by aslaumbe | Jun 7, 2017 | Conveyancing News, News
Change to Foreign Resident Capital Gains Tax Withholding For those of you considering buying or selling real estate in the near future you may be aware that there is a Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (“FRCGW”) which, in the case of real...
by aslaumbe | Nov 1, 2016 | Conveyancing News, News
New Strata Laws On 30 November 2016 new laws (the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 and the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015) affecting strata schemes in NSW will commence. Some of the changes include: 1. The executive committee will be known as the strata...
by aslaumbe | Feb 4, 2016 | Conveyancing News, News
New Laws to Stop Agents Underquoting From 1 January 2016 changes to the Property , Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 commenced so as to prohibit real estate agents from engaging in underquoting i.e. when an agent intentionally understates the estimated selling...
by aslaumbe | Nov 23, 2015 | Business Sale & Purchase News, Commercial Agreement & Disputes News, Conveyancing News, Leases News, Ligitations News, News
New Unfair Contract Protections for Small Business The Federal Government recently passed legislation amending the Australian Consumer Law and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act so that it will extend protections to small businesses from unfair...
by aslaumbe | Nov 23, 2015 | Conveyancing News, Ligitations News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute News
New Laws for Off-The-Plan Purchases A new amendment to the Conveyancing Act 1919 was passed by the NSW Parliament and applies from 2 November 2015 to the purchase of off-the-plan residential strata units or residential lots i.e. strata units or land lots awaiting...
by aslaumbe | Jan 19, 2015 | Building Disputes News, Conveyancing News, Ligitations News, News, Strata Matters & Dispute Articles
Changes to Home Building Act The Home Building Act 1989 deals mainly with the the licensing and regulation of builders performing residential building work. However, it also gives the benefit of warranties and insurance in respect of such work. On 15 January 2015...
