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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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Time to 'take action' on negative gearing read icon 1 min read
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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Top tactics for increasing equity read icon 1 min read
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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GST increase should spark land tax, stamp duty review read icon 1 min read
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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