Tax & Legal Tips - Smart Property Investment

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Tax & Legal • 16 Jan 2015

New laws 'increase risks' for investors

New laws have come into effect in NSW this week, which reduce apartment owners’ rights in the event of building defects.

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Tax & Legal • 24 Dec 2014

NSW renovators face new home building laws 

From 15 January 2015, DIY renovators and building professionals in New South Wales will be obliged to abide by new regulations.

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Tax & Legal • 09 Dec 2014

Negative gearing under attack again

Negative gearing encourages “speculative investment” in property and poses a “systemic risk” to the economy, an inquiry has heard.

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Tax & Legal • 04 Dec 2014

Investors ‘flouting the law’

A huge number of property owners are in breach of the law requiring working smoke alarms in residential homes, according to new data, with one expert warning investors...

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Tax & Legal • 02 Dec 2014

Proposal to tax foreign buyers could harm economy

Charging foreign property buyers an additional application fee even if they don’t proceed with the purchase is unnecessary and could cause a slowdown in the housing...

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Tax & Legal • 01 Dec 2014

Removing negative gearing would cause 50pc rental hike

Despite critics of negative gearing claiming that scrapping the scheme would save the government $5 billion in one year and free up housing, a wealth advisory firm has...

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Tax & Legal • 25 Nov 2014

Time to 'take action' on negative gearing

The federal government needs to tighten the reins on negative gearing as the tax break increasingly distorts the housing market, one property analyst warns.

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Tax & Legal • 21 Nov 2014

Top tactics for increasing equity

Victor Kumar, director, Right Property Group

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Tax & Legal • 21 Nov 2014

Investors ask: SMSF properties

Q. Provided my self-managed super fund (SMSF) trust deed allows for property investment, are there certain types of properties that suit SMSFs better than others? 

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Tax & Legal • 03 Nov 2014

GST increase should spark land tax, stamp duty review

With Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling for debate and discussion about the current GST rate, one industry body has said if the GST rises “narrow based, inefficient...

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