Property
COVID-19 Regulations for Commercial Tenancies
May 19, 2020On Friday, 15 May 2020, the COVID-19 Emergency Response (Commercial Leases No 2) Regulations 2020 (‘Regulations’) were published. The Regulations are made under...
State Government Announces Changes Affecting Commercial Tenancies
May 13, 2020On 12 May 2020, the Honourable Vickie Chapman MP announced that new legislative measures would be introduced in response to the ongoing COVID-19...
COVID-19: Mandatory Code for Commercial Tenancies
April 17, 2020On 7 April 2020 Scott Morrison announced a series of commercial leasing principles designed to assist commercial tenants whose businesses have been adversely...
Coronavirus: Commercial Landlords and Tenants
March 30, 2020What we know so far While details at this stage are unclear, the Federal Government has announced a moratorium on evictions for the...
Retirement Village Unit
November 7, 2018Termination of Resident’s Contract A resident of a retirement village unit governed under the Retirement Villages Act 2016 (SA) (Act) will sign a...
Tax Changes for Developers of New Residential Property
March 26, 2018One of the more significant tax measures to be brought before Federal Parliament on its resumption in February is proposing to give effect...
Attention Landlords, Leasing Agents and Tenants!
March 26, 2018Retail and Commercial Leases (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2017 – what you need to know and where to from here In December 2014, the...
Easements in Gross
March 26, 2018An easement gives a party (the grantee) the right to use land for a particular purpose, such as right of way access. An...
DW Fox Tucker & Cleartitle Conveyancing Join Forces
October 31, 2017With DW Fox Tucker’s acquisition of Cleartitle Conveyancing, comes a new league in conveyancing expertise. The team at Cleartitle Conveyancing have long been...
2017-18 State Budget Changes for Acquisitions of Property in South Australia
October 31, 2017The 2017-18 South Australian State Budget, handed down on 22 June 2017, contained a number of changes that have implications for persons acquiring...
Client Profile: Karidis Corporation
June 22, 2017The Pioneer of Urban Affordability A quintessential migrant success story of an unassuming property developer passionate about turning the city centre into...
Foreign Resident CGT Withholding – Important Changes
May 18, 2017The foreign resident CGT withholding tax rules have been in effect since 1 July 2016. A more detailed analysis of these rules can...
Planning Update – Where is SA at?
December 16, 20162016 has been a big year in the development sector. There has been: the review of the 30 Year Plan initially released in...
Electronic Conveyancing
December 16, 2016On 4 July 2016, some of the greatest changes to conveyancing since the introduction of the Torrens Title System in the 1800s came...
Foreign Resident CGT Withholding
December 15, 2016Foreign Resident Capital Gains Tax Withholding Regime The foreign resident CGT withholding tax regime inserted into the Taxation Administration Act 1953 has been...
Sale of Land on or After 1 July?
July 1, 2016Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Payments Regime From today amendments to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) (“Act”) that impose a stringent new...
Client Profile: Felmeri Homes
May 26, 2016People First It’s a simple philosophy that is paying dividends for one South Australian building company. “Anyone can just ‘push up’ a house....
Trustees Holding “With no Survivorship”
May 26, 2016Is it needed? When you hold land in a trust, the trust is not noted on the register at the Lands Titles Office...
Land Tax
May 26, 2016Land held on behalf of two or more family trusts – aggregation principle On 25 February 2016 the Commissioner of State Taxation issued...
Stamp Duty Amendments
May 26, 2016Effect on business sales and unit transfers In our Winter Report we wrote about the Government’s announcement in the 2015/2016 budget that it...
Stamp Duty
February 15, 2016Bracket Creep and the hit on Homes and Primary Producers The 2015 SA Budget The South Australian Budget in June 2015 provided some...
Caveatable Interests
September 7, 2015When to Lodge a Caveat A caveat is a warning which comes from the Latin word for ‘beware’. Where a person has an...
Buying a New House?
September 7, 2015Tips & Traps For Homebuyers Buying a new home can be an exciting but also daunting experience. There is often a mountain of...
Disputed Progress Payment Claims
May 31, 2015The processes under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (SA) The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act...
Share it Fairly but don’t Take A Slice of My Pie!
May 31, 2015Consequences of insolvency in the context of claims under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (SA) This has been...
Environment Protection Act
March 19, 2015Site contamination: What to do when selling The Environment Protection Act provides that the “appropriate person” may be issued with a “site contamination...
Calling All Failed “Blockheads” – Building Works Gone Wrong
March 19, 2015Many of you may have been inspired to build a new house or renovate your existing house/property by television shows such as “The...
Land Tax: The Commissioner’s Views on Trust Beneficiaries
March 19, 2015Land tax is imposed at progressive rates on the aggregate taxable value of the taxable real property owned by a taxpayer. Where land...
National Electronic Conveyancing System Coming to SA
March 19, 2015Will it provide a shock to clients? After successfully conquering New South Wales and Victoria, the National Electronic Conveyancing System has its sights...
Miscellaneous Purpose Licences Under the Mining Act 1971 (SA)
March 19, 2015Applications, conditions and compensation Section 52 of the Mining Act 1971 (SA) (Mining Act) allows the Minister to grant a miscellaneous purpose licence...