The recent AAT decision in Carson's case held that a single holiday unit was not considered to be an active asset for the purposes of the small business CGT concessions contained in Div 152 of the ITAA 1997.

Landlords and tenants should take note of these changes as significant penalties can apply should they fail to comply.

After extensive and successful lobbying from various industry organisations, Queensland State Government has agreed to a number of significant amendments to the Valuation of Land and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010. The amended Bill as passed commenced on 12 March 2010.

Will a transfer of lease between joint tenant lessees require the consent of the landlord?

A landlord's failure to repair to leased premises may result in the tenant being entitled to compensation.

Respective rights and obligations of the Responsible Entity and Custodian must be clear on issues of lease enforcement.

If lessee who is assigning their lease requests it, lessors must now provide an up to date disclosure statement within 14 days.

Discussion of Brirek Industries Case, where County Court of Victoria adopted a more limited reading of s 134 of the Building Act 1993.

The NSW Government has extended the requirement for mediation with small businesses until 30 June 2022.

Over the past weeks, there has been much discussion between industry groups and the Australian Federal Government on the financial stress on commercial tenancies due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Landlords of NSW retail premises must ensure that the provisions of their leases are not inconsistent with the Act.

Courts can hear retail shop lease disputes where they are satisfied that mediation is unlikely to resolve the disputes.

We draw your attention to the findings of a recent case. The case has important ramifications for all shop centre owners and managers and should be kept in mind when negotiating leases.

The NSW Government has made new COVID-19 leasing laws, extending the prescribed period until 13 March 2022.

Two new Acts affecting strata title development and management have been passed by the New South Wales parliament.