Insights
Short, practical articles on property, leasing, wills and trade marks in Victoria.
Buying a Prestige Property in Melbourne: Due Diligence, Structure and Privacy
Off-market transactions, covenants and heritage overlays, how title structure affects land tax and CGT, FIRB, and why estate planning belongs in the purchase, not…
Buying Off the Plan in Melbourne: What First Home Buyers Should Check
Sunset clauses, variation tolerances, the off-the-plan duty concession, valuation risk at settlement and owners corporation budgets: the contract terms that decide whether an off-the-plan…
Leasing Premises for a Radiology or Imaging Practice in Victoria
Floor loading, power, cryogen venting, shielding and radiation approvals, planning permits, and the make-good clause that can cost as much as the fit-out: what…
Medical Room Licences and Service Agreements: What Practitioners Are Really Signing
Lease, licence or percentage-of-billings service agreement: the differences, the definitions that move real money, restraint and patient-record clauses, and the payroll tax question every…
Leasing Medical Premises in Victoria: A Guide for GPs, Dentists and Allied Health
Retail Leases Act coverage, planning permits for medical centres, fit-out and make good, assignment on sale of the practice, access and relocation clauses: what…
Signing Your First Commercial Lease in Victoria: A Small Business Checklist
Retail Leases Act protections, outgoings, rent reviews, guarantees, make good, assignment and demolition clauses: the twelve things to check before a small business signs…
Buying at Auction in Victoria: What First Home Buyers Need to Know
No cooling-off, no conditions and a deposit due on the day: how to prepare for a Melbourne auction so the fall of the hammer…
First Home Buyer’s Guide to Buying Property in Victoria
Finance, grants, the Section 32, cooling-off, inspections and settlement: the first home buying process in Victoria, in the order it actually happens.
Retail lease vs commercial lease in Victoria: what actually changes
Whether the Retail Leases Act 2003 applies changes your rights substantially, and it turns on how the premises are used, not what the lease…
How to register a trade mark in Australia
Searching, choosing classes, filing with IP Australia, adverse reports and renewal: a step-by-step guide to protecting your brand properly.