Buying Property with Someone Else – Considerations for Property Co-owners
Buying a property with someone else is a great way to share the fun, stress, and cost of the venture. Often people buy a house with their significant other, to…
Options to renew in commercial leases – don’t get caught out!
An option clause is a term in a commercial lease that allows a tenant to renew their lease at the end of the original lease period, if they meet certain…
Selling a house – the conveyancing process explained
Selling a home is usually an emotional and stressful time and can become a costly process if mistakes are made. A qualified lawyer, with property law experience, or a qualified…
Affordable break-ups – the sensible approach to dividing property
If you have recently separated, one of the concerns you will probably have is the size of your legal bill after your property matters are sorted. Below are our top…
Mortgages made easy: obtaining finance to buy a home
Most people buy a home with a combination of their savings, proceeds from the sale of an existing home and a loan from a bank. Securing finance to purchase a…
GST and residential property transactions
The responsibility for remitting Goods and Services Tax (GST) to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) generally falls on the party making a ‘taxable supply’. In a property transaction, this has…