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Tax & Legal • 03 Jul 2024
Engineered stone is now banned: What property owners need to know
A nationwide ban on engineered stone has now come into effect. If you have a contract to have the material installed, or it’s already present in your property, make...
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Tax & Legal • 02 Jul 2024
ACT cracks down on ‘dodgy building’ with new developer laws
The ACT’s Property Developers Bill will hold developers accountable for poor-quality residential work.
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Tax & Legal • 01 Jul 2024
WA building supervisor cops $40k fine for negligence on residential construction
Repairs to the properties will reportedly cost millions.
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Tax & Legal • 01 Jul 2024
SA’s new rental laws are now in effect
The most significant reforms to South Australia’s residential tenancy laws in decades come into play today, 1 July.
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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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