Legal update for owner-builders

Legal Update for Owner-Builders New laws, the Home Building Amendment Act 2014 and the Home Building Regulation 2014, concerning owner builders have been in place for just over a year. If you are planning a renovation to your property this year make sure you...

Put or call?

Options are useful legal tools when one party, or both parties are keen to purchase or sell property but the time to do so is not right. Agreement has generally been made as to price and the transaction generally but either (or both) parties want to legally...

Dangerous Trusts

Work has been a bit quiet, so you are pleased to receive a sales advice that your client, Percy, has agreed to buy an investment property for $2.5 million. Shortly afterwards, you receive a telephone call from Percy’s accountant, Penelope, who tells you that...

Out of here in a box

“I’ll leave this place in a box” is a common phrase made by people who have worked hard for and are proud of their home or farm. Many people never want to leave a familiar environment for aged care facilities, but when they are no longer able to care...

What happens when your circumstances change?

What happens when your circumstances change? If a loved one suddenly becomes ill and loses capacity, what becomes of their affairs? What is the outcome if they do not have their affairs in order? What is a power of attorney? A power of attorney is a legal...

Legal update for owner-builders

Put or call?

Dangerous Trusts

Out of here in a box

What happens when your circumstances change?

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