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05 July 2017
Property
Recent changes to the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW)
The Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Act 2017 (NSW) commenced on 1 July 2017. Schedule 1 to that Act sets out the amendments which have been made to the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW).
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05 July 2017
Property
The dreaded indemnity clause
The indemnity clause is usually the most contested clause in any contract negotiation including in property transactions. This is understandable.
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22 June 2017
Property
The beauty of a concurrent lease
Do you have a telecommunications carrier occupying your land and paying you a yearly rental?
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17 March 2017
Property
Move quickly to remove a caveat
If an owner wants to remove a caveat from the title to the owner’s land, issuing a lapsing notice is a quick and easy way to shift the problem to the party that lodged the caveat (caveator). Once the caveator has been served with the lapsing notice t…
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23 February 2017
Property
The perfect space, but is it the perfect lease?
So you’ve found the perfect space to lease for your business but it involves taking over the lease from an existing tenant. What are some things you should consider before signing the lease? The agent procuring the deal has probably told you to just…
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22 February 2017
Property
Abandoned goods – What rights do landlords have?
You grant a lease or a licence, and the tenant or licensee (in this note, we will refer to both as “tenant”) moves out leaving fixtures or other items in the premises. (Fixtures are items which are fixed to buildings or land in a way which indicates…
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21 February 2017
Property
When a public road gets in the way of development
Dedicating land as a public road is easy and inexpensive – it happens on registration of a plan at Land & Property Information! But reversing the process – known as road closure – is quite the opposite and a source of angst for councils, members…
