So what's the deal when you purchase property with your parents, sister, best friend or in-laws?!
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Read on for some examples of when to actually engage a lawyer in your property matters...
A unit title property is part of a development where all unit owners form a community, known as the ‘Body Corporate’. The Body Corporate will own the common areas within the development, for example the driveways, hallways, and stairs. There are a number of requirements for meetings, voting, rules, charging levies, and managing funds such as a long-term maintenance fund.
We are proud to announce that Carly Christie, Andrea Fraser and Kim Crosby are now Senior Solicitors at BCH Lawyers!
I spy with my little eye ... 40 shoeboxes tightly packed, sprinkled with love and ready for the elves to deliver!
Let's be real, legal fees might not be your spending choice, but sometimes life leads us to the lawyer's office!
If you are given a product or service that you didn’t ask for, and told that you must pay for it, or you must return it … you do not.
Our law around unit title property is set to change in the following ways ...
Purchasers are excited about moving into their new property. There is an expectation that the vendors will leave the property clean and tidy and will remove all their belongings and rubbish. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
Chilly bin or esky? jandals or thongs? chips or ‘chups?, these are the dissimilarities often debated between Australia and New Zealand. But what about your relationship property when your marriage, de facto or civil union relationship comes to an end?
If your relationship was less than three years and there are children or one party has made a substantial contribution, the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 will apply, but does not provide a statutory framework for equal sharing.
