I am building a home first time and needed advice on the contracts that builders will sign since I hear that builders hardly ever sign much and that...
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If a landlord’s consent is being sought for the tenant to sublet the property to Airbnb guests and in return for the consent the tenant offers a percentage of...
My out-going tenant is requesting a reference in writing. Should I give it? Landlords are not under any legal obligation to give their tenants...
In this week’s Conveyancing Q&A, Hilary Jenkins covers issues relating to long settlements. I am negotiating on a property where the vendor is...
In this week’s Conveyancing Q&A, Hilary Jenkins talks about property sharing agreements. I am about to settle on a house. The agreement is now...
In this week’s Conveyancing Q&A, Hilary Jenkins talks about property sharing agreements. My friend, his sister and I want to pool our money...
We own a unit on a fee simple cross lease title. There are over 20 units in two blocks with an operating body corporate (covering common area, insurance...
In this week’s Conveyancing Q&A, Hilary Jenkins shows you how to minimise your legal fees. What is a cross-lease title and what should I be aware...
I received a phone call from a letting agent saying that after 4th April 2016 there will be mandatory meth testing for all rental properties pre-letting...
We are completely refitting the bathroom in our rental property, including floors, walls, ceiling and all the internal fittings. We are also...
I am a new landlord and I have a property currently rented out to a 3-member family. The tenancy agreement sets the maximum occupancy to three people. At...
In this week’s Conveyancing Q&A, Hilary Jenkins shows you how to minimise your legal fees. As a property investor (i.e. frequent house buyer), how...
In this week’s Conveyancing Q&A, Hilary Jenkins shows you what a sunset clause is. What is a sunset clause? A sunset clause basically gives an...
I have a section that is big enough to either subdivide or build a minor dwelling, how should I decide? What are the pros and cons of a subdivision and a...
In this week’s Conveyancing Q&A, Hilary Jenkins covers what it means when there is no code of compliance. I have signed a conditional sale and...
It is one thing to deal with nightmare tenants but what about nightmare tenants who are not yours? So often at APIA we get asked by frustrated landlords and...
