Can a landlord’s insurer recover the cost of repairs to commercial premises negligently damaged by a tenant, even ...
Must seller remove under-water building rubble for vacant possession?
A buyer’s termination of a house contract sold “subject to vacant possession” because of the presence of building ...
Developer crashes 34 off-the-plan contracts as sunset date passes in rising market
A group of 34 off-the-plan buyers in a suburban high-rise development has sued a developer for its rescission of their c...
Pioneer 20 year loan book at risk from employee’s re-draw fraud
A Gold Coast based mortgage fund employee had been operating a customer redraw scam for seven years before she was final...
Borrower defeats NAB on home loan default, gambling wife a defence
A $400k NAB loan taken out in February 2004 was restructured in 2008 into a redraw facility on strict instructions that ...
Uncommitted parcel reaps development benefit, owner escapes contribution $ liability
His plan was to mobilise like-minded landowners and fight off pressure groups and dissenting locals to achieve a re-deve...
Agent and sellers in slot for “meticulous renovation, no expense spared” home misrep
When construction defects emerged just months after the January 2012 settlement of a $3.35 million upmarket “enter...
A ‘penalty’ maybe but developer pockets $564k interest from no-show Hilton buyer
As talk of a pending property crash ripples through a buoyant market, horror stories are still unfolding of how those bl...
When are painting, aircon repairs, capital expenses to landlord’s account?
A Wynnum fast food operator who disputed she must pay ongoing repair costs for an 18-yr-old air conditioner has won $5.5...