Recent content by Andrew K

Indemnities allow a wronged party to claim more compensation for a breach of contract than they otherwise could. Indemnities work by removing a bunch of legal rules that limit the compensation that is recoverable under the general law of contract. But you are paying them for work they are doing...

A company I used to work for received a similar proposal. Don't accept their first offer. Easier to negotiate rental than lease term because their asset valuations require minimum 15 or 20 years.

Hi I would just check whether the development consent for the building allows the residential to be let separately to the commercial. If if does then I think you should play the percentages and lease them separately and try for the best market rent for each component. The wider your potential...

Commercial property The easiest commercial property to invest in is a shop or strata office. Industrial has highest yields but greatest danger of vacancies - go for warehouses that can be used for storage by online retail or logistics with high clearance entry/exits. But as someone said - look...

Bos letter It is really a practical rather than legal issue. The water authority or council will not be pulling down the building after 40 years. The real issue, whether or not there was a consent originally, is to determine the water company can repair and maintain that pipe without damaging...

NSW lawyer overcharging Take the matter to the Legal Services Commissioner. It is their job to investigate complaints about lawyers.

Council notice on granny flat Hi Is this the first letter you have received from the council? Councils normally send a notice of the impending demolition order before issuing the order itself. This is to give you time to show cause why council should not issue the demolition order. There...