Article6 tips to prepare for a real estate auctionBefore attending the auction, research the local property market to see what similar properties have sold for.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionKells
ArticleA Proprietor’s Duty to Provide Payment Schedules to ContractorsA recent case in the Supreme Court of New South Wales considered a claim by Baulderstone (contractor) that a payment schedule had not been provided by the proprietor, Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (the Act).AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionDLA Piper Australia
ArticleA win for the landlord: no liability for injury caused by defective premisesFor liability to attach to a landlord, you must show that the landlord knew or ought to have known of any defects.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionCooper Grace Ward
ArticleAgeing in place – Can you keep living in your retirement village if your needs increase?You should understand exactly what you're entering into and plan what kind of aged care you may need in the future.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionColeman Greig Lawyers
ArticleAmendments to Retirement Villages Act 1999: Exit fees to be calculated on a daily pro-ratabasisRetirement Villages Act 1999 is amended so that scheme operators do not calculate exit fees on a 'part of a year' basis.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHopgoodGanim
ArticleAssignments of lease by a landlord or tenant – covenants that run with the land vs personal covenantsArticle provides clarity around lease covenants on assignment.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleAustralia, A Land of Opportunity? Property confidence and investmentWithin the Australian property industry, the two-speed economy is well and truly alive.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionDLA Piper Australia
ArticleAustralian Government Re-Opens National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) For Round 2 ApplicationsThe National Rental Affordability Scheme is an Australian Government initiative to stimulate the supply of up to 50,000 new affordable rental dwellings at a cost of $623 million over the next four years.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionMoore Australia
ArticleBad short-term renters and hosts in NSW can now go on Exclusion RegisterWhat is the Exclusion Register & how does it work?AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionStacks Law Firm
ArticleConsent to Assignment: necessary and may be withheldIf a lessee wants to sell and transfer the lease, he should provide the lessor time to consider the request for consent.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionMakinson d'Apice Lawyers
ArticleDisclaimer of a lease by a landlord's liquidator does not extinguish tenant's leaseA recent Victorian case has important repercussions for liquidators who are attempting to wind up landlord companies.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleDisclaimer of lease by a landlord's liquidatorThis case may provide guidance to liquidators of insolvent landlord companies wishing to disclaim leases to tenants. AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionDibbsBarker
ArticleDoes your swimming pool in NSW comply with regulations?As a property owner with a pool, you should carefully consider and review the relevant regulations that are applicable.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleE-Alert: Potential rights of a lessee under the property insurance policy of the landlordA lessee may be covered for loss and damage within the landlord's premises if those premises are insured by the landlord.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionBroadley Rees Hogan Lawyers
ArticleExercising an option to renew: do not be timed outThis decision provided relief for the tenant but the Court's decision was isolated to the particular facts in question.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionDibbsBarker
ArticleExtension to the Retail and Commercial Tenancies (COVID-19) regulationsThese regulations extend the rent relief framework for retail and commercial leases until 31 December 2020.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleFor a retail shop, the retail use must be the predominant useA court has found that as the retail use of the premises was not the predominant use, the Retail Leases Act did not apply.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionColin Biggers & Paisley
ArticleGaining control - what lot owners can do under the new NSW strata renewal legislationUnit owners can form a 'bloc' to gain some control over voting relating to a potential sale of the whole strata scheme.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSwaab Attorneys
ArticleGaining control — what you can do under the new NSW strata renewal legislationYou can form a 'bloc' to maintain some control over any potential collective vote to sell the whole strata scheme.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSwaab Attorneys