Attention First-Home Buyers! The Thresholds for Exemptions and Concessions From Duty Are Changing…but Not in the Way You Might Thinkby Melina Maiolo13 July 202128 July 2025KEY TAKE-OUTS First-home buyers will pay more in duty from 1 August 2021 as the current thresholds for new homes and vacant land revert to… Read More »Attention First-Home Buyers! The Thresholds for Exemptions and Concessions From Duty Are Changing…but Not in the Way You Might Think
2020 Land Tax thresholdsby Melina Maiolo19 December 201929 July 2025DID YOU KNOW? Land tax applies regardless of whether income is earned from the land. KEY TAKE OUTS: To improve your understanding or knowledge of… Read More »2020 Land Tax thresholds
Occupation Certificates and the changes from 1 December 2019: No more Interim Occupation Certificatesby Melina Maiolo1 December 201931 July 2025Effective as of yesterday (1st December 2019), the terms ‘interim’ and ‘final’ occupation certificates will no longer be relevant as changes to current legislation are… Read More »Occupation Certificates and the changes from 1 December 2019: No more Interim Occupation Certificates
A must read if you plan to buy or sell around the Christmas / New Year periodby Melina Maiolo7 November 201928 July 2025As Christmas draws near there is much to consider. If you are looking to buy or sell property then one vital consideration is the Christmas/New… Read More »A must read if you plan to buy or sell around the Christmas / New Year period
I’m a First home Buyer Purchasing Unregistered Land. What Should I Consider?by Melina Maiolo24 July 201928 July 2025The purchase of unregistered land by First Home Buyers is still one of the most common transactions I see come across my desk. Despite this,… Read More »I’m a First home Buyer Purchasing Unregistered Land. What Should I Consider?
What happens if I can’t purchase a property that has holding deposit on?by Melina Maiolo21 March 20194 April 2023If Contracts have been exchanged with a cooling-off period, you have the option to get out of the Contract prior to the expiration of that… Read More »What happens if I can’t purchase a property that has holding deposit on?
Justice of the Peace @ Couttsby Melina Maiolo29 November 20186 March 2024Have you ever needed a Justice of the Peace? Have you ever found it difficult to find a Justice of the Peace? Believe it or… Read More »Justice of the Peace @ Coutts
Licensed Conveyancers & Solicitors – The Basics!by Melina Maiolo30 May 20189 July 2026Last updated: July 2026 As a Licensed Conveyancer, I act on property transactions day in and day out but I always try to remember that… Read More »Licensed Conveyancers & Solicitors – The Basics!