Blogs + Legal Updates
Practical legal insights for property, business and real estate professionals.
New Psychosocial Hazard Laws For Real Estate
Understand new psychosocial hazard laws for real estate businesses and learn how to stay compliant, reduce workplace risks, and protect your team.
When a "Boozy Lunch" Leads to a Legal Battle: Lessons for Real Estate Agents
A boozy lunch led to a legal dispute. Explore key lessons on verbal contracts, real estate law, and protecting your agency with proper agreements.
Workplace Surveillance Laws: What Real Estate Agencies Need to Know
Understand workplace surveillance laws for real estate agencies. Stay compliant with employee monitoring, privacy obligations and legal requirements.
New Year, New Rules: What Agencies Need to Know About Criminal Underpayment Laws in 2025
Avoid underpayment risks in real estate. Understand wage obligations, Fair Work laws, pay rates and how to protect your agency from penalties.
Rent Roll Interests Explained: Keeping Your Best PMs Without Giving Up Shares
Reward key staff without giving away company shares. Learn strategies for structuring rent roll interests and growing your real estate agency.
Queenslanders Beware: Are You About to Buy a Problematic Rent Roll?
Queensland rent roll buyers can avoid costly mistakes. Learn about Form 6 assignments, legal risks, due diligence and expert advice.
Don’t Be That Agent: How Misrepresentation & Bad Advice Cost This Agent $7 Million
Learn key real estate law lessons from a NSW agent case, including ethical duties, legal risks, and responsibilities in high-stakes property transactions.
End of Year Leave and Shutdown Periods: What Real Estate Employers and Employees Need to Know
Understand end-of-year leave laws for Australian real estate agencies, including shutdowns, annual leave, employee rights, and compliance obligations.
Share Sale vs. Asset Sale: Choosing the Right Structure for Your Agency Sale
Selling a real estate agency? Learn the key differences between share sales and asset sales with expert legal advice for Australian agency owners.
Protecting Your Commission: Why a Proper Signature is Essential
Protect your real estate commission by ensuring contracts are properly signed. Learn from a real NSW case and avoid costly legal disputes.
How Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Law Changes Could Impact Your Agency
Proposed AML law changes may impact Australian real estate agencies. Learn about AUSTRAC obligations, compliance requirements, and how to prepare.
Navigating the New Privacy Bill: What Real Estate Agents & Businesses Need to Know
Stay compliant with Australia's Privacy Bill 2024. Learn key privacy law changes for real estate agencies and avoid costly penalties with expert guidance.
Are You Meeting the VOI Mark: Ensuring Compliance with Verification of Identity Requirements in New South Wales
Meet NSW Verification of Identity requirements with confidence. Understand VOI obligations, reduce fraud risks, and keep your real estate agency compliant.
What Happens if a sole tenant dies? Your Legal obligations on unexpected tenant deaths
Learn what real estate agents and property managers must do when a sole tenant dies. Understand state laws, obligations, and legal steps across Australia.
Rental Assessment Privacy: How much is too much information to ask for
Protect tenant privacy during rental applications. Learn how real estate agencies can manage personal data, reduce breaches and comply with privacy laws.
The risks of blind/price searches: Are you accidentally underquoting on online platforms?
Underquoting in Australian real estate can lead to fines and penalties. Learn the rules agents must follow and get legal guidance with a free 10-minute consult.
Don't Let Your Real Estate Partnership Crumble: The 3 Essential Elements of a Shareholders' Agreement
Real estate agency partnerships need strong shareholder agreements. Learn about exit strategies, share valuations and protecting business relationships.
Legal Update Alert: Changes to the Real Estate Award – Car Allowance and Minimum Pay
Understand Real Estate Industry Award changes, including car allowances, travel time, and pay obligations for Australian real estate agencies.
Growing Your Real Estate Team: The ABCs of EBUs (Enterprise Business Units)
Discover how Enterprise Business Units (EBUs) help real estate agencies scale. Learn about contracts, brand licensing and legal considerations.
Who Gets The Commission: Introducing agents vs. concluding agents in the sales process
Protect your real estate commission by understanding agent entitlements, recent legal cases, and the role of negotiations in securing your fees.