As you drive across our changing suburbs and cities across Australia, in recent years, you will have noticed an increase in mixed-use developments. By mixed-use developments,

There is a lot of anecdotal evidence out there to suggest that for some time the nature of retail is changing in Australia. It is

Melbourne Cup week is always a bit of an unusual week for my real estate practice. I find it to be a quiet week as many

Usually, a lease is created in writing to establish a landlord-tenant relationship. In this article we outline a case where the business owners of Gearins Hotel in

It never ceases to amaze me how often a client will reach out for my assistance on a leasing matter, well after they have signed

It is important to fully understand your rights and obligations under a lease before signing the dotted line, so that your actions, or lack thereof,

On 27 February, 2019, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down a decision in Zeng v Leeda Projects Pty Ltd (2019) VSC 106 involving a breach of

The purchase of a family home is usually the largest purchase that you will make in your lifetime. It should therefore come as no surprise

Arguably, the most fundamental term within a leasing agreement relates to rent, with this being the frequent subject of lengthy negotiations, and oftentimes disputes, when things go

With the federal election now done and dusted, we can all take a step back and breathe a sigh of relief.  With this said, and

A ‘demolition clause‘ is a lease term which gives a Landlord the authority to terminate a lease in order to take on repairs, renovations or

The Supreme Court of NSW recently handed down a decision in the case of Kegran Pty Ltd v Warrik Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1357, which highlights

Readers will likely have seen the recently published piece from Senior Associate and Franchising lawyer, Catherine Sedgley: Due Diligence: The best investment you can make prior to buying a

The failure to comply with obligations arising under a lease is a common catalyst for disputes within tenancy matters, with aggrieved parties sometimes going as far

As Australia and the economy begins to recover from COVID-19, we have seen yet another important change relating to the FIRB regulations. The changes which

Whilst it was just last year that the property industry was forced to get its collective head around the conveyancing portion of the Property Exchange Australia

A ‘retail tenancy dispute’ is a dispute concerning the liabilities, or obligations of a party (or former party) to a retail shop lease or former