by Reception | Nov 3, 2018 | Property Law
A recent case involved squatting laws – more formally known as adverse possession – has flagged interest in how these laws are applied. A Sydney property developer has won the ownership rights to a home in the inner west after finding it empty and renting...
by Reception | Oct 23, 2018 | Property Law
When can a real estate contract be validly terminated? In 2017, a standard REIQ contract was signed regarding the sale of commercial property, with some additional special conditions. The purchase price was $81.2 million and a deposit of $4.6 million was payable by...
by Reception | Oct 12, 2018 | Property Law
An Auckland woman has been ordered to pay her brother more than NZ$273,000 ($249,000) and move out of the NZ$2 million home she has lived in for 36 years after the siblings fell out over ownership of the property. The property dispute simmered for decades but came to...
by Reception | Sep 26, 2018 | Property Law
As talk about the property market continues to predict falling unit prices in Brisbane and falling property prices in Sydney and Melbourne, thousands of dollars worth of agent’s fees are being decided by the courts. In Brisbane, real estate agency and advisory...
by Reception | Aug 1, 2018 | Property Law
A real estate agent has been ordered to repay $81,000 in commission to a 93-year-old woman on the sale of her home in Victoria. Globe Real Estate had Maria Sutherland sign an exclusive sales contract after telling her that her home could be sold for more than $1.25...
by Reception | Jun 29, 2018 | Property Law
Will the digital age of conveyancing lead to more instances of property fraud? A former MasterChef finalist has had $250,000 stolen while settling on a property via a new online conveyancing system, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Dani Venn and her husband Chris...