Szabo & Associates News & Updates

The law protects parties to property transactions from deceptive conduct. Section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law prohibits a person in trade or commerce participating in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive.
This provision spans a wide range of conduct across all industries and has been the subject of many cases and judgments.
This post looks at misleading and deceptive conduct specifically in relation to property transactions and can hopefully give an overview of the type of conduct that is prohibited under the law in relation to property transactions.

Many apartments and townhouses in NSW are subject to Strata Title.

A recent report by Pitcher Partners and Swinburne University has shown that sons are now not the only choice to be heirs to a business – daughters and other family members are increasingly becoming considered to run the business or take on the role of senior executive.

The final stages of E-Conveyancing are set to be implemented in new South Wales and it is anticipated that the new system will improve the efficiency of property transactions.

If you are buying a property as an investment, and intend to lease the property, you may decide to buy a property that already has a tenant. This raises some additional legal issues that are different from buying a tenant-free property.