A letter arrives from an electricity distributor, a water authority or a telco. It wants a strip of your land for a pole, a pipe or a cable, and it comes with a figure. Sometimes the number looks reasonable. Sometimes…
Most strata units are easy to compare. Two bedrooms, one bathroom, a car space and a balcony in a block of forty units usually means plenty of recent sales to work with. Penthouses, duplexes and townhouses are a different story….
You bought the house, took out insurance, and set the sum insured at a figure that felt about right. Fast forward a few years. If the place burned down tomorrow, would that number still cover a rebuild? For plenty of…
If you’re buying, selling or transferring a small industrial property, you’ve probably realised pretty quickly that valuing a warehouse or factory isn’t the same exercise as valuing a house. There’s no “median price for the suburb” to lean on, and…
If you’re subdividing a block, consolidating lots, or straightening out a wonky boundary, there’s a good chance an easement is sitting somewhere in the middle of your plans. Maybe there’s an old drainage easement running through where you want to…
Introduction A special levy notice has a way of landing at the worst possible time. One week you’re budgeting for a normal quarterly strata payment, the next you’re being asked to find several thousand dollars for a lift replacement, a…
If your home burned down tomorrow, would your insurance payout actually cover the cost to rebuild it? For a lot of Australian property owners, the honest answer is “probably not” — and most don’t find that out until they’re standing…
If you’re caught up in a property settlement, a deceased estate dispute, or any other matter that’s heading towards the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, you’ve probably already been told you’ll need a “proper” valuation — not just…
Finding an easement on your property title can raise an obvious question: can I get rid of it? Sometimes the answer is yes. But an easement isn’t simply a note on a title that a property owner can ask to…
A strata apartment can look like a great buy until you check the quarterly levies. Maybe the unit is well located, recently renovated and comparable apartments are selling for strong prices. But then you discover the owners are paying $3,000,…
