Download Assessing Your Legal Options PDF Here Property conveyancers | A viable alternative for property transfers No property purchase is complete without a significant amount of legal work being conducted. Traditionally solicitors have been the first port of call...
Download Navigating Pre Purchase Legal Maze 2PDF Here Buying a home is a legal process, which means that after signing contracts and exchanging them, you are legally bound to buy the property, – and will forfeit a substantial part of your deposit if you don’t go...
Download Navigating Pre Purchase Legal Maze 2PDF Here As a first homebuyer, you’ll spend time choosing a property and arranging a home loan, but how long do you spend getting to know the legalities? In the second of a two- part series, Geri Forsaith, founder of Sydney...
Download FIRB PDF Here First published in YIP April 2009 Legal | foreign ownership The main changes to Australia’s Foreign Ownership Laws are: New dwellings The existing requirement allows only 50% of new dwellings to be sold to foreign persons in an ‘off- the-plan’...
Download Co-ownership PDF Here For some would-be homeowners, teaming up with others could be the best way to crack the real estate market. Geri Forsaith, licensed conveyancer and founder of Sydney Property Conveyancing, explains the legal issues you need to be aware...
Download Strata Conversion PDF Here Q I found a block of units that’s being sold under one title. If I buy this property and strata-title it separately, what’s involved? What are the steps to take when buying a block of units? A Changing an existing property from one...