Last chance to comment on Qld law changes
Queensland is gearing up to revise some of its body corporate legislation and submissions are now closed if you wanted to make a submission to the committee assessing the new…
sunset clause
Don’t let the sun go down on your off-the-plan unit
Back in the bad old days, in an overheated market, developers could deliberately delay completion of a unit block, return your deposit then re-sell your unit at a higher price.…
Sun sets on developer, leaving buyers in the lurch
The Sydney property developer that was the first to fall foul of NSW’s ‘sunset clawbacks’ laws has gone bust – leaving the buyers of its latest apartments, already three years’…
Podcast: Sirius, sunset clawbacks and feral cats
There is no building in Sydney that has polarised opinions more than the Sirius apartments on Circular Quay – unless you include the Opera House, its architectural antithesis across the…
How we changed the law on off-the-plan sales
It’s not often in journalism that you can look at a change in state law and say “I had a hand in that.” But the announcement of new protections for…
Triple win for buyers in sunset clawbacks case
The couple who successfully held the line against the “Sunset Clawbacks” of an apartment block in Sydney’s Surry Hills won two final victories last week. In court, they were awarded…
Clawbacks, shape-shifters and other off-the-plan horrors
Off-the-plan sales can be very attractive for potential owners looking to get into the property market. Depending on where you live, there are various tax benefits and grants available for…
Return of the dodgy developer
Just when we started to believe property developers could be trusted, writes Jimmy Thomson, the grubbier, greedier figures lurking in the shadows of the industry have been exposed. When NSW…