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How APRA may force you to deleverage your portfolio read icon 5 min read
Tax & Legal • 01 Dec 2017
How APRA may force you to deleverage your portfolio
Promoted by Confidence Finance. Will the changes APRA have made to lending force you to deleverage your portfolio?
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Clock ticking away on illegal cladding claims in NSW read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 28 Nov 2017
Clock ticking away on illegal cladding claims in NSW
Strata owners are running out of time to be compensated for claiming repairs on illegal composite aluminium cladding, experts claim.
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Law proposals, Melbournian short-term, claiming property owners, occupants read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 22 Nov 2017
Melburnian short-term letting law proposals: Experts have their say
A local government in Melbourne has proposed local laws to tackle supposed party houses. It’s not so cut-and-dry however, with one expert claiming property owners are...
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‘Sledgehammer’ property legislation passes both houses read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 15 Nov 2017
Double standard property legislation passes both houses
Legislation impacting on travel expenses and plant and equipment deprecation are one step away from coming into effect, yet are being labelled by one expert as a...
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draft changes, draft legislation, next financial year, budget read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 07 Nov 2017
Draft changes for GST on new property purchases announced
After first mentioning it in the 2017-18 budget, the Treasury has announced the draft legislation for how GST will be applied to new property purchases next financial...
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Change in government, property investors, investing read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 07 Nov 2017
How will a change in government affect property investors?
The next federal election is expected to happen in the next few years—probably 2019—and with the changes in the government also comes changes in the Australian...
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balance, investment, investing, coins, financial freedom, investment partnership read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 06 Nov 2017
Keeping the balance in a property investment partnership
Many property investors would attest to the challenges of investing with a partner, but this husband-and-wife team have made it work simply by ‘clear...
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Could Victoria’s new tenancy laws affect you? read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 02 Nov 2017
Could Victoria’s new tenancy laws affect you?
Promoted by Lendi. Worried if you'll be affected by Victoria's new pet and tenancy laws? Learn how you can best protect your property and investment rights.
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investors, overpaying, investing, property investment, Australian money, cash read icon 3 min read
Tax & Legal • 25 Oct 2017
Should property investors worry about overpaying?
Jack Henderson bought one of his properties a few days before it was set to go on auction, and while he might have overspent by around $10,000, he believed that he has...
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first home buyer, property investment, investing, property development, investment read icon 2 min read
Tax & Legal • 20 Oct 2017
Stamp duty changes driving first home buyer comeback
New research has found that first home buyers are making a return to the market, probably as a result of recent changes to the stamp duty requirements in states like New...
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