Category: Property Law

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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
On 11 November 2021, the same day that the freeze on evictions in NSW ended, the NSW Government introduced a support package to help both residential tenants and landlords get back on their feet after experiencing financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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Land Tax Relief To Help Landowners and Tenants Affected By COVID-19 Restrictions
POSTED: 18 Aug 2021
Property Law
The NSW Government has announced that applications are now open for eligible Landlords who provide rental reductions to either residential or commercial Tenants in financial distress due to COVID-19, to claim Land Tax Relief or a Tenancy Support payment subject to meeting the relevant criteria.
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NSW: Strata Schemes Amendments
POSTED: 10 Aug 2021
Property Law
Over the past 6 months there has been various amendments and logistical changes to the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. It is key for Lot owners in strata schemes to keep up to date with amendments to the Act to ensure they understand their rights and obligations under various by-laws...
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Revenue NSW Update 2021
POSTED: 02 Aug 2021
Property Law
In light of the New South Wales State Government’s 2020-2021 Budget, Revenue New South Wales have circulated their annual 2021 update (Update). The Update introduces a number of changes to the current rates and practices of various property taxes and concessions in NSW, including identifying a number of ‘common mistakes’...
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First Home Buyer? The Clock is Ticking as Thresholds are Scheduled to Reduce!
POSTED: 29 Jul 2021
Property Law
As part of the NSW Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan, the stamp duty thresholds for the purchase of new homes and vacant land under the First Home Buyer Assistance Scheme (FHBAS) were increased for a 12 month period between 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021.
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