NEWS & COMMUNITY

CATEGORIES
Local Law 17: Selling Waterfront Gold Coast Property With an assortment of canals, rivers and creeks, the Gold Coast contains many beautiful waterways. To protect both these waterways and buyers of property situated in these waterways,

Read More

Case Update: Spouse's Death Before Property Settlement Finalised When a marriage breaks down, it is recommended that spouses enter into a legally binding arrangement with each other regarding the division of property and assets. This is usually achieved through either a binding financial agreement or a Consent Order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth).

Read More

Case Update: Duty Concessions for Home Buyers Generally, when you buy land or an apartment in Queensland, you must pay the government transfer duty (commonly called ‘stamp duty’). The amount of duty payable is determined by the purchase price of the property or, if the parties are related, the higher of the market value and the purchase price.

Read More

Second Magistrate allocated to the Domestic Violence Court Southport The longstanding issue of domestic violence has recently received significant media attention which has assisted with the social awareness of an issue which affects so many individuals.

Read More

Buying Residential Property as a Foreign Buyer Foreign investment plays an important role in the Australian economy and its development as a nation. In particular, the purchase of real estate is a popular means of foreign investment in Australia. Between 2013 and 2014, foreign investment in Australian real estate was valued at nearly $74.6 billion.

Read More

Case Update: Statutory Wills Case Update: Mutual Wills Mutual wills can be a useful tool when estate planning for spouses with blended families, but should not be entered into lightly.  The case of Masci v Masci shows the possible implications of mutual wills.

Read More

Burton v Spencer: Warning for those without a Will The Queensland case of Burton v Spencer demonstrates the unintended difficulties and complications that can arise should you die without a Will in Queensland.

Read More

Case Update: Alleged Misrepresentation of off-the-plan Gold Coast Penthouse When buying a property off-the-plan, buyers often rely on representations made to them by the developer or their real estate agents. Juniper Property Holdings No 15 Pty Ltd v Caltabiano (No 2) shows the issues .....

Read More

Are oral contracts illegal or unenforceable? Queensland legislation requires builders to record their contracts in writing. The consequences of failing to do so were demonstrated in the recent case of Nichols v Earth Spirit Home Pty Ltd (‘Nichols’).

Read More

First on the Gold Coast to use PEXA Ramsden Lawyers is excited to announce that, together with Gold Coast City Solicitors, we have completed the Gold Coast’s first e-conveyancing settlement through the new Property Exchange Australia (‘PEXA’) platform today.

Read More

Yu v Yu: 'iPhone Will' Causes Confusion For a Will to be valid in Queensland, it has to meet certain requirements set out in section 10 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) (‘Act'). In particular, it needs to be in writing and signed by the person making the Will in the presence of at least two witnesses.

Read More