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A compulsory disclosure scheme on corporations that are owners or tenants of buildings applies from Implementation Day.

Tips and traps for tenants to consider before signing a lease over commercial or industrial premises.

This rather niche commercial property market in Canberra has to date been overlooked by many nationwide investors.

The Prime Minister announced that the National Cabinet agrees that commercial tenancies need short term intervention.

In the recent Queensland Planning and Environment Court decision of Sunshine Coast Regional Council v EBIS Enterprises Pty Ltd [2009] QPEC 3591 the Court made enforcement orders sought by the Council in relation to the owner’s use of a large dwelling house for short term rental accommodation. The Court held that the use of the premises was properly classified as an ‘accommodation building’ rather than a ‘detached house’ and was therefore unlawful in the absence of an effective development approv

This case provides more guidance on how responsibility is apportioned between wrongdoers in a property transaction.

New legislation has specific provisions that respond to difficult situations experienced by many tenants and landlords.

These proposed developments will fundamentally change the way in which strata titles will be created and managed in WA.

In Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Ltd, the High Court resolved a 12 year dispute by ordering the tenant to pay the landlord $1,380,000 in damages for altering the building's feature foyer without first obtaining the landlord's consent.

Depending on how the lease was drafted, a landlord may be liable for repairs required because of the tenant's conduct.

The implications of the New South Wales Supreme Court's decision in Symbion Medical Centre Operations Pty Ltd v Lawton Pty Ltd are likely to be significant in commercial leasing disputes as the impact of the global financial crisis increases.

It was decided the tenant had not abandoned the lease and was entitled to relief against the landlord's termination.

Tips around some common issues that arise in the area of tenancy advisory at this time of year.

In this quarterly alert, Meryl Snow and Julie Hidalgo highlight the key areas of interest for landlords and tenants.

From 7 February 2011, new laws will commence in NSW which will ensure that applicants / home owners are guaranteed a very fast Land and Environment Court appeal process to challenge local councils.

If a party to any commercial agreement does not intend for criteria to be exhaustive, this should be clearly set out.

Buyers want only purchasers to be allowed to terminate an off-the-plan contract if completion of a building is delayed.