First Home Owner Grant Brazel Moore Lawyers, Gosford, Central Coast Now is the perfect time to purchase your new home with the State Government’s First Home Owner Grant for new homes. There have been various subsidies offered by the State Government over the years but as of 1 August 2021 the First Home Owner Grant […]
A financial management order refers to an order made by a Court, or the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, appointing a person, people or a body (sometimes the NSW Trustee and Guardian) to manage the finances and assets of another person. The person who is the subject of financial management orders will be suffering from […]
Over recent years the NSW Government has legalised the sale and use of Medicinal Cannabis. Supporters of these changes believe this is an important step forward for Australia and for NSW, with thousands of people now able to legally obtain Medicinal Cannabis to use for their medical conditions as approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods […]
There are a few steps involved in obtaining a commercial lease, one of the first steps for the Tenant (known as the “Lessee”) once they have found a new premises is negotiating with the Landlord (known as the “Lessor”) to come up with preliminary terms for the lease. Often these preliminary terms are written up […]
Pet Owners have won an appeal to overturn a blanket ban on pets in strata units. On 12 October 2020, the NSW Court of Appeal handed down the decision of Cooper v The Owners -Strata Plan No. 58068 ruling that a by-law imposing a blanket ban on pets in a Strata Schemes was void and […]
The Tribunal – Where a person loses capacity without having previously prepared a private Enduring Power of Attorney or an Appointment of Enduring Guardian, an application may need to be made to the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), in its Guardianship Division (“the Tribunal”), which has jurisdiction under the Guardianship Act, 1987 (“the Act”) […]
Noise is probably the most common source of contention between neighbours. If you are being disturbed, usually the best thing to do is to ask your neighbour to reduce their noise or to avoid making noise at certain times of the day. If that does not work, the next steps you should take depend on […]
The use of a bare trust by a SMSF’s are becoming more and more popular and many SMSF Trustees are looking to purchase real estate as part of the superannuation fund investment strategy. There is a minefield of traps for unwary SMSF Trustees and non-compliance with the superannuation legislation can have catastrophic taxation consequences for […]
People often buy property together. When purchasing property with another person, such as a spouse, family member or business partner, you have the option to make the purchase as either joint tenants or tenants in common. Where two (or more) people purchase a property as tenants in common, each of them will co-own the property […]
As a general rule, the Courts try to give effect to the intention of Will makers, even where a Will may have been drafted by the Will maker themselves without being properly signed or witnessed. This is the reason why proper Will Preparation is so important. Wills that are not properly signed or witnessed are […]
