Buying a home is the biggest investment or financial outlay that most of us will make in a lifetime. It is critical to your financial future that you make well-informed decisions when you purchase a property, whether it be for your own home or an investment. The...Read More
Over the last decade an increasing number of Australians are living in de facto relationships, while marriage rates have fallen. Reflecting this societal change, the law was changed in 2009 (2002 in Western Australia) so that the same law now applies to separating de...Read More
The New South Wales (NSW) Treasurer, the Hon. Matt Kean MP, as part of the 2022-2023 State Budget announced tax measures intended to benefit eligible first home purchasers including a proposal about stamp duty [also referred to as transfer duty]. It is important to...Read More
In September 2021, the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) introduced 100 per cent online lodgement for Visitor visas (subclass 600) with the implementation undertaken in two phases. Under the first phase, 100 per cent online lodgement was introduced for all...Read More
Unless you live in Western Australia, the court which administers family law is known as the Federal Circuit & Family Court of Australia (these two courts merged in 2021). The Family Court of Western Australia applies the Family Law Act but has operated as a...Read More
Have you ever considered if it is likely that you may be asked to become a trustee and if so, what does that mean for you personally? Trusts have become somewhat commonplace in the 21st century and are not just limited to very complex financial or business...Read More
A will is an important document because a testator is giving a written direction to appoint a person or persons to make arrangements for their estate after they die. It sets out the testators wishes about who should be in charge and who should benefit. If the testator...Read More
Housing affordability is a big issue for young Australians. The amount of the deposit a potential purchaser has available is relevant to how much they can borrow from any financial institution. It is hard to save a large deposit especially when paying rent at the same...Read More
Strata complexes involve communal living and certain mutual obligations exist between individual lot owners who are members of the Owners Corporation and the Owners Corporation as a whole. The legislation governing strata law is the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015....Read More
Settlements traditionally required lawyers and banks to meet in person to check and swap documents and bank cheques. The documents had to then be lodged with the Land Registry Office and government authorities had to be notified about the transaction after it was...Read More
