When I meet with new and recently separated clients, they often walk in and speak about needing to get a divorce. What many people don’t realise is ...
New Shared Equity Scheme for NSW Homebuyers
Amidst jokes about expensive skim lattes and avocado on sourdough, home ownership rates have been steadily declining year upon year. The key groups wi...
Should I include a right of residency or a life estate in my Will?
A client’s financial circumstances are all as unique as they are. Assets are structured in different ways for a variety of reasons, and it’s not u...
Fiction or For Real? – ‘They cheated so I should get more’
It’s not unusual for our lawyers to hear from clients that the reason they are separating is because one person had an affair. It is a common is...
Fiction or For Real? – ‘Everyone gets 50/50 in a property split’
The great Kanye West once sang something to the effect of “When she leaves you, she’s going to leave with half”. While that’s ...
Hidden costs for First Home Buyers
Getting your foot on the property ladder can be overwhelming for first home buyers, particularly in the current fast paced market. Saving for your dep...
What is Settlement?
You’ve looked around for your perfect property. You’ve done the hard yards and sorted out finance, pest and build reports and gone through the str...
Moving House during Lockdown
To help anyone who is thinking about selling or moving during lockdown, here are some questions we have been frequently asked by our conveyancing clie...
5 Top Tips for purchasing at Auction
We are experiencing that more and more vendors are opting to sell at auction. For a vendor client, this is great, as it assists in driving the price...
What is the ‘Duty of Disclosure’ in Family Law proceedings?
In family law proceedings, each party has an obligation to disclose certain information.