Significant changes to off the plan contracts commenced 1 December 2019.

By Russell Cocks, Solicitor First published in the Law Institute Journal Contracts for the sale of land often present a discrepancy between

Requirements for a transfer by direction have been relaxed in SA. A recent Revenue Ruling SDA009[V2] states that, unless additional conside

In response to a subscriber request, By Lawyers have published a New Build Contract for Sale. We would welcome any feedback subscribers might have.

By Russell Cocks, Solicitor First published in the Law Institute Journal Avoiding off the plan contracts is a common topic for this column.

Off the plan amendments for residential properties are being introduced by the Conveyancing Legislation (Amendment)

A precedent Reservation Agreement has been added to the sale and purchase of land guides. The agreement is designed to bind the parties to an agreed pre-exchange time frame in which the seller will not deal with third parties, and the buyer will either exchange the offered contract or withdraw on discovery of serious adverse affectations through the usual investigations, searches and enquiries. By this means the parties are able, immediately following agreement and issue of the contract, to be confident that the transaction will proceed in the absence of unforeseen and unexpected circumstances.

A precedent update has followed recent user feedback. Significant amendments have been made to the Letter to client after exchange

Additions to the Sale and Purchase of Land commentaries have analysed the law and practice in relation to boundaries to assist practitioners who are called upon to prepare boundary agreements or to seek the determination of a boundary. Read more...

The commentary on the completion of the declaration of trust panel in transfers has been expanded to assist practitioners to correctly complete the panel. Read more...

The Law Institute of Victoria has recently released a new version of their contract of sale of land.

The By Lawyers To do list precedent has been updated in the By Lawyers Leases (NSW) Guide to include a section on retail lease disclosure

The To do list precedent has been updated in the By Lawyers Leases (QLD) Guide to include a section on retail shop lease disclosure

Mine subsidence certificates have been abolished in NSW. From 30 September 2019, certificates of compliance for properties under Section 15

The To do list precedent has been updated in the By Lawyers Leases (VIC) Guide to include a section on retail premises lease disclosure