UPDATED: NSW Government relief available for home buyers who lost their homes in the recent bushfiresby Melina Maiolo11 March 202031 July 2025UPDATED INFORMATION! KEY TAKE OUTS: Stamp duty exemptions & concessions for those who have lost their homes in the recent bushfires and intend to buy… Read More »UPDATED: NSW Government relief available for home buyers who lost their homes in the recent bushfires
NSW Government announces relief for home buyers who lost their homes in the bushfiresby Melina Maiolo4 March 202029 July 2025BREAKING NEWS! KEY TAKE OUTS: Stamp duty exemptions for those who have lost their homes in the bushfires and intend to buy another property Land… Read More »NSW Government announces relief for home buyers who lost their homes in the bushfires
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?
eConveyancing: the 1 July 2019 mandateby Melina Maiolo4 June 201931 January 2024Conveyancing is the legal process involved in buying or selling property. eConveyancing is the same process but completed electronically meaning the paperwork involved in a… Read More »eConveyancing: the 1 July 2019 mandate
New laws give added protection for purchasers in NSW when purchasing off-the-planby Melina Maiolo29 April 20196 March 2024At the end of last year, new laws came in to give purchasers in New South Wales added protection when purchasing off-the-plan properties. A contract… Read More »New laws give added protection for purchasers in NSW when purchasing off-the-plan
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?
2019 Land Tax Thresholdsby Melina Maiolo18 February 20194 April 2023Revenue NSW have advised that the 2019 land tax thresholds are as follows: General threshold: $692,000 Premium threshold: $4,231,000 When determining whether land tax… Read More »2019 Land Tax Thresholds
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
PEXA: Dispelling the myth from the factsby Melina Maiolo10 September 20186 March 2024Melina addresses the elephant in the room dispelling the myth from the facts about PEXA and electronic settlements. As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald,… Read More »PEXA: Dispelling the myth from the facts
Surcharge purchaser duty exemption/refund for Australian-based developersby Melina Maiolo8 July 20186 March 2024On 21 June 2016, the NSW Government introduced surcharge purchaser duty “surcharge duty”, payable by foreign persons or entities purchasing residential property. As the name… Read More »Surcharge purchaser duty exemption/refund for Australian-based developers
Licensed Conveyancers & Solicitors – The Basics!by Melina Maiolo30 May 20186 March 2024As a Licensed Conveyancer, I act on property transactions day in and day out but I always try to remember that the people I help… Read More »Licensed Conveyancers & Solicitors – The Basics!
How does e-Conveyancing benefit me?by Melina Maiolo15 January 20184 April 2023What is e-Conveyancing? To answer this, we must first answer the question ‘What is Conveyancing?’. Conveyancing is the legal process involved in buying or selling… Read More »How does e-Conveyancing benefit me?
First Home Owner Grant reducedby Melina Maiolo23 February 201624 July 2025The First Home Owner Grant has been reduced to $10,000 as of 1 January 2016. The First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) scheme has been available… Read More »First Home Owner Grant reduced
First Home Buyerby Melina Maiolo10 August 201524 July 2025Lately the prices of land and new homes in the local area have dramatically increased compared to 12 and even 6 months ago. Because of… Read More »First Home Buyer
The New Home Grant Schemeby Melina Maiolo10 August 201524 July 2025I have many clients who ask me about the New Home Grant Scheme with government incentives for non-first homebuyers. Non first home buyers are someone… Read More »The New Home Grant Scheme