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Scrapping negative gearing not on the agenda read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 18 Mar 2015
Scrapping negative gearing not on the agenda
Both sides of politics are committed to retaining negative gearing, a senior federal politician has revealed.
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Andrew Crossley read icon 4 min read
Tax & Legal • 11 Mar 2015
Getting the right SMSF property advice
How can you ensure the advice you're receiving benefits your portfolio and not a spruiker's bottom line? 
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New property tax to cost vendors read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 10 Mar 2015
New property tax to cost vendors
A proposed new property tax will reportedly cool the Sydney market and make life easier for first home buyers.
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Negative gearing protects the vulnerable read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal • 19 Feb 2015
Negative gearing protects the vulnerable
Abolishing negative gearing would hit the most vulnerable in society the hardest and put further pressure on the housing market, a real estate chief has argued. 
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New laws 'increase risks' for investors read icon 2 min read
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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Negative gearing under attack again read icon 2 min read
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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Investors ‘flouting the law’ read icon 1 min read
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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Proposal to tax foreign buyers could harm economy read icon 1 min read
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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Removing negative gearing would cause 50pc rental hike read icon 1 min read
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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