Deal with goods a tenant has left behind

Deal with goods a tenant has left behind We advise landlords on the process for dealing with abandoned goods, so the property can be cleared without a claim following. A tenant has gone and left their things behind. You want the property cleared and re-let, and you cannot simply throw it all out. The law […]

Lease out your commercial property

Lease out your commercial property We prepare and negotiate commercial leases for landlords, so the outgoings, the make-good and the default remedies actually work. A commercial property is worth what the lease says it is worth. The rent is the visible part. Whether you can recover outgoings, enforce make-good, or terminate when a tenant stops […]

Take a lease on premises for your business

Take a lease on premises for your business We review and negotiate commercial leases for tenants, so you know what you are committing to before you sign. A lease is usually the biggest fixed commitment a small business makes, and the longest. The document in front of you was written by the landlord’s solicitor, for […]

Negotiate a telco lease over your land

Negotiate a telco lease over your land We review and negotiate telco lease and licence agreements for landowners, on deals that can run for decades. Carriers approach landowners with standard agreements for towers, antennae and other infrastructure. Those agreements are written entirely for the carrier. They can bind your land for twenty years or more […]

Negotiate an access licence over your land

Negotiate an access licence over your land We prepare and negotiate access licences for landowners, so the scope, the compensation and the make-good are all defined. Letting someone onto your land for a utility, a neighbour’s building work, or a business use creates a legal relationship. A written licence defines the scope, the term, the […]

Lodge or withdraw a caveat over property

Lodge or withdraw a caveat over property We assess whether your interest is caveatable, lodge the caveat, and defend it if a lapsing notice is served. A caveat stops the registered owner dealing with a title without you knowing. It is a powerful thing to put on someone else’s land, and the law treats it […]

Deal with a community title property

Deal with a community title property We advise lot owners and community corporations on by-laws, levies, common property and scheme disputes. In a community title scheme you own your lot, but a corporation you did not appoint makes decisions that affect it. By-laws govern what you can do. Levies are set without your vote counting […]

Deal with a company title property

Deal with a company title property We advise on company title property, including share transfers, board approval, financing and shareholder rights. In a company title building you do not own your apartment. You own shares in the company that owns the building, and those shares entitle you to occupy a particular unit. That distinction changes […]

Deal with a strata title property

Deal with a strata title property We advise strata lot owners on levies, by-laws, common property repairs and disputes with the corporation. Strata ownership gives you a lot inside a building and a share of everything around it. The building is maintained by a corporation funded by levies you have to pay, whether or not […]

Structure and document a property development

Structure and document a property development We prepare the disclosure, the contracts and the development agreements so your project can go to market. A development is realised at settlement, not at completion. Before a single lot can be sold, the disclosure has to be right. The contracts have to deal with a title that may […]