A question which arises in all Conveyancing transactions is whether an item within the property is a fixture (which stay with the property on sale, unless noted in the contract otherwise) or fitting/inclusion (which are to be taken from the property on sale unless noted...
This article is a reminder of the pitfalls faced by purchasers when they are looking to purchase a property. A proportion of purchasers don't know what they need to do to place themselves in the best position to buy a property, especially with the current market...
In many instances, property owners and/or property developers will need to access neighbouring land in order to undertake construction works on their own land, or to carry out work to services which service their own land. In the normal course, in the first instance discussions with...
We received an email communication today from Sutherland Shire Council stating the following: "Council's 149 certificates were made unavailable on the 23rd of June, 2015 following the making of Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015. The new LEP required a number of changes to the information...
Under Section 53 of the Residential Tenancies Act (the Act), a landlord is required to provide the tenant with 14 days' notice prior to the date that the premises are first made available for inspection to prospective purchasers. In respect of these inspections, the landlord or...
Big change in the Sutherland Shire. The new 2015 Sutherland Shire LEP (formerly the 2013 Sutherland Shire Draft LEP) was gazetted yesterday. It can be viewed through the NSW Governments legislations website. At Solari & Stock Lawyers, we will have a specific special condition in our...
We have been hearing on the grapevine that the Draft 2013 Local Environment Plan (LEP) will be released and gazetted by the NSW State Government shortly. Once the Draft LEP has been gazetted, it will no longer be a Draft LEP and will be the...
When establishing a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) you can have the individual members as trustees or otherwise you can have a corporate trustee. The corporate trustee may cost a few extra dollars in the short term, but there are good reasons why we would...
For an agent to be able to claim commission when a property has been shifted from them and listed by another agent, they must be able to show that there is a connection between their actions and the sale of the property. Therefore, the agent should...
For an agent to be in a position to claim their commission they must, by law, have a valid Agency Agreement. For a valid Agency Agreement to exist, the agent must meet the following requirements: It must be in writing and signed by, or on behalf of,...