To the disappointment of the prospective tenants, James Packer’s Crown Resorts refused to include an option period in th...
Bank loan fine print scuttles Double D aspirations
Although there has been a substantial recovery in Gold Coast property from the depths of the GFC, credit crisis related ...
Right to recover tenant rental arrears protected by Magna Carta & U.N. – Carmody
When veteran litigator Edward Amos was awarded a fraction of the compensation claimed from a tenant who walked out on a ...
Hot market contract termination: does deposit bond expiry require cash in lieu?
A rising market is often characterised by sellers seeking to back out of deals they suspect may have been at too low a p...
Solicitor sued on borrower mis-identification
A mortgage manager who negotiated a loan at the request of a broker has sued the solicitor entrusted with mortgage prepa...
Carmody rules outside dunny “is what it is” in Stayz.com refund fight
An online advertisement describing a holiday home near Cairns as a “family and child friendly… secure property …with the...
Retail tenant sweats on $38k air con replacement
A Cairns retail tenant who paid for regular equipment servicing was told by its air conditioning contractor “it’s only o...
A fixture or not? Dishwasher question at end to bitter co-owner contest
A trustee sale of a valuable ‘duplex’ in a prestigious oceanfront location descended into an argument over k...
Pest control crash – Mouse plague hits West
Amalgamated Pest Control has crashed in a lawsuit to stop its “border regions” franchisees from starting up their own bu...