What’s changed? Sustainability in strata schemes
Reforms are embedding sustainability into strata governance, lowering approval thresholds and changing the management of common property.
By Allison Benson - 7 min read
‘Best practice’ when acting for spouses in property transactions
When acting for married couples in a property transaction, it’s best to obtain instructions from both clients even if one spouse is more proactive.
By Rebecca Mostyn - 2 min read
2022 edition: Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Land
The new edition is now in effect. Revised statutory notices are mandatory from 1 March 2023 and practitioners should move to the new edition now.
By Gabrielle Lea, Tony Cahill and Richard Harvey - 2 min read
Awakening the sleeping giant: FIRB obligations and testamentary gifts to foreign beneficiaries
Changes to the Foreign Investment Review regime have important implications for testamentary gifts to foreign persons and the administration of deceased estates.
By Jennifer Vuu - 2 min read
Beware of unfair general security terms when dealing with SMEs
Small businesses should review general security clauses in their standard contracts to avoid findings of unfair, void or unenforceable contracts.
By Richard Winter - 2 min read
Reforms to the NSW community title law
Major changes to the development and management of community title schemes commenced 1 December 2021
By Allison Benson and Tom Waugh - 8 min read
Mental illness as a basis to rescind a contract for the sale of land
Taking a closer look at mental illness as a basis to rescind a contract for the sale of land.
By Anneka Frayne and Talitha Fishburn - 4 min read
Collaborative housing: the new kid on the block
Collaborative housing models and why they’re on the radar for property lawyers
By Ann Apps, Caitlin McGee and Allison Benson - 1 min read
Compensation for land acquisition on a ‘reinstatement’ basis
Some dispossessed owners of land in NSW can now seek compensation for land acquisition on the basis of ‘reinstatement’.
By Timothy Allen - 2 min read
Handing down the family farm without NSW duties
Handing down the family farm without NSW duties – a guide to the new Revenue NSW Ruling.
By Dung Lam and Marlon Camacho - 2 min read
What will the abolition of physical CTs mean for Certificates held as security?
Are you still holding paper CTs as security? With e-conveyancing taking over, it may be time to change tack.
By Thomas Russell - 2 min read