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An increasingly common way to get into the property market these days is buying a property with another person. Whilst there are a whole host of reasons as to why you might find yourself buying a property with another, the most common matchups are: • With a friend or sibling for investment purposes; and • A mum or dad co-owning...
Read moreThere are several new time frame and administrative requirements that have been imposed under the amendments made to the Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995 (click here for an overview of what these amendments are). It is imperative that Landlords in particular need to be aware of these requirements, so as to avoid unnecessary...
Read moreThe Retail and Commercial Leases(Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2019 came into operation on 1 July 2020, giving effect to several significant amendments to the Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995 (‘the Act’), that all Landlords and tenants should be aware of. The key amendments are: A lease can now move in and...
Read moreHave you received a letter from Revenue SA about land tax changes? If you have don’t ignore it. Providing the right information and documents to Revenue SA now may save you lots of money, and failing to do so is likely to cost you even more. If you are the trustee of a trust and the trust owns land subject to land tax...
Read moreAs a commercial landlord, there are strict rules around ending your lease arrangement with your lessee that you must abide by if you want to move them out in a timely manner. Perhaps you have a new tenant lined up? Or plans for the property that require your current lessee to move? Whatever your intention as the landlord, if...
Read moreWhen your home is your castle, it’s natural to be territorial if someone tries to claim a slice of land from your kingdom as rightfully theirs. This is your classic boundary fence dispute, and it often creates bad blood between neighbours. So how do you solve a fence dispute? TGB Lawyers’ property law team explains. Most...
Read moreYou’re excited. You’ve signed a contract to purchase a new home and have finally agreed on a purchase price. You approach a solicitor to handle the transaction and WHAM… they tell you about stamp duty. Stamp duty is not a fun topic. The government calculates stamp duty using an ad valorem rate which means the duty is calculated...
Read moreTGB’s Conveyancing & Property law team writes about electronic conveyancing and what it will mean for property titles in South Australia. At some time this year we will witness the end of a very long era in South Australia. For generations, home owners have looked forward to the day when, having made a final payment...
Read moreIf you occupy a shop, office, workshop, warehouse or other commercial property under a lease, you may have had difficulties in persuading the lessor to carry out necessary “structural” repairs and maintenance, writes TGB’s Conveyancing & Property law team. Almost all commercial leases make a distinction between...
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