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New Series: Think like a Lawyer

As part of our new Think Like a Lawyer series, we will be offering clients, colleagues and interested parties our insights into property related transactions gleaned from years of practice. We hope they help you navigate some legal challenges and make you think a little more like a lawyer. Negotiating a contract to acquire...

Changes to residential tenancy laws

The Residential Tenancies Amendment (Long-term Tenancy Agreements) Act 2018 amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Principal Act), with changes taking effect from 1 February 2019. The Amendment Act amends the Principal Act to apply to all fixed term tenancy agreements regardless of the tenancy period. Previously the Principal Act only applies to tenancy agreements with...

New GST Withholding Obligations

Earlier this year, the ATO introduced a new GST withholding obligation affecting sales of new residential premises and potential residential land. This will generally apply to “off the plan” sales and potential residential land where the contract was signed after 1 July 2018. Contracts signed before this date will not be affected unless settlement...

New “Verification of Identity” req

(Actually not so new) requirements for identifying parties to a conveyancing transaction are now mandatory in most Australian jurisdictions as we move closer to a national electronic conveyancing system. In Victoria, since November 2017, the land titles office has required all parties to any conveyancing transaction (such as a transfer, mortgage, subdivision, caveat etc)...

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New Series: Think like a Lawyer

Changes to residential tenancy laws

New GST Withholding Obligations

New “Verification of Identity” req

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