The Australian government has, nearly 12 months after announcing them, released draft legislation to implement two key income tax incentives for build-to-rent (BTR) projects: Extending the 15% withholding tax for foreign...more
In Part 8 of our build to rent (BTR) series, we highlight the significant opportunity for new build residential developments to adopt sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives in the BTR market in Australia and help...more
In Part 7 of our build to rent (BTR) Series, we take a look at the current BTR market in Australia and the potential impacts of BTR developments on the residential sector....more
It is common understanding that the Australian Government has historically resisted policy changes to reduce tax barriers to a successful build-to-rent (BTR) sector, for fear of being viewed as favouring institutional and...more
Australia is currently experiencing a national housing affordability crisis that continually worsens. One solution to the urgent need for more social and affordable housing lies in the build to rent (BTR) model....more
As trailed in Part 1 of our build to rent (BTR) series, the Australian Government has announced plans to remove some of the key income tax barriers to BTR projects. In this Part 2, we take a closer look at those plans (and...more
The housing crisis in Australia has been brewing for more than a generation. The symptoms are painful and obvious and include: The gap between supply (with supply-side problems) and increasing demand...more
Introduction - The Queensland Treasurer has announced that the state’s growing Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector will receive significant tax incentives from the Queensland Government....more
*This information is accurate as of 12:00pm Monday 27 September 2021 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 25 August 2021, we issued an update regarding recent changes. The alert below provides an updated...more
*This information is accurate as of 12:00pm Tuesday 24 August 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. The NSW Government has recently updated the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation...more
The COVID-19 Retail and Commercial Leasing Matrix (Matrix) provides landlords and tenants with an overview of the COVID-19 response measures which have been enacted in each Australian State and Territory following the release...more
*This information is accurate as of 5.00pm on Friday 10 July and is subject to change as this situation evolves. In a previous alert, we addressed the National Code of Conduct. On 24 April 2020, the Retail and Other...more
The COVID-19 Retail and Commercial Leasing Matrix (Matrix) provides landlords and tenants with an overview of the COVID-19 response measures which have been enacted in each Australian State and Territory following the release...more
*This information is accurate as of 1.00pm on Friday 21 May 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet issued a Mandatory Code of Conduct (the Code), which imposes a set of...more
*This information is accurate as of 4:00pm on 20 May 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet issued a Mandatory Code of Conduct (the Code), which imposes a set of good...more
*This information is accurate as of 3.00 pm on Friday 8 May and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet issued a Mandatory Code of Conduct (the Code), which imposes a set of good...more
*This information is accurate as of 5.00 pm on Monday, 4 May 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. Following the release of the National Cabinet's Mandatory Code of Conduct: SME Commercial Leasing...more
This information is accurate as of 11.00am on 28 April 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet issued a Mandatory Code of Conduct (the Code), which imposes a set of good...more
*This information is accurate as of 11.00 am Tuesday 14 April 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 7 April 2020, a National Code of Conduct (the Code) applicable to certain commercial tenancies that...more
We have written previously about the first-of-its-kind decision delivered by the NSW Land & Environment Court (Court) making an order to give effect to a strata renewal plan (SRP) for the collective sale of a strata scheme...more
*This information is accurate as of 9.00am Thursday 9 April 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. The Prime Minister announced on 7 April 2020 details of the foreshadowed National Cabinet Mandatory Code of...more
*This information is accurate as of 11.00 am Wednesday 1 April 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves.
On Sunday 29 March 2020, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a series of principles...more
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
The NSW Land & Environment Court (Court) has handed down the first decision to give effect to a strata renewal plan (SRP) for the collective sale of a strata scheme under the strata renewal provisions...more
In this newsletter, we will explore how the new impending ipso facto reforms, which come into effect on 1 July 2018, could affect landlords under commercial leases or parties under other contractual arrangements....more