by AntcliffeScott | May 5, 2020 | Business, Commercial Property and Land Use, COVID-19, Property Law
One of the toughest issues for businesses trying to survive the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that of the premises lease. For most businesses it is the largest fixed cost. For landlords, of course, it IS the business. Tenants have looked to...
by AntcliffeScott | Jan 31, 2020 | Commercial Property and Land Use, Copyright Law, General, Intellectual Property, Property Law
Many properties on the market these days are advertised with a Development Application (DA) listed alongside the main features of the property. Given the significant time and costs associated with engaging an architect and obtaining an approval for a DA, properties...
by AntcliffeScott | Dec 16, 2019 | Commercial Property and Land Use, General, Property Law
We have a late update for anyone who has a discretionary trust that owns residential property in NSW. You may already have received a letter from Revenue NSW about this and not realised its significance, or maybe you have not received one at all. We emphasise, this...
by AntcliffeScott | Feb 15, 2019 | Commercial Property and Land Use, Property Law
We live in a high-rise age. Whether it’s Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or elsewhere, in CBDs, along transport routes, and in other key suburban hubs the tiled rooves and backyard veggie gardens are being replaced by residential towers. With 90,000 high-rise residential...
by AntcliffeScott | Sep 16, 2018 | Commercial Property and Land Use, General, Property Law
“It’s the vibe.” It’s a short but most memorable line in the classic Australian movie “The Castle” –suburban lawyer Denis Danuto’s heartfelt plea to the Court, as he argues to save the Kerrigan family home from acquisition for an airport expansion. I thought of this...
by AntcliffeScott | Jun 21, 2018 | Commercial Property and Land Use, General, Property Law
As of 1st July 2018, a Federal Government plan aimed at sealing a multi-million-dollar revenue hole will make buying new property more complicated. When a developer sells a new property, the price includes GST, so the developer must pay 1/11 to the Australian...
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