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April 29, 2020

What support is available for Landlord’s of COVID-19 affected tenants?

Article By: Marissa Kinred, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   Landlords in NSW who agree to reduce rent, for business and residential tenants experiencing COVID financial distress, may be eligible for land tax refunds. The refunds only apply specifically to properties where it can be demonstrated that the tenant meets…
Marissa Kinred
By Marissa Kinred
April 21, 2020

Residential Tenancies and COVID-19

Article By: Marissa Kinred, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   Recent changes to legislation responding to the COVID-19 crisis means that Tenants of households impacted by COVID-19 cannot be evicted for rent arrears for a period of 60 days. There are further restrictions on evictions for a six month period.…
Marissa Kinred
By Marissa Kinred
April 7, 2020

Mandatory code to allow relief for tenants eligible for Job Keeper

Article By: Sarah Cappello, Partner Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   On Tuesday 7 April the National Cabinet agreed on a mandatory code for commercial landlords and tenants. The code will apply to tenancies where either the landlord or the tenant are eligible for the JobKeeper Program with turnover of $50M…
Sarah Cappello
By Sarah Cappello
March 18, 2020

7 things landlords’ of shops in NSW should know but often don’t

Article By: Sarah Cappello Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney A copy of the proposed Retail Shop Lease is to be available to prospective Tenants at the negotiation stage Retail Lease Landlords are required to make a copy of the Lease available to prospective Tenants as soon as they enter into negotiations…
Sarah Cappello
By Sarah Cappello
March 18, 2020

A lesson in planning ahead to avoid ATO conflicts – Capital Gains Pitfall

Article By: Sarah Cappello Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney A client purchased a property in Sydney in early 2014 with the intention to be an owner-occupier but due to financial constraints rented it out for a brief period in late 2014 and early 2015 before moving the family in and undertaking…
Sarah Cappello
By Sarah Cappello
June 1, 2018

What is an Agreement to Lease – Things you should know

When renting business related property it is important for both landlords and tenants to understand the relationship they are entering into and the rights and obligations that they each have, the document that governs this relationship is usually a Commercial Lease. A Commercial Lease gives the tenant an immediate right…
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By Cappello Rowe Lawyers
March 18, 2018

Disclosure And Warranties In Residential Property Transactions

Sellers of residential real estate must give statutory warranties about the property they are selling certain disclosure documents in the contract. The disclosure and warranty requirements are found in the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2017 (effective 1 September 2017). Despite these obligations however, certain matters affecting the property are not…
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By Cappello Rowe Lawyers
January 25, 2018

Strata Law Reforms

In 2015 the New South Wales Parliament passed the Strata Scheme Management Bill 2015 and the Strata Scheme Development Bill 2015, with more than 90 law changes. The legislation sets out comprehensive reforms of NSW strata laws modernising the law to reflect the reality of living in a strata townhouse…
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By Cappello Rowe Lawyers
January 25, 2018

Changes to Personal Property Securities Act – PPS Leases

The Australian Government introduced the Personal Property Securities Amendment (PPS Leases) Bill in the House of Representatives. After passing through the Senate the proposed changes became law with the enactment of the Personal Property Securities Amendment (PPS Leases) Act 2017 on 20 May 2017. The date is important and has…
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