Elly Ashley

Sep 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Elly Ashley |Caitlyn Trussell

Making news this week was the story of Charles Joseph “Joey” Warren who obtained a court order for his rent to be fixed at $50 per month for a property located in Catherine Hill Bay NSW (the Property).

Sep 5, 2024 | lsj.com.au | Michael Osborne |Elly Ashley |Owen Kiely - |Owen Kiely

The last decade has seen a raft of legislative changes to address issues in the construction and acquisition of residential apartments and to provide greater consumer protection. It began in 2015 with sunset date reform after a public outcry about developers delaying completion to rescind off-the-plan contracts to take advantage of a rising market. The reforms went on to deal with mandatory disclosure in off-the-plan contracts.

Jun 19, 2024 | lexology.com | Elly Ashley |Caitlyn Trussell

On 18 June 2024, the NSW Treasury published the NSW State Budget 2024-25 (State Budget), which will revise several pieces of legislation regulating taxes and duties in NSW. These changes will be implemented once the Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 is passed and will significantly impact property acquisitions made by foreign persons.

Sep 26, 2023 | mondaq.com | Elly Ashley |Megan Bishop |William Kontaxis

On 19 September 2023, the NSW Government announced a number of changes to the Duties Act 1997 and Land Tax Management Act 1956 as part of its 23/24 Budget. The changes predominantly affect restructures of corporate entities and private unit trusts and are expected to deliver to the Budget $958.5 million over four years. We explain the changes below.

Sep 20, 2023 | lexology.com | William Kontaxis |Elly Ashley |Megan Bishop

On 19 September 2023, the NSW Government announced a number of changes to the Duties Act 1997 and Land Tax Management Act 1956 as part of its 23/24 Budget. The changes predominantly affect restructures of corporate entities and private unit trusts and are expected to deliver to the Budget $958.5 million over four years. We explain the changes below.