Sarah WardOct 26, 20174 minWind Farm DevelopmentsAgreeing to give an interest in your land to a wind farm developer is often attractive to landowners because it creates another source of...
Sarah WardOct 8, 20171 minSale of Business: GST & Going ConcernAs a commercial and property lawyer, I act on the sale and purchase of business’s. Most contracts used to sell the business refer to it ...
Sarah WardOct 6, 20172 minWhat do we know about the vacant residential land tax?From 1 January 2018, some homes in Melbourne that are not occupied for more than 6 months may be subject to the vacant residential land t...
Sarah WardOct 2, 20171 minForeign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Regime - Special Condition in ContractReaders may recall my previous post which briefly touched on the foreign resident capital gains withholding regime (FRCGWR) and its affec...
Lease premiumsSep 13, 20171 minThe Foreign Resident Tax - Impact on LeasesDid you know that foreign resident capital gains withholding also applies to lease premiums of $750,000 or more paid for the grant of lea...
Sarah WardSep 8, 20161 minNew exclusion: Retail Leases Act 2003The Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade has issued a new determination that excludes the following kind of tenants from the...
Sarah WardJul 18, 20161 minReasonable Compensation for loss or damage suffered by a TenantIn some circumstances a Landlord of retail premises is liable to pay to the Tenant reasonable compensation for loss or damage. When does ...
Sarah WardJul 18, 20161 minBefore you enter a Lease - 8 TipsI would like to share with you some of my practical tips for both Landlords and Tenants that should be completed before entering into a L...
Sarah WardApr 19, 20162 minForeign resident capital gains withholding payments - from 1 July 2016From 1 July 2016 a purchaser of taxable Australian property from a foreign resident will be required to withhold and remit 10% of the pur...
Sarah WardApr 7, 20164 minRegister your personal property security interest !Forge Group Power Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) v General Electric International Inc. [2016] NSWSC 52 The r...
Sarah WardMar 8, 20163 minWhat is fair wear and tear?In a lease the tenant is often required to keep the premises in a certain condition. This condition is often included as an express term ...
Sarah WardFeb 3, 20161 minWelcome to the Commercial Tenancy Blog!A bit about the blogger. I have practiced law in both Queensland and Victoria and last year I became an Accredited Specialist in Commerci...
Sarah WardNov 20, 201510 minLandlord is responsible for repair and maintenance of essential safety measures at their costSmall Business Commissioner: reference For Advisory Opinion (Building and Property) [2015] VCAT 478 What was the opinion about? The quest...
Nancy HuaNov 3, 20152 minBuilding Insurance – Oh what a tangled web we weaveThere is a wonderful scene in the film “A Beautiful Mind”, where Alicia, the wife of mathematician John Nash stumbles into a shed, the wa...
