15 February 6131 Views All Court Rules on PAMDA Warning Statements – When Can a Buyer Terminate? The Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act (PAMDA) specifies that the form 30c warning statement must be attached to the contract as its first or top s Continue reading
07 September 10147 Views All Waiving Cooling off Periods – How when and by whom? Frequently sellers will require a potential buyer to waive or shorten the cooling off period because for example, an auction is pending within the 5 d Continue reading
25 April 4221 Views All Smoke Alarm Disclosure – You’re damned if you don’t… so do it! There is a hidden trap in the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990 (Qld) (‘the Act’). The effect of it is that under the standard REIQ Contra Continue reading
21 September 12672 Views All Late payment of balance deposits – how much of a problem? Version 6 of the REIQ house/land sale contract specifies the "initial deposit" must be paid "when the buyer signs this contract". Version 2 of the com Continue reading
07 December 2789 Views All When should a buyer insure? The short answer to this question is "Immediately and always". The standard REIQ residential contract provides in condition 8.1 that: "The Property is Continue reading
02 February 3940 Views All Sustainability red tape adds costs to home sales There has been a groundswell of protest from the real estate industry. The new sustainability declaration requirements impose a needless extra cost on Continue reading
09 July 4960 Views All What was behind the race to help unit developers to prevent off-the-plan cancellations On the 22 June s 212 of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 ("BCCMA"), dealing with cancellation by buyers of off-the-plan c Continue reading
11 April 2020 Views All No Building Approval – Now What! What can a buyer do after a house contract is signed if they discover through solicitors’ searches that there is no council building approval for pa Continue reading
22 February 2460 Views All First in best dressed on finance approval notifications The standard REIQ finance condition in residential contracts states the buyer must give notice to the seller: that finance approval has n Continue reading
07 May 3833 Views All When does size matter? – 15% smaller balcony not enough for river-front apartment sale termination In April, the Supreme Court* ruled on another contract termination argument about apartment balconies and whether they measured up to contract terms. Continue reading
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