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No cooling off period right

Purchasers in NSW have no s66S cooling off period rights where a contract for sale of residential property is formed pursuant to a call option or a put option.

Australia Real Estate

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Carroll & O'Dea

"The vendors only want to rescind the contract because the property's value increased." Which case won?

Interesting "off the plan" conveyancing case discussed & analysed.

Australia Real Estate

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Stacks Law Firm

Residential Focus: Onus Of Proof And Failure To Mitigate (In The Media, In Practice and Courts, Publications and Cases)

Updates in the media, cases and legislation

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

Law Institute Of Victoria: Changes To General Conditions In Victoria

This guide breaks down the key changes.

Australia Real Estate

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Avant Law

Residential Focus: Latest Stage Of Strata Amendments Drop

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Section 66G Explained - Resolving Co-ownership Conflicts Under The Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW)

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bartier Perry

Can a vendor cancel a contract of sale and keep the deposit? Which case won?

Australia Real Estate

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Stacks Law Firm

Conveyancing differences between Queensland and New South Wales

Australia Real Estate

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Stacks Law Firm

Land acquisition in NSW - Court decisions on public purpose and Just Terms compensation explained

Australia Government

BP

Bartier Perry

The Owners—Strata Plan 93105 V Richard Crookes Constructions Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 935

Australia Real Estate

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Kennedys

When Is A Deed Binding? Key Lessons From Monaco Solicitors V Prolend Solutions

Australia Real Estate

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

NSW strata law reforms – are you ready for the next round of changes?

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bartier Perry

Using Put And Call Options In Commercial Property Transactions

Australia Real Estate

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Foreign Purchaser Additional Duty

Australia Real Estate

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PCL Lawyers

It Depends – What's up with trusts?

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Neurodiversity In The Workplace

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Novation Of Contract In Australia

Australia Commercial

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Stonegate Legal

Major Reforms To The Model Work Health And Safety Framework And Incident Notification Duties

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Conveyancing And Real Property Amendment Bill 2025 – Addressing The Uncertainty Around Put Options In NSW

Bill clarifies the application of cooling off rights and disclosure obligations relating to put option agreements.

Australia Real Estate

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Signing A Deed Of Guarantee And Indemnity? Why Independent Legal Advice Matters Before Settlement

This article explains the concepts of guarantee and indemnity to help you understand the risks and responsibilities involved.

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

Entering into a Commercial Lease for SDA Houses

When leasing a property for a SDA house, carefully check that the permitted use allows your operations and that you comply with all regulatory requirements.

Australia Real Estate

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LegalVision

NSW Parliament Puts Down Uncertainty Regarding Put Options In Residential Property Transactions

The NSW Parliament recently passed the Conveyancing and Real Property Amendment Bill 2025 (NSW) (Bill) to address legal uncertainty regarding the treatment of put...

Australia Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Agents: Don't pay for the privilege of working for free

Australia Real Estate

PP

Pointon Partners

One week in: what we've learned under Queensland's new seller disclosure regime

Australia Real Estate

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Critical property law changes have started!

Australia Real Estate

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

New seller disclosure requirements under Queensland's Property Law Act 2023: what sellers need to know

Australia Real Estate

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PCL Lawyers

Queensland's New Seller Disclosure Laws Are Here – Is Your Sale At Risk?

Australia Real Estate

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

New Queensland Property Law Act commences 1 August 2025 – are you are ready?

Australia Real Estate

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Queensland's Property Law Act: New seller disclosure requirements from 1 August 2025

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Buying or selling property? New requirements commence 1 August

Australia Real Estate

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Conveyancing across Australia: Mind that state line

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bartier Perry

Important Strata Law Changes — Effective 1 July 2025

Australia Real Estate

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Swaab

Queensland's Property Law Act: New seller disclosure requirements from 1 August 2025

Practical refresher on the new seller disclosure requirements, which mark a significant shift from the prevailing 'buyer beware' position in Queensland.

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Buying or selling property? New requirements commence 1 August

The Seller Disclosure Statement contains a lot of information regarding the property.

Australia Real Estate

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Conveyancing across Australia: Mind that state line

Key differences and common principles to be aware of when managing property transactions in different parts of the country.

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bartier Perry

Important Strata Law Changes — Effective 1 July 2025

Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Amending Act) introduces further reform in strata legislation

Australia Real Estate

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Swaab

Update to the Prescribed Threshold under the Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995 (SA)

Australia Real Estate

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Security of costs applications – it pays to cooperate

Builtcom Properties 15 v Maxida International Alexandria Property Australia

Australia Real Estate

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Kennedys

Selling your home, holiday home or residential investment property this year? What are the implications of the ATO's new Tax Clearance system?

Who needs a foreign resident withholding clearance certificate? Consequences of not obtaining tax clearance.

Australia Real Estate

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

4 legal challenges first home buyers encounter

The legal challenges involved in buying your 1st home & how to hurdle them.

Australia Real Estate

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JB Solicitors

Overcoming fraud in property transactions

How to reduce the occurrence of fraudulent property transactions, as well as the available remedies when things go wrong.

Australia Real Estate

BP

Bartier Perry

Residential Focus: In The Media, In Practice And Courts, Publications, Cases And Legislation

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

The statutory disregard and costs of purchasing replacement land - where do we stand?

Australia Government

BP

Bartier Perry

Co-Ownership of Property: 5 Powerful Reasons Why Documentation Matters

Australia Real Estate

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Rostron Carlyle Rojas

Illegal building works – the horror story edition

Australia Real Estate

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Stacks Law Firm

NSW Government Bulletin: The importance of final title searches in property transactions

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

What happens at settlement?

Australia Real Estate

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PCL Lawyers

Single Contracts: Are they the future of investing in the Queensland property market?

Australia Real Estate

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

What to Ask Conveyancing Lawyers During a Consultation?

Australia Real Estate

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JB Solicitors

What are you actually buying into when you buy a Strata Unit?

Australia Real Estate

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Swaab

Avant Law's Legal Considerations For Purchasing A Property

Australia Real Estate

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Avant Law

The importance of paying deposit monies on time & complying with contract conditions

Australia Real Estate

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PCL Lawyers

When is "adversarial bias" inapplicable?

Australia Real Estate

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ExpertsDirect

Transfer duty concession limit increased for first home buyers in Queensland

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

It Depends – What is vendor finance and why should I use it?

Australia Finance

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Back to Basics - Contract for sale of land in NSW

Australia Real Estate

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

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It Depends – Should we buy the property as joint tenants or tenants in common?

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Cooper Grace Ward

[Video] Conveyancing and your family law property settlement

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Cooper Grace Ward

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