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Tax & Legal • 27 Jun 2024

Government and strata sector make big moves to clean up act

A recent scandal involving one of the nation’s biggest strata management firms has led the NSW government as well as the industry’s advocacy body to mandate a change...

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Tax & Legal • 27 Jun 2024

ACT cracks down on landlord loophole being used to raise rents

New legislation that has just passed Parliament in the ACT will tighten the territory’s regulation of rental increases.

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Tax & Legal • 26 Jun 2024

Tasmania puts pets front-and-centre of new rental proposals

The Tasmanian government has announced a series of changes to tenancy laws to fulfil its election cycle promises.

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Tax & Legal • 26 Jun 2024

ACT home buyers to save thousands on stamp duty 

The 2024–25 budget handed down by the ACT government on 25 June has substantially changed the territory’s home buyer stamp duty concession scheme.

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Tax & Legal • 25 Jun 2024

Property owners to pay for NSW emergency services, state confirms

Despite pushback from the housing industry, NSW appears set on its plans to shift emergency services funding from the insurance sector to property owners.

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Tax & Legal • 24 Jun 2024

Blind cord safety to be mandated in Victorian rentals 

The state government is currently consulting on new minimum rental standards that largely target energy efficiency, but also include important safety updates.

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Tax & Legal • 20 Jun 2024

50k properties to be caught by higher taxes in NSW

Some of the tax settings changes announced in the state budget could see investors park their money elsewhere, according to a chief economist.

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Tax & Legal • 19 Jun 2024

NSW budget: Taxes targeting property and new home funding

With NSW home to the capital with the highest median home price in the country, the cost of housing has been an issue that many hope to see mitigated in the 2024–25...

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Tax & Legal • 19 Jun 2024

Evictions in spotlight as executive asks ‘what is reasonable grounds?’

With the state government opening consultation around evictions, a property investment leader has voiced concerns over the potential loss of no-grounds evictions across...

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Tax & Legal • 18 Jun 2024

Faulty work on Perth property lands electrician with $15k fine

An electrician whose work was deemed to have failed safety standards has copped a significant fine.

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