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Over the past 10 years to 2014, residential real estate investing in Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) has increased from 0.5% of SMSF assets to 3.53%, an analysis of Australian Taxation Office figures by SuperGuide shows.
From 15 August 2016 NSW Real Estate Agents have new responsibilities relating to property inspection reports. What does this mean for Agents?
Investors are jumping on the dual key bandwagon because the yields can be very attractive. But what are the legal risks and how can these be managed?
A new law is set to impact property lawyers and significantly hinder the profession’s movement towards paperless, digital transactions, according to a boutique firm.
The decision by the New South Wales Government to levy additional property taxes on foreign buyers is set to have a wide ranging impact on all property transactions in the state.
Strata laws in NSW will soon experience a significant shake-up with over 90 proposed changes to the current legislation set to take effect from November 30 2016. These changes will have the greatest impact on individual owners of strata properties by reducing restrictions on the use of their property and providing greater control in the decision making of the building.
Now in its 16th year, the annual Australian Law Awards recognises the nation’s top lawyers across all levels of experience, legal teams from all practice areas and law firms of all sizes.
With effect from 1 July 2016 new legislation has come into operation, whereby when a foreign resident disposes of certain taxable assets, the buyer of that asset will be required to withhold 10% of the purchase price and pay that amount to the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
The legal sector is continuing to evolve and the segmentation and commoditisation of consumer legal services will soon follow that of corporate legal services, according to the director of lawlab.
