by actionproperty | Feb 9, 2024 | Articles
# Pre-Purchase Due Diligence & Buyer Beware # It’s a homebuyer’s worst nightmare … purchasing the dream family home and moving in, only to find out years later it was never really yours. After a six-year legal saga, an Appeal Court...
by actionproperty | Jul 1, 2023 | Leases & Rentals
Changes to limit rent increase frequency to once every 12 months came into effect for all new and existing tenancies on 1 July 2023. Rent cannot be increased unless it has been at least 12 months since the current amount of rent became payable by the tenant....
by actionproperty | Apr 3, 2023 | Articles
The Property Law Bill 2023 will replace the Property Law Act 1974 (PLA), introducing some of the biggest changes for the Queensland property industry in almost 50 years. It contains a new seller disclosure regime which will require sellers to disclose extensive...
by actionproperty | Jan 9, 2023 | Articles, Property Disputes, Valuation Matters
The Qld Planning and Environment Court has yet again overruled Brisbane City Council refusal to allow the demolition of a supposed ‘character’ house, in this instance for redevelopment into two lots. Judge Catherine Muir said in her judgement .. “As the...
by actionproperty | Oct 15, 2022 | Council Rates & Land Tax, News Trends & Legislation
The Qld Govt has sensibly responded to massive property industry pressure to abandon its idea of including interstate landholdings in calculating Qld Land Tax. Queensland had passed a new tax law on 24th June that would allow the government to calculate land tax...