Commercial Lease or Retail Lease? Why the Label on the Document Does Not Decide
Plenty of landlords and tenants sign a document with the words “commercial lease” printed across the top, shake hands, and walk away confident they know exactly what they have agreed to. Then something goes wrong, a rent review, an outgoings bill, or a dispute over repairs, and they discover the law may treat their arrangement […]
Getting Your Hands on the Deposit Early: A Plain-English Guide to Section 27
The deposit is one of those parts of a property deal that everyone pays and almost nobody understands. A purchaser hands over a significant sum, often tens of thousands of dollars when the contract is signed. Then, for many people, that money seems to disappear into a mysterious account until settlement, weeks or months later. […]
“I’m an Aussie, Born and Bred”: Why You Have to Prove You’re Not a Foreigner to Sell Your Own Home
It is a fair question. It is also one of the most common questions vendors ask us. The short answer is this: under the current foreign resident capital gains withholding (FRCGW) regime, the law effectively assumes withholding may be required unless the vendor proves otherwise. The good news is that this is usually straightforward. However, […]