legal

Hi, Our building body corporate/committe is proposing we render our red brick building. This is required due to state of the bricks and has been recommended by 3 inspections/quotations. This is a block of 27 units with a combination of 1 bed, 2 bed and 3 bed units. Therefore, is not an...

I have a Former boarding house, deregistered by the dept of Fair Trading, my home for 27 years, it is divided into 3 units, completely separate, has been for 10 years, have paid land tax. In barge 2 City of Sydney Building inspectors who insist it is a boarding house and that I have to do a...

Hi, have been reading through the forums and have been a wealth of knowledge. I am brand new at this and have already had more nightmares than most and don't own anything yet. First we missed out on a house we fell in love with and it sold for $80k over reserve in Altona North. Next, our offer...

I very well may cringe at asking this question but here goes. Talking with a fellow investor recently, we were discussing the costs of legal services for purchases. I used a solicitor where he used a conveyancing firm. While I am not so concerned about the costs, knowing that he uses the...

I own an acreage block under Moreton Bay Regional Council, just north of Brisbane. About 15 years ago, they (now UnityWater) plumbed a sewerage trunk main with 5 manholes across the middle of the block. I have just done a title search and there are no easements listed on the property, so my...

I recently use clear docs to set up my family trust I must admit it was pretty easy, only $137 I went to my accountant and after he charged me $440 for a chat about if I should set one up. I already knew I should and gave him a complete rundown via email, so after my chat I get a bill for...

Hi Guys, perchased my first IP about a month ago and just received a letter from Body Corp re: Water expenses and having insufficient funds to meet financial commitments. Now in a block of 8 they are asking me to pay $1044 for a "water charges and fund shortage levy".......Does that...

Hello everyone... :) I am new to this forum, and the reason I joined was to ask for advice from others who know way more about these particular situations than I do, so I'm hoping that I'm not out of line by posting here. The situation: The local Council has come to us requesting that we...

Hey guys. My sister-in-law from South Africa wants to invest in Australian property. She’ll provide the cash but the not cashflow. My wife and I have very little spare cash of our own, but just enough cashflow to gear her deposit up to about 85% LVR, but are dying to buy another IP because...

Interesting case- Sale of a rear block as part of a subdivision in Perth. The O+A is due to settle subject to the issue of titles and the deposit is paid and finance approval given. However due to the Vendor and the Surveyor not being able to communicate properly, the block was marketed as...