The former directors of a food-service business who sold down their shares to a new operator have been sued for the buye...
Gold Coast agency to reimburse buyer $1.6mil for “rent return” error
Ray White Commercial has been ordered to pay a Queensland investor the deficiency in value of a commercial property resu...
Tenants lose out on demolition lease damages
A Cairns landlord who gave a six month demolition notice to two of its tenants has defeated their lawsuit that sought co...
Can landlord set-off duty to put premises into ‘good repair’ by charging low rent?
Residential and commercial leases – and the legislation that regulates them – contain numerous provisions re...
The game just changed for Crown tenants: not “looked after” at all
To the disappointment of the prospective tenants, James Packer’s Crown Resorts refused to include an option period in th...
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...
Owners caught short on rent default: guarantor discharged at lease renewal
A Gold Coast landlord has lost a bid to recover unpaid rent after the exercise of a renewal option becausean assignment ...
Court splash over car wash lease, termination without remedy notice valid
The tenant of a Bribie Island car wash site who alleged it did not receive a notice to remedy breach of lease has been o...
Masters’ lease blunders emblematic of rollout distaster
The debacle that followed Woolworths’ commitment to a 10,500 m2 Masters super-site in Bendigo is emblematic of the food peoples’ ill-fated strategy to win a home-improvement