We believe there is great value and benefit in ensuring your agreements are properly structured and that you are assisted through the minefield with useful advice and guidance by an experienced and skilled team.
Our property and conveyancing team is well-equipped and experienced in a broad variety of property-related matters.
We act for property developers, landlords and tenants. We also have a transactional property team to look after conveyancing services.
We have a unique combination of skills, with practitioners who have vast experience in property-related transactions and developments, including development management experience.
Our practice areas include:
- site due diligence investigations and pre-transaction advice,
- joint venture and development agreements,
- residential and commercial purchases and sales, including nominees and sub-sales,
- off-the-plan sale contracts,
- stamp duty, land tax, GST and CGT advice,
- retail and commercial leasing (including shopping centre tenancies),
- town planning related matters,
- financing and securities matters including mortgages, charges and PPSR,
- Foreign purchaser and FIRB advice,
- adjoining owner risks and disputes,
- adverse possession applications,
- subdivisions,
- retail and commercial leasing,
- building and construction matters (including Australian Standards contracts, Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic) and Building Act 2003 (Vic)), and
- property joint ventures.
We have multi-jurisdictional experience in providing advice in conveyancing (VIC, NSW and QLD).
We have acted for developers of low to medium rise developments and greenfield subdivisions.
We have capabilities to provide written and oral advice in Mandarin, Malay or Cantonese.
Our Property and Conveyancing Services
Property Transactions & Development
Residential & Commercial Property Transactions
Property Development
& Projects
Site Acquisition Investigation & Advice & Site Disposal Hygiene
Planning and Construction
Owners Corporations
Leasing
Joint Ventures &
Development Management
Tax and Duty Advice
China Conveyancing
Case Studies
Who You’ll Work With
Stuart Wilson
Peter Lumb
Andrew Lumb
Nathan Xu
Amandeep Sahota
Lily Cheng
Topics We’ve Written About
Life interests v a rights of residence – understanding the difference
Property rights in Australia can be a difficult landscape to navigate and when it comes to estate planning, the terms “life interest” and “right of residency” often surface. While these terms might sound similar concepts, they actually represent different legal...
Easements, Covenants and Caveats
In Victoria, the trio of easements, covenants, and caveats play a pivotal role in defining and safeguarding property interests. But what are they? Easements Essentially an easement grants a legal right to use someone else’s land for a specific purpose, such as access...
Stamp duty exemptions for current and former spouses or domestic partners
When you transfer property between you and your ex as part of a property division, you may not turn your mind to the issue of whether stamp duty might apply to certain transactions. Stamp duty is the tax paid to the State Government upon the transfer of property,...
Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) Requirements
Foreign residents must usually obtain approval of Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) prior to the purchase of Australian residential property. FIRB's requirements are summarised below. When is FIRB required? Subject to some exceptions and qualifications, a...
What is Windfall Gains Tax?
In October 2021 the Victorian Government introduced a significant new tax payable by some Victorian landowners whose land is rezoned resulting in an uplift in the land value. The Windfall Gains Tax Act 2021 (the Act) will take effect and impose the Windfall Gains Tax...
What is a Section 173 Agreement?
You may have heard of Section 173 Agreements in the course of your property dealings but, you may not have considered what these agreements are actually about. A Section 173 Agreement is essentially a contract between a municipal council and a registered proprietor...