Category: Property Law

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The Proposed Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2022 and Key Changes
POSTED: 27 Jul 2022
Property Law
The proposed Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2022 (proposed Regulation) has been drafted with the intention to replace the existing Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2017 which is due to be repealed on 1 September 2022.
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Pets and strata units: can an Owners Corporation stop you from keeping pets within your unit?
POSTED: 16 Jun 2022
Property Law
For apartment owners, whether or not your apartment complex allows you to keep a pet is a decision which is extremely important. Where the by-laws of a strata scheme prevent an owner from keeping a pet, a common question asked by these owners is “is this legal?” and “what harm...
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Independent Construction Industry Ratings Tool
POSTED: 16 Jun 2022
Local Government Planning & Environment Law, Property Law
The NSW Government has released an Independent Construction Industry Ratings Tool (iCIRT) which helps those seeking to purchase a home or apartment search for developers and builders who have a proven track record of quality and integrity, supported by objective evidence of their past cabaility.
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Significant Stamp Duty Reforms affecting Property Transactions in NSW
POSTED: 06 Jun 2022
Property Law
On 19 May 2022 the State Revenue and Fines Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2022 (NSW)received Royal Assent introducing significant changes to the Duties Act 1997 (NSW) (Duties Act) which will impact property transactions.
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Proposed Bill to close loophole in current First Home Owner Grant scheme
POSTED: 06 May 2022
Property Law
Currently, the First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) Act 2000 section 13A(2)(a)stipulates that to be eligible for a First Home Owners Grant where the home is to be built, the cap for the total value of the transaction (being the aggregate of the cost of the land and the cost...
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NSW Land Registry Services offers Flood Relief
POSTED: 09 Mar 2022
Property Law
In light of the devastating floods currently being experienced across the state, the New South Wales Land Registry Services have resolved to make all title searches, replacement Certificates of Title and plan imaging services free for property owners that are impacted by flooding.
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Important: Extension of rent relief arrangements due to COVID-19
POSTED: 17 Jan 2022
Property Law
Small businesses eligible for rent relief under the COVID leasing regulations will be able to seek relief until 13 March 2022, to help support them through the current phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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$4,500.00 rental assistance package announced for NSW residential tenants!
POSTED: 09 Dec 2021
Property Law
PLEASE NOTE: this rental assistance package ended on 31 December 2021.
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Abolition of the Paper Based Certificate of Title
POSTED: 11 Oct 2021
Property Law
As time goes on, things that were familiar to us seem to be changing or being disrupted every single day.
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Pets Banned FOREVER in Strata Schemes?
POSTED: 23 Sep 2021
Property Law
The never ending saga of pet by-laws continue with a recent case of Roden v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 55773 (2021) which examined whether a no pet by-law in a strata scheme was ‘harsh, unconscionable and oppressive’.
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