PROPERTY LAW RESOURCES
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Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding and ATO Clearance Certificates
From 1 January 2025, all Sellers, whether an individual or non-individual company or trust, must provide an Australian Taxation Office Clearance Certificate to the Buyer, failing which, the Buyer is responsible to ensure that 15% of the purchase price is paid to the Australian Taxation Office at settlement.
Electronic Conveyancing takes effect in Queensland in 2023
Electronic conveyancing or eConveyancing will be mandatory in Queensland from the 20th of February 2023 under the Land Title Regulation 2022.
New smoke alarm requirements for Queensland properties
Effective from 1 January 2022, all residential properties sold in Queensland will require to have compliant smoke alarms to be installed prior to the settlement of the property.
Deeming Conditions – why they’re best avoided!
If you have ever purchased anything by contract, be it your home, an investment property or a business, you will probably be familiar with due diligence conditions (“DD Conditions”) . In basic terms, a DD Condition gives a buyer a certain amount of time (usually a period of say
Should you obtain a Building Records Search when buying a house?
If you are looking at buying a house, you should strongly consider arranging for a Building Records Search to be ordered from Council, as soon as possible after you enter into the Contract ( it can take up to 10 business days to receive the results of this search from
