Category Archives: conveyancing

Since 1 May2007, First Home Buyers have enjoyed concessions and exemptions from Stamp Duty under the ‘First Home Plus’ and ‘First Home Plus One’ schemes’. However, the NSW State Government has just announced that these schemes will close on 1st … Continue reading →

An easement is the right of one land owner (dominant tenement) to utilize another persons land (servient tenement) for certain beneficial purposes.  Two examples are a Right of Way and an Easement for Services such as drainage, sewerage, telephone and … Continue reading →

Under the standard Contract for the Sale of Land, the Purchaser takes the property as it is.  For example, the Purchaser normally has little claim regarding quality issues, such as a ceiling fan that is not in working order or … Continue reading →

  As from 1 July 2011, the State Government of New South Wales introduced the ‘Regional Relocation Home Buyers Grant’. This scheme will operate for four years, in order to encourage more people to live in regional areas. Eligible applicants … Continue reading →

The Federal Government has encouraged the installation of solar panels with attractive income stream from sales back to the electricity grid.  However, this has created a number of issues when buying or selling your home. If the solar panels were … Continue reading →