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Tax & Legal • 02 Jan 2025

Victoria’s Airbnb tax comes into effect

Short-term rentals in Victoria will be slogged with a 7.5 per cent levy for reservations made after New Year’s Day, raising concerns over Victoria’s tourism...

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Tax & Legal • 18 Dec 2024

When is enough enough? Protecting landlords is crucial to solving Victoria’s rental crisis

Opinion: Affordable rental accommodation is an essential piece of solving Victoria’s housing crisis puzzle – but crushing landlords under the weight of reforms that...

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Tax & Legal • 11 Dec 2024

"Its impossible to find them": WA raises alarm over fake tradies

Western Australians have been warned against a group of “fake” tradies travelling the state offering “dodgy” roofing, driveway and spray-painting services.

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Tax & Legal • 11 Dec 2024

Victoria changes regulations to boost housing supply

The Victorian government has announced changes to the small lot housing code, making it easier to get homes off the ground in Melbourne’s metro and regional areas.

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Tax & Legal • 03 Dec 2024

Home buyer ‘almost’ scammed $1.2m

A Westpac home buyer nearly lost over $1 million after a fake conveyancer email asked him to transfer his settlement money. His banker’s gut feeling saved him.

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Tax & Legal • 21 Nov 2024

Victoria cracks down on illegal builders

Victorians have been urged to blow the whistle on illegal builders as complaints spike throughout the state.

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Tax & Legal • 19 Nov 2024

Perth builder fined $24k for renovation blunders

A Perth renovator has been fined for charging a deposit six times the maximum amount, failing legal requirements and disregarding official rectification orders, among...

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Tax & Legal • 14 Nov 2024

Werribee rentals targeted in Victoria’s latest taskforce crackdown

Suburbs in Melbourne’s west with a high proportion of renters were the focus of Victoria’s third rental inspection “blitz”, as the state ramps up its crackdown...

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Tax & Legal • 12 Nov 2024

Investors turn to SMSF to fund their next properties

A growing number of Australians have tapped into their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) to invest in properties for the past couple of years, new data has...

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Tax & Legal • 07 Nov 2024

Examining the market impact of SA’s stamp duty shake-up

A change to the state’s first home buyer policy in the June 2024 budget has already had substantial flow-on effects, according to new data.

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