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Property 101 - Do I Have to Wait 35 Days to Settle?
Article Category - Conveyancing Buying and Selling a Farm or Rural Property Property and Conveyancing 17 March 2017You have finally found the house of your dreams and have decided to buy it. Contracts between the parties have been signed and exchanged, and now you are counting the days until settlement. But… -
Estate Planning for Blended Families - Part 3
Article Category - Making A Will Wills & Estates Power of Attorney 14 March 2017In the third and final part of this series on blended families, I look at different kinds of practical options that can be used for distributing and dealing with your assets.. -
Kenny Spring goes ‘all night for the fight’
News Category - 13 March 2017There can be little doubt about the impact and devastation of cancer within our community. It is a very lucky individual who has escaped either personally experiencing or witnessing the debilitating and costly impacts of a truly horrible disease and... -
By 2019 Conveyancing in NSW will be paperless.
News Category - Conveyancing Property and Conveyancing Electronic Conveyancing 02 March 2017The Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Victor Dominello, has recently announced that by July 2019, all standard property transactions in NSW will be conducted electronically via the PEXA workspace, and all Certificates of Title will be phas... -
Property 101 - Why is a 10% Deposit of the Purchase Price Required on Exchange?
Article Category - Conveyancing Buying and Selling a Farm or Rural Property Property and Conveyancing Subdivisions and Property Development Electronic Conveyancing 01 March 2017When you purchase a house or block of land it is usually a requirement that you supply a deposit which equals 10% deposit of the purchase price when you exchange contracts. -
Drink Driving and Holding Civic Office
News Category - Traffic Offences Criminal Law and Traffic Offences 27 February 2017Following recent events over the weekend involving a prominent local, there has been much discussion and speculation surrounding civic office and drink driving offences. There has also been inaccurate reporting regarding offences and penalties. So... -
Property 101 - Inclusions, Improvements and Exclusions - What are They?
Article Category - Conveyancing Buying and Selling a Farm or Rural Property Property and Conveyancing 23 February 2017You have made the decision to sell your property but what do you do now? The first step is to call your Solicitor. They will ask you for a list of your inclusions, improvements and exclusions and will start to get a contract drawn up. -
Penalty Rates Slashed by the Fair Work Commission
News Category - Contracts of Employment Workplace Change Business Law Employment Law 23 February 2017The Fair Work Commission has confirmed that penalty rates will be lowered for Australians working in the retail, fast food, pharmacy and hospitality industries. -
Property 101 - When is it too Late to Change Your Mind about Selling/Purchasing a Property?
Article Category - Conveyancing Buying and Selling a Farm or Rural Property Property and Conveyancing Subdivisions and Property Development 15 February 2017Generally you are able to change your mind any time before the contracts are exchanged. Once contracts are exchanged you are legally bound and can only get out of the contract in limited circumstances. -
Property 101 - What is Exchange of Contracts?
Article Category - Conveyancing Buying and Selling a Farm or Rural Property Property and Conveyancing 10 February 2017Exchange of contracts is the formal process of creating a contractual relationship between the seller and buyer of a property. By law, a residential property cannot be put on the market until a contract of sale has been drawn up, and a purchaser...