With median property prices staying high, the value of a small strip of adverse possession land may be worth a lot more than you think. Median property prices as at 12 February 2018* include: Malvern – $2,700,000 Glen Iris – $1,950,000 Glen Waverley – $1,359,000 Camberwell – $2,216,000 Clayton – $1,250,000 Ascot Vale – $1,155,000 […]
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What is a Testamentary Trust Will? A Testamentary Trust Will is simply a Will that creates a trust. Whilst it can be either a fixed or a discretionary trust usually reference to a Testamentary Trust Will is to a discretionary trust (also known as a family trust). These trusts commence at the time of the will
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What is adverse possession? Pursuant to s8 of the Limitation of Actions Act the title owner of land loses the right to claim repossession of that land after 15 years (subject to qualifications). At the expiration of the 15-year period the title to the land is extinguished (s18). I think my boundaries are out what should I
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As an additional service to our clients we offer Title Insurance through Stewart Title. We do not receive any form of commission or payment from Stewart Title when referring our clients. Title insurance provides property owners with protection against unknown risks and is a valuable tool to manage these risks. Cover is provided for a
What is a Divorce? The granting of a divorce by the Court does not determine issues about the distribution of property, financial support (maintenance) or parenting arrangements for your children. A divorce merely provides formal recognition that your marriage has ended. The only ground for divorce is that the marriage has broken down and there
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Just another reason to stay home! A “vacant residential land tax” applies from 1 January 2018 to homes in inner and middle Melbourne that were unoccupied for in excess of 6 months in the preceding calendar year. The new tax is in addition to land tax, the absentee owner surcharge, and the federal annual vacancy
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All restraint of trade clauses are void because they are contrary to public policy unless the restraining party can establish that the restraint is reasonable (in the interests of the parties and the public) in all the circumstances and necessary to protect a legitimate interest of that party. Restraint of trade provisions often relate to
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Unlike Egyptian Pharaohs, you’re probably not planning to take it all with you, so you probably don’t plan to die without a Will (intestate). However, you might be like many of us and haven’t got around to making one yet, or your Will may be out of date and it no longer disposes of the whole
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Defamation is probably the last thing on your mind when you post a quick comment on Facebook or Twitter or post an online review – but be mindful ill-considered posts may well constitute defamatory publications. Re-tweeting a defamatory tweet or sharing a defamatory Facebook post may also constitute publication of the defamatory material so care
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There is a common misconception that s272 of the Property Law Act acts to prevent a landowner’s right to sue for actual physical infringement or encroachment of their property boundary when the infringement or encroachment is less than 50mm (50mm where the boundary is less than 40.3m, or 1/500 of the boundary length where it
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