by aslaumbe | Jun 16, 2023 | Business Sale & Purchase News, Conveyancing News, News
On 1 July 2023 a new Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets will come into effect. Its purpose is to record foreign interests in a broad range of Australian assets, to support compliance with Australian foreign investment laws and to increase visibility of...
by aslaumbe | Dec 22, 2022 | Conveyancing News, News
If you are a first home buyer then you should be made aware of a recent announcement by the NSW State Goverment which will apply to properties purchased up to $1.5m from 16 January 2023. As from that date, qualifying purchasers will be able to opt into a scheme to pay...
by aslaumbe | Nov 9, 2021 | Conveyancing News, Leases News, News
As from 11 October 2021 all dealings with real property, including commercial and retail Leases, must be lodged electronically for registration and can no longer be lodged in paper form as has been the case for many decades. The Lease will have to be lodged for...
by aslaumbe | Aug 29, 2021 | Conveyancing News, News
A Certificate of Title is an official paper document issued by a government authority to prove that a person owns certain real estate. It records all the details shown on the public Torrens Title Register up to the time it was issued. In the past the owner of a...
by aslaumbe | Nov 6, 2019 | Conveyancing News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute News
New Laws for Off-the-Plan Purchases Off-the-plan property buyers will soon get better protection when new laws come into effect on 1 December 2019. They will give purchasers greater rights and more certainty and will stop rorts like developers selling a one bedroom...
by aslaumbe | Oct 12, 2018 | Conveyancing News, Leases News, News
Electronic Conveyancing Electronic conveyancing has already commenced. This refers to the settlement of a conveyancing transaction being conducted on an electronic platform (known as PEXA) through which representatives of the parties (such as a vendor and a purchaser...