Service.

Property law

Property investment can be
a risky business

With multiple moving parts at play, seeing a major property transaction through from start to completion is a complex exercise. Whether you are selling, buying, or leasing, making land and building decisions without a real understanding of the legal, financial and regulatory landscape can be perilous.

Whether you are a private, commercial developer, or lessor or lessee, successful property undertakings require robust planning and insight. With the right timing, strategy, and grasp of the Australian property market and legal requirements, you can take full advantage of investment opportunities without compromising on risk.

We draw on decades of expertise

Our team is led by Principal, Richard Cook, who has handled major property development projects, and has overseen a wide variety of high-value commercial and residential matters throughout Australia.

Widely sought out for our expertise in complex property undertakings, we work alongside surveyors, construction professionals and developers across the retail, tourism, aged care and waste industries, handling even the trickiest aspects of sale, purchase and lease agreements from start to finish.

We invest in your success

Working closely with industry developers and local authorities, we have helped to develop and strengthen some of the most promising property portfolios across the Eastern Seaboard of Australia. Our advice covers a wide range of commercial office blocks, hotels and residential developments, large shopping precincts, land subdivisions, strata and community title developments.

Whether you are in the residential or commercial sector, our diverse team has every base covered when it comes to conveyancing procedures. Going far beyond the management of initial purchase and sale contracts, we negotiate and draft carefully crafted easements, covenants, and title restrictions, as well as constructing watertight agreements for lessors and lessees.

Key
Contacts

Principal

Head of Property and Commercial

Richard is a Principal and Head of the Property and Commercial departments.

Principal

Accredited Specialist,
Business Law

John is a Principal, Accredited Specialist in Business Law and is one of the original founders of the firm.

Lawyer

Commercial and Property Law

Luke is an experienced lawyer in the property and commercial department, specialising in major property developments, rural and commercial property, sales and purchase of business, and franchising

Real Expertise.
Real Results.

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