Blogs + Legal Updates
Practical legal insights for property, business and real estate professionals.
How Your Real Estate Business Should Use AI — And Stay Privacy Compliant
Using AI in real estate? Learn privacy law requirements, data handling rules, consent obligations, and how to reduce risks when using AI tools.
New Cyber Security Laws for Reporting of Ransomware Payments in Real Estate
New cyber security laws affect real estate agencies. Learn ransomware reporting obligations, compliance risks and how to protect your business.
Cyber Risks for Real Estate Directors and Agencies: How to Protect Yourself
Understand cyber risks facing real estate agencies and directors. Learn about privacy, cybersecurity obligations, and legal steps to protect your business.
Do You Have Your Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan Ready?
New Queensland laws require real estate agencies to have a Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan from 1 March 2025. Find out what you need to do.
Do you hold Virtual Meetings? ASIC’s Compliance Updates & What You Need to Know
Stay compliant with ASIC’s virtual meeting rules. Real estate businesses must ensure meetings are accessible, interactive, and legally compliant.
Legal Update Alert: New Franchise Code of Conduct
Learn how the 2025 Franchising Code changes affect real estate agents and franchisees, with key compliance updates and legal protections.
Right People, Right Seats: What does that have to do with succession planning?
Strong succession planning starts with the right team. Build a resilient real estate agency with strategic staffing and future-focused business planning.
Have You Been Misled by These Common Real Estate Valuation Myths?
Discover your real estate agency’s true value. Learn about valuations, rent rolls, client relationships, and growth strategies to plan for future success.
‘Closing Loopholes’ in the Fair Work Act: How to Determine if someone is an Employee vs Contractor
Avoid costly employment mistakes by understanding employee vs contractor rules and Fair Work obligations for real estate agencies in Australia.
Succession & Exit Planning Essentials: Non-Financial Metrics to Maximise Valuation
Maximise your real estate business value with non-financial metrics. Learn how branding, succession planning, operations, and exit strategies drive growth.
Employee vs Contractors: Are Written Contracts Important for Determining the Status of Your Worker?
Employee vs contractor rules impact real estate agencies. Learn how employment law, contracts and worker classification affect compliance and risk.
Understanding Penalty Clauses: Why Your breach and damages clause may not be protecting you
Understand liquidated damages clauses, avoid unenforceable contracts, and protect your real estate business with expert legal insights.
Legal Update Alert: Your employees right to disconnect
Navigate Australia’s Right to Disconnect laws and workplace changes. Learn how employers can update policies, support staff, and manage compliance risks.
Navigating Real Estate Agency Ownership: To Buy or To Build Your Business?
Should you buy or build a real estate agency? Explore the risks, rewards, costs and key factors to consider before choosing your business path.
Sellers Due Diligence: How and why you need to investigate your buyers
Protect your business sale with seller due diligence. Learn how buyer checks, risk assessments, and evaluations help secure a smooth transaction.
The Hidden Hurdle Which Delays Settlements in Share Sales: The Whitewash Procedure
Understand the Corporations Act whitewash procedure for share purchases, financial assistance, ASIC requirements, and selling or buying a real estate agency.
What happens if something happens to your business partner: Planning ahead in your company
Understand what happens when a business partner dies. Learn how succession planning, agreements, and legal advice can protect your agency’s future.
How IP Licensing may be the best way to expand your brand
Explore IP licensing for real estate agencies. Learn how licensing intellectual property can grow your brand, expand reach and protect your assets.
Legal Update Alert: Changes to the unfair contract term regime and increased fines – are you ready?
Understand Australia's unfair contract term laws. Help your real estate agency review contracts, reduce legal risk and stay compliant with ACL.
Who owns your business name: Biggest mistake made in relation to ownership of business names
Protect your business name with a trademark. Learn why registration matters, how to claim ownership and safeguard your brand reputation in Australia.