Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

Tax and legal strategies are a key component of a strong, successful investment portfolio. Smart Property Investment provides investors with the latest updates, insights, tips and traps for maintaining these vital functions of a property portfolio.

Tax & Legal • 30 Jun 2025

NSW strengthens landlord oversight with new rental reforms

A new legislation has been submitted to NSW parliament to crack down on misleading advertisements and restrict the types of personal information that can be collected in...

Tax & Legal • 26 Jun 2025

Scammers hammer homes $20k in WA roofing fraud

Consumer Protection Western Australia has issued warnings after fake travelling roofing contractors scammed couples out of more than $20,000.

Tax & Legal • 25 Jun 2025

EOFY: How to reduce strata costs

As tax time nears, investors should review their strata expenses and get involved in their committee to save costs, avoid special levies, and protect their property’s...

Tax & Legal • 24 Jun 2025

ACT buyers to benefit from raised stamp duty concessions

Announced as part of today’s (24 June) ACT budget, the territory’s government has raised the stamp duty concessions to jumpstart the pipeline of housing in...

Tax & Legal • 23 Jun 2025

WA rental scam losses near $28k in 2025

Scammers posing as Western Australia’s Consumer Protection have been increasingly targeting renters with fake bond emails and official branding, tricking them into...

Tax & Legal • 23 Jun 2025

New Victorian service to simplify rental dispute process

The new Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria (RDRV) system has now launched on 23 June 2025, and aims to help landlords settle rental disputes without the need for a...

Tax & Legal • 20 Jun 2025

Foreign investors bypassing ban through trusts

Following the temporary ban placed on foreign investors, trends have emerged of trusts being used to get around the new laws.

Tax & Legal • 07 Jun 2025

Perth landscaper fined for illegal deposit and failure to deliver

A Perth landscaper has been fined $3,071 after failing to abide by home building contract laws, including accepting a deposit almost 10 times the maximum amount.

Tax & Legal • 03 Jun 2025

NSW’s new strata and property services commissioner announced

Angus Abadee will formally step into the NSW strata and property services commissioner role, after having served as interim commissioner since December of last year.

Tax & Legal • 29 May 2025

Qld portable home builder to pay over $2m for failing to supply

A Toowoomba-based portable building provider has been ordered to pay over $2 million following a Fair Trading investigation that revealed 19 customers were left in the...