To buy or sell first? Part one
If you are looking to buy a new home and sell your existing home you’ve most likely wondered whether you should buy or sell first.… Read More »To buy or sell first? Part one
If you are looking to buy a new home and sell your existing home you’ve most likely wondered whether you should buy or sell first.… Read More »To buy or sell first? Part one
A lot of people do not know when exactly they should start talking to a conveyancer. The simple answer is, the earlier, the better. As… Read More »What should I tell my Conveyancer?
Adriana Care, Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers principal solicitor and Your Law Society Team Country Member candidate in the Law Society of NSW council election, has… Read More »Advancement of women in the legal profession
Are you aware of the new identification requirements that took effect back in May 2016? Here’s a quick guide to what you need to know.… Read More »Identification requirements & foreign investment
In the environmental planning world we often refer to LEP’s and SEPP’s but what are they and how do they work? LEP’s Local Environmental Plans… Read More »Environmental planning: LEP’s and SEPP’s explained
The Law Society of New South Wales is an organisation that seeks to provide leadership in the legal profession, serve its more than 27,000 members… Read More »Law Society Council Election 2016
Drones are becoming more common. Although used for some time for agribusiness, map-making and by surveillance organisations and insurance companies, smaller drones are now readily… Read More »Drones, you and the law
If you have recently built a home with your partner, or bought a brand new home, and you have now separated, there is a chance… Read More »Do we need to pay our property grants back?
The 2016 Census was meant to be to a seminal moment in our history. For the first time, a snapshot of our society was to… Read More »The 2016 Census, your small business and privacy
Stamp duty exemptions for couples may apply when a person in a marriage or de facto relationship owns a property and wants to put their… Read More »Stamp duty exemptions for couples
A Power of Attorney is a document that allows another person to legally manage your financial and legal affairs. A Power of Attorney can be… Read More »What is a Power of Attorney?
Australia is the land of franchising – there are more franchised systems here than anywhere else in the world! Recently two high-profile franchising disputes have… Read More »Conflict between Franchisors and Franchisees
What does it do? Similar to a Power of Attorney, an appointment of Enduring Guardianship allows another person or persons to make decisions on your… Read More »What is an Appointment of Enduring Guardian?
On the weekend of Sunday 5th June, most of us were aware of the wild weather that swept through the Macarthur Area. The lucky ones… Read More »Picton legal office reopening
Is the property you are selling considered residential under the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) or is it rural property? You have been approached by a… Read More »Selling Rural Property
What is in a name? Getting your name right on a Contract for Sale of Land is important. When buying property it is important to… Read More »What is in a name? – Contract for Sale of Land
Separation is a very difficult thing to go through, and is made even harder when there are children involved. It is important to remember that… Read More »5 Do’s and Dont’s for Separation involving children.
If you are going through a separation, and own property together (whether you are married or a de facto couple), you will need to decide… Read More »10 things to think about when Separating – Property
If your ex has asked to take your children to travel overseas with them, you may be worried or questioning, “Should I let my children travel… Read More »Should I let my Children Travel overseas with my ex?
A Guide to Settlement Adjustment Sheets: Calculating Council and Water Rate Proportions A Settlement Adjustment Sheet is used by your Conveyancer or Lawyer when working… Read More »Explaining a Settlement Adjustment Sheet – Purchasers