Developer fails to hold pre-GFC Hamilton Island condo sale: “must sign” contract clause overruled August 03, 2012 | 1006 views A $2.7 million luxury Hamilton Island apartment sale signed up in September 2007 before the onset o Read Story
Court undoes $25 mil settled sale: Westpac and “greedy” seller bedazzled in audacious con? July 06, 2012 | 1169 views More exotic than a Nigerian email scam – but equally extravagant – this story recounted over f Read Story
Developer strikes out on rent-free claim after contract compliance catastrophe July 05, 2012 | 946 views A Mooloolaba developer who exploited PAMDA rules to crash a $2.3 million home buy as settlement da Read Story
Oracle Broadbeach “what’s in a name” buyers lose appeal against must-settle ruling June 15, 2012 | 764 views Read Story
State puts on the screw: pre-July agreements disqualified from home-buyer duty concessions June 12, 2012 | 841 views The reinstatement from 1 July of the principal place of residence stamp duty concession – abolished Read Story
Embarrassing but not fraudulent: Appeal court baulks at binding buyers to fixed-up contract June 11, 2012 | 796 views An elderly couple, penalised because they had failed to “baldly accuse” a seller’s lawyers that ease Read Story
“Illegal” penalty loan rates go to appeal: ramifications for finance & property immense May 09, 2012 | 1016 views The Casino (NSW) borrower who won a reprieve against mezzanine interest rates of 7.5% per month, has Read Story
Solicitor handoff at issue in GFC induced off-the-plan condo crash May 07, 2012 | 926 views A buyer has escaped his November 2008 Royal Pines luxury villa contract amid confusion among their Read Story
Attorney general appointment puts PAMDA relief within grasp April 05, 2012 | 845 views The welcome appointment on Friday of Kawana MP, Jarod Bleijie to the cabinet post of Attorney-Genera Read Story