Brisbane Based Advisory
We are a Brisbane based property valuation and real estate advisory service providing personalised property assistance and specialised valuation services throughout Queensland, Australia.
Independence Second to None
We offer independence second to none. We have no allegiances with nor contractual obligations to resuming authorities, government agencies, banks or financial institutions and we do not engage in agency sales, leasing, or management = no conflict of interest.
Market Valuations
Residential, Retail, Commercial, Industrial, Rural
- purchase due diligence
- trust compliance & restructuring
- stamp duty & capital gains tax
- family law asset settlement
We specialise in detailed forensic market research by digging deeper into both the comparable market transactions and the characteristics of the property itself to ensure we provide the most comprehensive advice possible.
Industry News & Editorials
LIBERAL ESTIMATE – RESUMPTION COMPENSATION
A Qld Court has again confirmed that: Compensation should be ‘resolved in favour of a more liberal estimate.’...
LEASE PREMISES DESCRIPTION – “SUFFICIENT CERTAINTY” ?
An Appeal Court has ruled that Leased premises need not be described with absolute precision to satisfy the test of...
LEASE RENT DETERMINATION INVALID
A Qld Supreme Court has ruled a Valuers Determination invalid for not properly interrupting the requirements of the...
BAYSIDE ‘CHARACTER’ HOUSE DEMOLITION ALLOWED
Market Valuation of historic or character homes potentially subject to heritage type restrictions can be challenging....
RETAIL SHOP LEASES LEGISLATION PREVAILS
An Appeal Court has confirmed that a ‘retail premises lease’ cannot cease to be a retail lease even if the initial...
COURT REJECTS ‘EXPERTS’ REPORT
A Supreme Court has again highlighted the requirements for experts (including Valuers) when providing evidence. This...
LEASE TERMINATION DEMOLITION CLAUSES
A NSW Appeal has overturned an earlier ruling about whether the Landlord had a genuine proposal to terminate a lease...
ANOTHER LEASE INCENTIVE RECOVERY FAILURE
A lease dispute involving Melbourne’s famous Hopetoun Tea Rooms in the iconic Block Arcade is yet another reminder of...
NO RESUMPTION COMPENSATION FOR BUSINESS LESSEE (again)
A Court of Appeal has overturned the $2M loss of profits resumption compensation previously awarded to the Lessee of a...
VALUE OF LEASE INCENTIVES SCUTTLES $81.2M DEAL
An argument over how the value of lease incentives should be treated in the settlement documents ultimately torpedoed...
NO RESUMPTION COMPENSATION FOR DECIMATED LESSEE
A neighbourhood supermarket business at Murrumba Downs was decimated by resumption roadworks and claimed for...
FLOUR MILL DEAL DUSTED
The issues of (1) properly disclosed site contamination and (2) a subsequent value fall 30% below the purchase price,...
BODY CORPORATE UNPAID LEVY TIME LIMIT
Qld Body Corporates breathed a collective sigh of relief when an Appeal overturned a ruling concerning time...
DUE DILIGENCE DEBACLE
A damages award of $1.127m has been set aside on a principle of law concerning duty of care after a purchaser relied...
RETAIL LEASE PERSONAL GUARANTEE DISASTER
The potential catastrophic consequences of Lessees providing personal Directors guarantees has again been highlighted...
INVESTMENT PROPERTY LEASE W.A.L.E.
W.A.L.E. is a relatively new benchmark adopted by the Australian property investment industry. Obviously, it’s not a...
DEFECTIVE TOWN PLANNING CERTIFICATE DAMAGES
The loss in value arising from a central QLD Council issuing an incorrect planning development certificate AND the...
NEW RULES FOR RETAIL SHOP LEASES
The Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (Qld) legislation was overhauled 25 November 2016, ten years since the last revision,...
AirBnB SUB-LETTING BREACHES LEASE
This case generated widespread interest in the media and property community. The Court’s decision clearly established...
NEW BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROPOSALS
The June 2016 decision by the Federal Government to expand the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) scheme and the...
A DEAL’S A DEAL – do your homework
The lack of pre-purchase due diligence was no defense in an off-the-plan purchase of a Surfers Paradise $16.85m...
LESSEE FITOUT IN MARKET RENTAL VALUATION
Lessee’s fitout is usually not included or contested in an assessment of premises rental value. This matter included...
BEWARE ACCESS CONSENT Statutory Right Of User
Property owners should be wary of allowing others to access their property. The often-forgotten statutory right of...
LEASE BREACH VOIDS OPTION
A lessee was refused exercise of option after it was deemed to have breached lease terms and conditions. An Appeal...
RENTAL DETERMINATION VOID
This rental dispute highlights that tenants and landlords cannot contract outside the law (Retail Shop Leases Act...
NEW RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT LAWS – BUYER BEWARE
PAMDA is dead, long live four new Acts … including the Property Occupations Act 2014, where the new rules have...
LEASE INCENTIVE CLAWBACK VOID
The dangers of Incentive Deeds separate from a Lease have been highlighted by a recent $1.2M claim against Lease...
BETTERMENT v DISTURBANCE – RESUMPTION COMPENSATION
A pioneering Appeal Court decision has confirmed that resumption compensation for “Disturbance” cannot be reduced even...
DIFFERENTIAL RATES WIN FOR PROPERTY INVESTORS
The rampant pillaging by Qld Councils of non-voting ratepayers has been partially checked following a milestone...
MARKET VALUE -v- FORCED SALE
A high profile Sydney court battle highlights the inherent conflict between the industry adopted meaning of “Market...